Physicians in Greece

Greece: Physicians was 6.58 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.58 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
4th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.58 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
1.2 per 1,000 people
in 1961
Years of data
61
1960–2022

Physicians in Greece, 1960–2022

246196019912022

Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Greece recorded 6.58 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2022. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians in Greece peaked at 6.58 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2 per 1,000 people, in 1961.

That places Greece 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.39 per 1,000 people 1.2 per 1,000 people 1.6 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 1.98 per 1,000 people 1.6 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 2.81 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people 8
1990s 3.88 per 1,000 people 3.35 per 1,000 people 4.3 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 5.07 per 1,000 people 4.38 per 1,000 people 5.79 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 5.93 per 1,000 people 5.76 per 1,000 people 6.16 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 6.38 per 1,000 people 6.19 per 1,000 people 6.58 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 1 Cuba 9.54 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 2 Monaco 8.61 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 3 Seychelles 6.6 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 5 Portugal 5.85 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 6 Georgia 5.64 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 7 Austria 5.51 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians in Greece?
Physicians in Greece was 6.58 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest physicians recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 6.58 per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest physicians recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2 per 1,000 people in 1961.
How does Greece rank for physicians?
Greece ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is physicians rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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

Indicator
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.