Physicians per 10,000 people in Netherlands

Physicians per 10,000 people in the Netherlands was 38.68 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 25 EU countries in 2023.

2023, per 10,000 people38.68
Change on 2022-0.7%
Rank15th of 25EU countries ranked
Series high38.962022
Series low23.611999

Physicians per 10,000 people in Netherlands, 1990 to 2023

2025303540199020002004200820122016202020231990: 24.92 per 10,000 people1991: 25.78 per 10,000 people1998: 24.54 per 10,000 people1999: 23.61 per 10,000 people2000: 24.23 per 10,000 people2001: 24.94 per 10,000 people2002: 25.53 per 10,000 people2003: 25.94 per 10,000 people2004: 26.25 per 10,000 people2005: 26.84 per 10,000 people2006: 27.7 per 10,000 people2007: 27.68 per 10,000 people2008: 28.44 per 10,000 people2009: 28.96 per 10,000 people2010: 29.36 per 10,000 people2011: 31.03 per 10,000 people2012: 32.23 per 10,000 people2013: 32.82 per 10,000 people2014: 33.92 per 10,000 people2015: 34.57 per 10,000 people2016: 35.01 per 10,000 people2017: 35.65 per 10,000 people2018: 36.32 per 10,000 people2019: 37.13 per 10,000 people2020: 38.05 per 10,000 people2021: 38.75 per 10,000 people2022: 38.96 per 10,000 people2023: 38.68 per 10,000 people
per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 28 values
Periodper 10,000 people
202338.68
202238.96
202138.75
202038.05
201937.13
201836.32
201735.65
201635.01
201534.57
201433.92
201332.82
201232.23
201131.03
201029.36
200928.96
200828.44
200727.68
200627.7
200526.84
200426.25
200325.94
200225.53
200124.94
200024.23
199923.61
199824.54
199125.78
199024.92

Rankings

Definition

Physicians per 10,000 population: generalists, specialist medical practitioners and medical doctors not further defined (ISCO-08 codes 221, 2211 and 2212), as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts, divided by the national population. Depending on the country's source, the count covers practising physicians only or all registered physicians.

Countries count practising or registered physicians and do not report every year, so compare countries with care. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/CCCEBB2/217795A (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the physicians per 10,000 people in Netherlands?

Physicians per 10,000 people in the Netherlands was 38.68 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 25 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest physicians per 10,000 people in Netherlands?

38.96 per 10,000 people in 2022, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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