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Countries ranked by practising physicians per 1,000 people

Greece ranks first in this current highest-to-lowest comparison at 6.58 per 1,000.

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Practising physicians per 1,000 people from OECD and Eurostat health statistics. It describes national workforce capacity, not whether a newcomer can register with a doctor in a particular city.

Items compared
39
Countries represented
39
Last checked
2026-09-20

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

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Original rankCountryPublished valueSource and scope
1Greece6.58 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
2Portugal5.85 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
3Austria5.43 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
4Norway4.97 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
5Germany4.53 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
6Malta4.51 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
7Switzerland4.48 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
8Lithuania4.47 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
9Australia4.37 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
10Czechia4.35 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
11Bulgaria4.33 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
12Spain4.29 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
13Italy4.19 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
14Croatia3.91 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
15Netherlands3.88 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
16Ireland3.88 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
17Slovakia3.70 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
18United States3.68 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
19Romania3.63 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
20New Zealand3.61 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
21Belgium3.57 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
22Cyprus3.56 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
23Estonia3.47 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
24Hungary3.46 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
25Poland3.42 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
26Saudi Arabia3.41 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
27Latvia3.40 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
28Slovenia3.37 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
29France3.28 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
30United Kingdom3.14 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-31
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
31United Arab Emirates2.92 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
32Finland2.82 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
33Canada2.81 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
34Japan2.65 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
35South Korea2.61 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-08-13
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
36Luxembourg2.50 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
37Sweden2.22 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
38Denmark2.19 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
39Iceland2.16 per 1,000physicians per 1,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Greece leads at 6.58 physicians per 1,000 people.
  • Iceland sits at the other end with 2.16 physicians per 1,000 people.
  • The middle of this ranking is 3.61 physicians per 1,000 people, across 39 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 4.42 physicians per 1,000 people.

Quick answer

What does Countries ranked by practising physicians per 1,000 people show?

Greece ranks first in this current highest-to-lowest comparison at 6.58 per 1,000.

How this list is built

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate physicians_per_1000, then sort descending.

  • The report states exactly which components are included.
  • Application and filing fees are excluded.
Rows
39 countries
Geographic grain
country
Observation period
2022-12-31 to 2023-12-31
Last checked
2026-09-20
With an official source link
39 of 39

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Countries ranked by practising physicians per 1,000 people [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5b87f355ba254d9e7cf1c0c48a3b8e1f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-physicians-per-1000/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  date = {2026-09-29},
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Sources

  1. Physicians (per 1,000 people)Physicians (per 1,000 people) · Checked 2026-08-13
  2. OECD Health Statistics — practising physiciansOECD Health Statistics — practising physicians · Checked 2026-09-20
  3. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GB/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?format=json&per_page=100https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GB/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?format=json&per_page=100 · Checked 2026-08-31
  4. Eurostat hlth_rs_prs2 — practising physiciansEurostat hlth_rs_prs2 — practising physicians · Checked 2026-09-20