Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Finland

Physicians per 1,000 people in Finland in 2021 — 3.61 per 1,000. Ranked 34 in the world out of 123. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 20.2%.

2021 3.61 per 1,000 −0.03% vs 2020
World rank 34of 123
Period maximum 3.78 per 1,0002009
Period minimum 2.19 per 1,0001995

Trend over time

1990–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Finland, 1990–202122.533.541990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 3 per 1,0001991: 3.07 per 1,0001992: 3.15 per 1,0001993: 3.23 per 1,0001994: 3.28 per 1,0001995: 2.19 per 1,0001996: 2.26 per 1,0001997: 2.3 per 1,0001998: 2.32 per 1,0001999: 3.67 per 1,0002000: 2.5 per 1,0002001: 2.5 per 1,0002002: 2.53 per 1,0002003: 2.56 per 1,0002004: 3.65 per 1,0002005: 3.67 per 1,0002006: 3.69 per 1,0002007: 3.73 per 1,0002008: 3.74 per 1,0002009: 3.78 per 1,0002010: 3.44 per 1,0002011: 3.54 per 1,0002012: 3.56 per 1,0002013: 3.39 per 1,0002014: 3.45 per 1,0002015: 3.42 per 1,0002016: 3.42 per 1,0002017: 3.44 per 1,0002018: 3.46 per 1,0002019: 3.57 per 1,0002020: 3.61 per 1,0002021: 3.61 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.61 (+20.22%) Average annual rate: 0.6 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 3.61 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia computed 3.86 per 1,000
Northern Europe computed 3.55 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 3.61 −0 −0.03%
2020 3.61 +0.04 +1.23%
2019 3.57 +0.1 +2.97%
2018 3.46 +0.03 +0.76%
2017 3.44 +0.02 +0.5%
2016 3.42 −0 −0.03%
2015 3.42 −0.03 −0.78%
2014 3.45 +0.06 +1.83%
2013 3.39 −0.17 −4.78%
2012 3.56 +0.01 +0.37%
2011 3.54 +0.1 +2.99%
2010 3.44 −0.34 −8.87%
2009 3.78 +0.03 +0.88%
2008 3.74 +0.01 +0.35%
2007 3.73 +0.04 +1.03%
2006 3.69 +0.02 +0.46%
2005 3.67 +0.02 +0.57%
2004 3.65 +1.09 +42.47%
2003 2.56 +0.04 +1.46%
2002 2.53 +0.03 +1.08%
2001 2.5 +0 +0.04%
2000 2.5 −1.17 −31.93%
1999 3.67 +1.35 +58.23%
1998 2.32 +0.02 +1.09%
1997 2.3 +0.04 +1.55%
1996 2.26 +0.07 +3.15%
1995 2.19 −1.09 −33.16%
1994 3.28 +0.05 +1.61%
1993 3.23 +0.08 +2.45%
1992 3.15 +0.08 +2.44%
1991 3.07 +0.07 +2.4%
1990 3

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.