Number of physicians fell 1.86% to 212,735 persons in Spain in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of physicians in Spain reached an all time high of 216,766 persons in 2020 and an all time low of 35,685 persons in 1960.
Spain has been ranked 6th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of number of physicians, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Physicians | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Algeria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Austria | persons | 44,623 | 45,366 | 46,115 | 46,987 | 47,422 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 34,834 | 35,069 | 35,762 | 36,343 | 37,089 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 208,245 | 210,017 | 210,549 | 213,180 | 214,293 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 344,755 | 351,195 | 357,401 | 365,388 | 371,556 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | 15,178 | 15,660 | 15,962 | 16,366 | 17,231 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 239,642 | 241,512 | 240,301 | 241,945 | 237,844 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Portugal | persons | 49,541 | 51,241 | 52,966 | 54,744 | 56,508 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | 6,224 | 6,408 | 6,591 | 6,812 | 6,944 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 177,731 | 180,633 | 188,166 | 207,565 | 216,766 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 35,592 | 36,324 | 36,940 | 37,300 | 37,911 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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