Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Poland
Poland: Health care - Regions — Active physicians was 3.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Poland, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health care - regions — active physicians in Poland is 3.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health care - regions — active physicians in Poland peaked at 3.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2005.
That places Poland 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Poland, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1996 | 2.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 2.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +39.8% |
| 2020 | 3.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 3.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 3.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 3.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Poland's 3.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +39.8% | 2.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health care - regions — active physicians in Poland?
- Health care - regions — active physicians in Poland was 3.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for health care - regions — active physicians?
- Poland ranks 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health care - regions — active physicians rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health care - Regions — Active physicians. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges. Data definition and source Doctors (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. Practising nurses provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses. Hospital beds are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds. The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants. Hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.