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Physicians employed
Trend in number of physicians employed
Remarks

Trend in number of physicians employed per 1000 in a number of countries, 1990-2004 (source: OECD Health Data, 2006)

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Austria

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

Belgium

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

Czech Republic

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

Denmark

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

-

Finland d

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

France b

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

Germany

-

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

Greece d

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.7

4.9

Hungary

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

-

-

3.2

3.2

3.3

Iceland b

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

Ireland b

-

-

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

Italy

-

-

-

3.8

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.1

4.2

Luxembourg

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

Netherlands b,c,d

2.5

2.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

Norway a

-

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.5

Poland c

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.5

-

Portugal b,c,e

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.4

Slovakia b

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

Spain

-

-

-

-

-

2.5

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.1

2.9

3.2

3.4

Sweden

2.9

-

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.3

-

Switzerland b

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

United Kingdom

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

-: no data available
a 1997-2001: full-time equivalents; 2002-2004: heads counted
b Includes non-practicing physicians also. Without medical practice means the person may work in research and development (R&D) activities, administrative functions, or be unemployed.
c Includes retired professionals
d Includes professionals who are foreigners
e Includes professionals who are working abroad

Remarks

The number of physicians employed (including self-employed) refers to persons who are actively practicing medicine in public and private institutions. The data should exclude dentists, stomatologists, qualified physicians who are working abroad, working in administration, research and industry positions. Data should include interns and residents, and foreign physicians licensed to practice and actively practicing medicine in the country.

Registration of physicians differs per country. For details see sources and methods of OECD Health Data.
Wilk EA van der (RIVM). OECD: Trend in number of physicians employed per 1000 in a number of countriesIceland, 1990-2004 (table). In: EUPHIX, EUphact. Bilthoven: RIVM, <http://www.euphix.org>  EUphact\ Health interventions & systems\ Health care resources\ Physicians employed, 7 February 2008.

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Literature and data sources

Data sources

OECD Health Data. OECD Health Data database