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Autonomous communities of Spain by physicians per 10,000 people

Ceuta had the highest physicians per 10,000 people of 18 autonomous communities in 2021, at 76.22 per 10,000 people. Castilla-La Mancha had the lowest, at 27.83 per 10,000 people. The median was 44.37 per 10,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest76.22Ceuta
Lowest27.83Castilla-La Mancha
Median44.3718 autonomous communities

All autonomous communities, 2021

Ceuta: 76.22 per 10,000 peopleCeuta76.22Navarre: 64.66 per 10,000 peopleNavarre64.66Cantabria: 59.75 per 10,000 peopleCantabria59.75Balearic Islands: 59.5 per 10,000 peopleBalearic Islands59.5Community of Madrid: 57.36 per 10,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid57.36Aragon: 55.18 per 10,000 peopleAragon55.18Basque Country: 51.8 per 10,000 peopleBasque Country51.8Canary Islands: 48.47 per 10,000 peopleCanary Islands48.47Galicia: 44.66 per 10,000 peopleGalicia44.66Asturias: 44.08 per 10,000 peopleAsturias44.08Valencian Community: 43.17 per 10,000 peopleValencian Community43.17Extremadura: 41.92 per 10,000 peopleExtremadura41.92Catalonia: 41.63 per 10,000 peopleCatalonia41.63Castile and León: 39.26 per 10,000 peopleCastile and León39.26Andalusia: 37.77 per 10,000 peopleAndalusia37.77Region of Murcia: 37.68 per 10,000 peopleRegion of Murcia37.68La Rioja: 35.42 per 10,000 peopleLa Rioja35.42Castilla-La Mancha: 27.83 per 10,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha27.83
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

RankAutonomous communities2021
per 10,000 people
1Ceuta Estimated76.22
2Navarre Estimated64.66
3Cantabria Estimated59.75
4Balearic Islands Estimated59.5
5Community of Madrid Estimated57.36
6Aragon Estimated55.18
7Basque Country Estimated51.8
8Canary Islands Estimated48.47
9Galicia Estimated44.66
10Asturias Estimated44.08
11Valencian Community Estimated43.17
12Extremadura Estimated41.92
13Catalonia Estimated41.63
14Castile and León Estimated39.26
15Andalusia Estimated37.77
16Region of Murcia Estimated37.68
17La Rioja Estimated35.42
18Castilla-La Mancha Estimated27.83

Other periods

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 autonomous communities 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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Which autonomous community has the highest physicians per 10,000 people?

Ceuta, with 76.22 per 10,000 people in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest physicians per 10,000 people?

Castilla-La Mancha, with 27.83 per 10,000 people in 2021.

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.

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