Number of physicians rose 0.105% to 20,047 persons in Slovakia in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of physicians in Slovakia reached an all time high of 20,047 persons in 2021 and an all time low of 16,318 persons in 2005. When compared to Slovakia's main peers, number of physicians in Austria amounted to 48,443 persons, 44,712 persons in Czechia, 32,026 persons in Hungary and 129,893 persons in Poland in 2021.
Slovakia has been ranked 27th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of number of physicians, 7 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 |
| Austria | persons | 44,623 | 45,366 | 46,115 | 46,987 | 47,422 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | persons | 42,682 | 43,283 | 42,919 | 43,399 | 43,810 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 344,755 | 351,195 | 357,401 | 365,388 | 371,556 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | persons | 31,515 | 32,543 | 33,078 | 34,137 | 30,610 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 239,642 | 241,512 | 240,301 | 241,945 | 237,844 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 91,730 | 90,284 | 89,532 | 125,349 | 126,064 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 577,856 | 593,211 | 599,919 | 610,249 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | persons | 18,864 | 18,608 | 19,178 | 19,454 | 20,026 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 35,592 | 36,324 | 36,940 | 37,300 | 37,911 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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