Number of physicians rose 0.667% to 215,722 persons in France in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of physicians in France reached an all time high of 215,722 persons in 2021 and an all time low of 175,912 persons in 1990. When compared to France's main peers, number of physicians in Belgium amounted to 37,630 persons, 376,852 persons in Germany, 242,721 persons in Italy and 212,735 persons in Spain in 2021.
France has been ranked 4th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of number of physicians, 5 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 239,642 | 241,512 | 240,301 | 241,945 | 237,844 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | 1,683 | 1,781 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | persons | 60,233 | 61,730 | 63,278 | 65,121 | 67,100 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 91,730 | 90,284 | 89,532 | 125,349 | 126,064 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... |
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