Physicians in Denmark
Denmark: Physicians was 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Denmark, 1990–2021
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 4.5 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Denmark peaked at 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.43 per 1,000 people, in 1991.
That places Denmark 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 2.88 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 per 1,000 people | 2.91 per 1,000 people | 3.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 per 1,000 people | 3.73 per 1,000 people | 4.25 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 per 1,000 people | 4.38 per 1,000 people | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 32,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 30,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 29,840 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 30,968 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 31,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 32,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 32,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Denmark?
- Physicians in Denmark was 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Denmark rank for physicians?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.