Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Northern Europe

Physicians per 1,000 people in Northern Europe in 2021 — 3.55 per 1,000. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 69.3%.

2021 3.55 per 1,000 +3.83% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 3.55 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 2.1 per 1,0001990

Trend over time

1990–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Northern Europe, 1990–202122.533.541990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 2.1 per 1,0001991: 2.14 per 1,0001992: 2.16 per 1,0001993: 2.19 per 1,0001994: 2.22 per 1,0001995: 2.13 per 1,0001996: 2.16 per 1,0001997: 2.21 per 1,0001998: 2.25 per 1,0001999: 2.35 per 1,0002000: 2.34 per 1,0002001: 2.39 per 1,0002002: 2.44 per 1,0002003: 2.52 per 1,0002004: 2.69 per 1,0002005: 2.8 per 1,0002006: 2.86 per 1,0002007: 2.91 per 1,0002008: 2.99 per 1,0002009: 3.06 per 1,0002010: 3.06 per 1,0002011: 3.11 per 1,0002012: 3.12 per 1,0002013: 3.13 per 1,0002014: 3.13 per 1,0002015: 3.15 per 1,0002016: 3.18 per 1,0002017: 3.22 per 1,0002018: 3.26 per 1,0002019: 3.33 per 1,0002020: 3.42 per 1,0002021: 3.55 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.45 (+69.3%) Average annual rate: 1.71 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 3.55 +0.13 +3.83%
2020 3.42 +0.09 +2.61%
2019 3.33 +0.08 +2.38%
2018 3.26 +0.04 +1.19%
2017 3.22 +0.04 +1.29%
2016 3.18 +0.03 +0.87%
2015 3.15 +0.02 +0.49%
2014 3.13 −0 −0%
2013 3.13 +0.01 +0.39%
2012 3.12 +0.01 +0.46%
2011 3.11 +0.05 +1.58%
2010 3.06 +0 +0.05%
2009 3.06 +0.07 +2.26%
2008 2.99 +0.08 +2.59%
2007 2.91 +0.05 +1.84%
2006 2.86 +0.06 +2.22%
2005 2.8 +0.11 +3.99%
2004 2.69 +0.17 +6.95%
2003 2.52 +0.07 +2.98%
2002 2.44 +0.05 +2.24%
2001 2.39 +0.05 +2%
2000 2.34 −0 −0.2%
1999 2.35 +0.1 +4.31%
1998 2.25 +0.04 +1.7%
1997 2.21 +0.05 +2.26%
1996 2.16 +0.04 +1.71%
1995 2.13 −0.09 −4.07%
1994 2.22 +0.03 +1.21%
1993 2.19 +0.03 +1.54%
1992 2.16 +0.01 +0.65%
1991 2.14 +0.05 +2.25%
1990 2.1

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.