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In 2021, Portugal was the second EU country with the most doctors practicing per 100,000 inhabitants

In 2021, Portugal was the second EU country with the most doctors practicing per 100,000 inhabitants

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In 2021, Portugal was the second European Union (EU) member state with the most doctors authorized to practice per 100,000 inhabitants, out of a total of 1.82 million professionals practicing in the EU bloc, Eurostat announced today.

Data published today by the EU’s statistical office indicates that, in 2021, Greece (629.2) and Portugal (562.04) recorded the highest numbers of doctors authorized to practice per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Austria (540.9).

Conversely, the lowest ratios were recorded in France (318.3), Belgium (324.8) and Hungary (329.8).

In all, it is estimated that in 2021 the EU had 1.82 million practicing doctors, with the highest absolute numbers in the largest EU countries, including Germany (377,000, equivalent to 21% of the EU total), Italy (243,000), France (216,000) and Spain (213,000).

In the data released today, Eurostat also reports on the number of practicing physiotherapists, revealing that, also two years ago, there were around 611,000 physiotherapists working in the EU, which equates to an average of 136.7 physiotherapists per 100,000 inhabitants.

The relative distribution of physiotherapists across EU countries ranged from 234.4 per 100,000 inhabitants in Germany, 215.9 in Belgium and 12.7 in Romania.

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