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Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people

Lazio had the highest physicians per 10,000 people of 21 regions in 2003, at 45.52 per 10,000 people. Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen had the lowest, at 29.42 per 10,000 people. The median was 34.17 per 10,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest45.52Lazio
Lowest29.42Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Median34.1721 regions

All regions, 2003

Lazio: 45.52 per 10,000 peopleLazio45.52Sardegna: 42.51 per 10,000 peopleSardegna42.51Umbria: 40.77 per 10,000 peopleUmbria40.77Toscana: 39.8 per 10,000 peopleToscana39.8Emilia-Romagna: 39.76 per 10,000 peopleEmilia-Romagna39.76Liguria: 39.32 per 10,000 peopleLiguria39.32Sicilia: 38.23 per 10,000 peopleSicilia38.23Abruzzo: 37.98 per 10,000 peopleAbruzzo37.98Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 35.23 per 10,000 peopleFriuli-Venezia Giulia35.23Lombardia: 34.77 per 10,000 peopleLombardia34.77Campania: 34.17 per 10,000 peopleCampania34.17Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 34.04 per 10,000 peopleValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste34.04Molise: 33.89 per 10,000 peopleMolise33.89Marche: 33.37 per 10,000 peopleMarche33.37Calabria: 33.24 per 10,000 peopleCalabria33.24Piemonte: 32.5 per 10,000 peoplePiemonte32.5Puglia: 32.4 per 10,000 peoplePuglia32.4Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 31.6 per 10,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Trento31.6Veneto: 31.18 per 10,000 peopleVeneto31.18Basilicata: 29.47 per 10,000 peopleBasilicata29.47Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 29.42 per 10,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…29.42Lazio: 45.52 per 10,000 peopleLazio45.52Sardegna: 42.51 per 10,000 peopleSardegna42.51Umbria: 40.77 per 10,000 peopleUmbria40.77Toscana: 39.8 per 10,000 peopleToscana39.8Emilia-Romagna: 39.76 per 10,000 peopleEmilia-Romagna39.76Liguria: 39.32 per 10,000 peopleLiguria39.32Sicilia: 38.23 per 10,000 peopleSicilia38.23Abruzzo: 37.98 per 10,000 peopleAbruzzo37.98Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 35.23 per 10,000 peopleFriuli-Venezia Giulia35.23Lombardia: 34.77 per 10,000 peopleLombardia34.77Campania: 34.17 per 10,000 peopleCampania34.17Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 34.04 per 10,000 peopleValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste34.04Molise: 33.89 per 10,000 peopleMolise33.89Marche: 33.37 per 10,000 peopleMarche33.37Calabria: 33.24 per 10,000 peopleCalabria33.24Piemonte: 32.5 per 10,000 peoplePiemonte32.5Puglia: 32.4 per 10,000 peoplePuglia32.4Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 31.6 per 10,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Trento31.6Veneto: 31.18 per 10,000 peopleVeneto31.18Basilicata: 29.47 per 10,000 peopleBasilicata29.47Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 29.42 per 10,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen29.42
per 10,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2003
per 10,000 people		Change on 2002
1Lazio Estimated45.52+1.8%
2Sardegna Estimated42.51+2.2%
3Umbria Estimated40.77+1.4%
4Toscana Estimated39.8+1.8%
5Emilia-Romagna Estimated39.76+1.4%
6Liguria Estimated39.32+2.3%
7Sicilia Estimated38.23+2.3%
8Abruzzo Estimated37.98+1.8%
9Friuli-Venezia Giulia Estimated35.23+1.8%
10Lombardia Estimated34.77+1.6%
11Campania Estimated34.17+2.1%
12Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Estimated34.04+1.3%
13Molise Estimated33.89+2.3%
14Marche Estimated33.37+1.3%
15Calabria Estimated33.24+2.5%
16Piemonte Estimated32.5+1.8%
17Puglia Estimated32.4+2.2%
18Provincia Autonoma di Trento Estimated31.6+1.1%
19Veneto Estimated31.18+1.3%
20Basilicata Estimated29.47+2.5%
21Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Estimated29.42+1.5%

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About this ranking

Physicians per 10,000 population: generalists, specialist medical practitioners and medical doctors not further defined (ISCO-08 codes 221, 2211 and 2212).

More on how it is measured
  • Country figures are those reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts; figures for EU regions come from Eurostat's regional health care staff statistics.
  • Depending on the 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_physreg/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg) (Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people, 2003) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_physreg/default/table

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Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people, 2003. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_physreg/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/physicians-per-10000-people/italy-regions?period=2003. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg). Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people, 2003. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_physreg/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/physicians-per-10000-people/italy-regions?period=2003.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people, 2003 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_physreg/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/physicians-per-10000-people/italy-regions?period=2003 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest physicians per 10,000 people?

Lazio, with 45.52 per 10,000 people in 2003, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest physicians per 10,000 people?

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen, with 29.42 per 10,000 people in 2003.

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