Number of female physicians rose 2.03% to 102,428 persons in France in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of female physicians in France reached an all time high of 102,428 persons in 2021 and an all time low of 53,347 persons in 1990. When compared to France's main peers, number of female physicians in Belgium amounted to 17,652 persons, 182,346 persons in Germany, 109,756 persons in Italy and 122,501 persons in Spain in 2021.
France has been ranked 6th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of number of female physicians, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Female Physicians | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | persons | 21,024 | 21,549 | 22,020 | 22,664 | 23,061 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 14,515 | 15,049 | 15,732 | 16,317 | 17,039 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 90,717 | 93,354 | 95,497 | 98,221 | 100,395 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 159,433 | 163,810 | 168,169 | 173,898 | 178,566 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 99,339 | 102,218 | 103,260 | 105,852 | 105,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | ... | ... | ... | 581 | 635 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | persons | 32,280 | 33,699 | 35,177 | 36,735 | 38,433 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 52,422 | 51,318 | 51,291 | 72,659 | 73,113 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Portugal | persons | 27,052 | 28,239 | 29,501 | 30,739 | 31,995 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | ... | ... | ... | 3,907 | 4,037 | 4,177 | 4,313 | 4,406 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 96,465 | 99,866 | 105,733 | 117,133 | 122,733 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 14,774 | 15,316 | 15,785 | 16,175 | 16,694 | ... |
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