Number of female physicians rose 2.12% to 182,346 persons in Germany in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of female physicians in Germany reached an all time high of 182,346 persons in 2021 and an all time low of 71,716 persons in 1991. When compared to Germany's main peers, number of female physicians in Austria amounted to 23,745 persons, 17,652 persons in Belgium, 102,428 persons in France and 75,540 persons in Poland in 2021.
Germany has been ranked 2nd within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of number of female physicians, 1 place above 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Czechia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24,439 | 25,317 | ... | |||||||||||||
| France | persons | 90,717 | 93,354 | 95,497 | 98,221 | 100,395 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 159,433 | 163,810 | 168,169 | 173,898 | 178,566 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | persons | 17,635 | 18,261 | 18,557 | 19,143 | 17,565 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 99,339 | 102,218 | 103,260 | 105,852 | 105,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | ... | ... | ... | 581 | 635 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 32,280 | 33,699 | 35,177 | 36,735 | 38,433 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 52,422 | 51,318 | 51,291 | 72,659 | 73,113 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spain | persons | 96,465 | 99,866 | 105,733 | 117,133 | 122,733 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 14,774 | 15,316 | 15,785 | 16,175 | 16,694 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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