Physician presence in hospitals in Europe 2021 | Statista

In 2021, hospitals across Europe employed various shares of physicians. In Greece, nearly one out of four people employed in hospitals were physicians, whereas less than one in ten of hospital employee in the UK were physicians. This statistic illustrates the share of physicians in total hospital employment in Europe in 2021, by country

Share of physicians in total hospital employment in Europe in 2021, by country

Characteristic	Share of physicians
Greece	22.32%
Austria	21.23%
Italy	21.15%
Lithuania	19.58%
Estonia	18.56%
Spain	18.12%
Portugal	17.18%
Hungary	16.97%
Czechia	16.42%
Latvia	16.27%
Slovenia	15.4%
Denmark	15.1%
Türkiye	14.66%
Germany	14.33%
France	13.46%
Iceland	13.13%
Switzerland	13.08%
Ireland	13%
Norway	12.4%
Finland	11.38%
United Kingdom	9.53%
Netherlands	8.15%

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December 2023

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Europe

Survey time period

2021

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