Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — France

Physicians per 1,000 people in France in 2022 — 3.28 per 1,000. Ranked 44 in the world out of 125. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 173.4%.

2022 3.28 per 1,000 +0.52% vs 2021
World rank 44of 125
Period maximum 3.41 per 1,0002004
Period minimum 1.2 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1970–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — France, 1970–2022123419701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 1.2 per 1,0001971: 1.3 per 1,0001972: 1.3 per 1,0001973: 1.4 per 1,0001974: 1.4 per 1,0001975: 1.5 per 1,0001976: 1.5 per 1,0001977: 1.6 per 1,0001978: 1.7 per 1,0001979: 1.8 per 1,0001980: 1.9 per 1,0001981: 2 per 1,0001982: 2.1 per 1,0001983: 2.1 per 1,0001984: 2.5 per 1,0001985: 2.7 per 1,0001986: 2.8 per 1,0001987: 2.8 per 1,0001988: 2.9 per 1,0001989: 3 per 1,0001990: 3.09 per 1,0001991: 3.14 per 1,0001992: 3.18 per 1,0001993: 3.21 per 1,0001994: 3.24 per 1,0001995: 3.26 per 1,0001996: 3.28 per 1,0001997: 3.3 per 1,0001998: 3.32 per 1,0001999: 3.31 per 1,0002000: 3.33 per 1,0002001: 3.36 per 1,0002002: 3.38 per 1,0002003: 3.4 per 1,0002004: 3.41 per 1,0002005: 3.41 per 1,0002006: 3.41 per 1,0002007: 3.39 per 1,0002008: 3.39 per 1,0002009: 3.34 per 1,0002010: 3.35 per 1,0002011: 3.12 per 1,0002012: 3.14 per 1,0002013: 3.16 per 1,0002014: 3.17 per 1,0002015: 3.18 per 1,0002016: 3.2 per 1,0002017: 3.22 per 1,0002018: 3.21 per 1,0002019: 3.24 per 1,0002020: 3.25 per 1,0002021: 3.26 per 1,0002022: 3.28 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.08 (+173.42%) Average annual rate: 1.95 %

Comparison, 2022

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

France 3.28 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 3.9 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 4.03 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.28 +0.02 +0.52%
2021 3.26 +0.01 +0.37%
2020 3.25 +0.01 +0.28%
2019 3.24 +0.03 +0.9%
2018 3.21 −0 −0.09%
2017 3.22 +0.02 +0.53%
2016 3.2 +0.02 +0.5%
2015 3.18 +0.02 +0.47%
2014 3.17 +0.01 +0.41%
2013 3.16 +0.02 +0.54%
2012 3.14 +0.01 +0.48%
2011 3.12 −0.22 −6.61%
2010 3.35 +0.01 +0.18%
2009 3.34 −0.05 −1.36%
2008 3.39 −0 −0.09%
2007 3.39 −0.02 −0.53%
2006 3.41 −0.01 −0.21%
2005 3.41 +0 +0%
2004 3.41 +0.02 +0.5%
2003 3.4 +0.02 +0.44%
2002 3.38 +0.02 +0.68%
2001 3.36 +0.03 +0.9%
2000 3.33 +0.01 +0.45%
1999 3.31 −0 −0.06%
1998 3.32 +0.01 +0.39%
1997 3.3 +0.02 +0.58%
1996 3.28 +0.02 +0.61%
1995 3.26 +0.02 +0.62%
1994 3.24 +0.03 +1.06%
1993 3.21 +0.02 +0.79%
1992 3.18 +0.05 +1.53%
1991 3.14 +0.05 +1.59%
1990 3.09 +0.09 +2.9%
1989 3 +0.1 +3.45%
1988 2.9 +0.1 +3.57%
1987 2.8 +0 +0%
1986 2.8 +0.1 +3.7%
1985 2.7 +0.2 +8%
1984 2.5 +0.4 +19.05%
1983 2.1 +0 +0%
1982 2.1 +0.1 +5%
1981 2 +0.1 +5.26%
1980 1.9 +0.1 +5.56%
1979 1.8 +0.1 +5.88%
1978 1.7 +0.1 +6.25%
1977 1.6 +0.1 +6.67%
1976 1.5 +0 +0%
1975 1.5 +0.1 +7.14%
1974 1.4 +0 +0%
1973 1.4 +0.1 +7.69%
1972 1.3 +0 +0%
1971 1.3 +0.1 +8.33%
1970 1.2

Western Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.