Physicians per 1000 people in Finland
Finland: Physicians per 1000 people was 3.61 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.61
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
43rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.77
in 2009
All-time low
2.19
in 1995
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Physicians per 1000 people in Finland, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Finland is 3.61, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Finland peaked at 3.77 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.19, in 1995.
Finland ranks 43rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 | 2.19 | 3.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.24 | 2.5 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 | 3.39 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 | 3.61 | 3.61 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,271 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 30,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 30,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 30,372 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Finland?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Finland was 3.61 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 in 2009.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Finland ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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