Number of physicians rose 1.51% to 7,049 persons in Slovenia in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of physicians in Slovenia reached an all time high of 7,049 persons in 2021 and an all time low of 4,216 persons in 1999. When compared to Slovenia's main peers, number of physicians in Austria amounted to 48,443 persons, 14,656 persons in Croatia, 32,026 persons in Hungary and 242,721 persons in Italy in 2021.
Slovenia has been ranked 31st within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of number of physicians, 10 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croatia | persons | 13,504 | 13,885 | 14,075 | 14,312 | 14,256 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Czechia | persons | 42,682 | 43,283 | 42,919 | 43,399 | 43,810 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 208,245 | 210,017 | 210,549 | 213,180 | 214,293 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poland | persons | 91,730 | 90,284 | 89,532 | 125,349 | 126,064 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Slovakia | persons | 18,864 | 18,608 | 19,178 | 19,454 | 20,026 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | 6,224 | 6,408 | 6,591 | 6,812 | 6,944 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 35,592 | 36,324 | 36,940 | 37,300 | 37,911 | ... |
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