Number of physicians rose 3.25% to 25,522 persons in Denmark in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of physicians in Denmark reached an all time high of 25,522 persons in 2020 and an all time low of 9,083 persons in 1980. When compared to Denmark's main peers, number of physicians in Germany amounted to 371,556 persons, 67,100 persons in Netherlands, 27,361 persons in Norway and 44,719 persons in Sweden in 2020.
Denmark has been ranked 28th within the group of 38 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 |
| Austria | persons | 44,623 | 45,366 | 46,115 | 46,987 | 47,422 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 34,834 | 35,069 | 35,762 | 36,343 | 37,089 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 22,906 | 23,691 | 24,308 | 24,719 | 25,522 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Finland | persons | 18,806 | 19,089 | 19,231 | 19,695 | 19,970 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 208,245 | 210,017 | 210,549 | 213,180 | 214,293 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 344,755 | 351,195 | 357,401 | 365,388 | 371,556 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | 1,292 | 1,330 | 1,373 | 1,404 | 1,583 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 60,233 | 61,730 | 63,278 | 65,121 | 67,100 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | 23,986 | 24,986 | 25,804 | 26,572 | 27,361 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 91,730 | 90,284 | 89,532 | 125,349 | 126,064 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 577,856 | 593,211 | 599,919 | 610,249 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 42,003 | 42,938 | 43,969 | 44,061 | 44,719 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 181,249 | 184,384 | 188,783 | 195,669 | 203,529 |
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