Number of female physicians rose 3.60% to 17,652 persons in Belgium in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of female physicians in Belgium reached an all time high of 17,652 persons in 2021 and an all time low of 7,675 persons in 1999.
Belgium has been ranked 22nd 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 11,702 | 12,306 | 12,849 | 13,233 | 13,901 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 32,280 | 33,699 | 35,177 | 36,735 | 38,433 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 52,422 | 51,318 | 51,291 | 72,659 | 73,113 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 96,465 | 99,866 | 105,733 | 117,133 | 122,733 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 83,885 | 87,752 | 91,797 | 95,171 | 99,795 |
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