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

Stockholm had the highest physicians per 10,000 people of 8 regions in 2023, at 49.13 per 10,000 people. Norra Mellansverige had the lowest, at 38.39 per 10,000 people. The median was 46.26 per 10,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest49.13Stockholm
Lowest38.39Norra Mellansverige
Median46.268 regions

All regions, 2023

Stockholm: 49.13 per 10,000 peopleStockholm49.13Östra Mellansverige: 49.05 per 10,000 peopleÖstra Mellansverige49.05Övre Norrland: 47.88 per 10,000 peopleÖvre Norrland47.88Sydsverige: 46.95 per 10,000 peopleSydsverige46.95Västsverige: 45.57 per 10,000 peopleVästsverige45.57Mellersta Norrland: 43.7 per 10,000 peopleMellersta Norrland43.7Småland med öarna: 41.37 per 10,000 peopleSmåland med öarna41.37Norra Mellansverige: 38.39 per 10,000 peopleNorra Mellansverige38.39
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

RankRegions2023
per 10,000 people		Change on 2022
1Stockholm49.13+1.5%
2Östra Mellansverige49.05+2.9%
3Övre Norrland47.88+1.4%
4Sydsverige46.95+1.9%
5Västsverige45.57+0.9%
6Mellersta Norrland43.7+2.8%
7Småland med öarna41.37+1.2%
8Norra Mellansverige38.39+2.1%

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 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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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 Sweden (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 Sweden (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/sweden-regions?period=2023. 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 Sweden (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/sweden-regions?period=2023.

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 Sweden (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/sweden-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Stockholm, with 49.13 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Norra Mellansverige, with 38.39 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.

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