Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people, 2023
Grande Lisboa had the highest physicians per 10,000 people of 9 regions in 2023, at 81.28 per 10,000 people. Oeste e Vale do Tejo had the lowest, at 25.24 per 10,000 people. The median was 42.88 per 10,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande Lisboa | 81.28 | +1.1% |
| 2 | Centro (PT) | 66.17 | +2.1% |
| 3 | Norte | 60.14 | +3.2% |
| 4 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 53.65 | +3.5% |
| 5 | Algarve | 42.88 | +1% |
| 6 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 40.4 | +2.3% |
| 7 | Alentejo | 35.44 | +1.2% |
| 8 | Península de Setúbal | 35.01 | +2.2% |
| 9 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 25.24 | +0.1% |
Other periods
- 2023
- 2022
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). 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.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_physreg/default/table
MLA 9
Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people, 2023. 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/portugal-regions. 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 Portugal (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people, 2023. 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/portugal-regions.
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 Portugal (NUTS 2) by physicians per 10,000 people, 2023 [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/portugal-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which region has the highest physicians per 10,000 people?
Grande Lisboa, with 81.28 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest physicians per 10,000 people?
Oeste e Vale do Tejo, with 25.24 per 10,000 people in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg). Retrieved 2026-10-12.