Physicians per 1000 people in Netherlands
Netherlands: Physicians per 1000 people was 3.88 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.88
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.88
in 2022
All-time low
1.1
in 1960
Years of data
46
1960–2022
Physicians per 1000 people in Netherlands, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 3.88 for physicians per 1000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Netherlands peaked at 3.88 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.48 | 2.36 | 2.58 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.67 | 2.42 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 | 2.94 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 | 3.81 | 3.88 | 3 |
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More health data for Netherlands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 128,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 125,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 122,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 118,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Netherlands?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Netherlands was 3.88 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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