{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"it-physicians-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-physicians-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-physicians-per-100k/","title":"Italy Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Italy's Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants: 575.4 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, +1.9% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_PRS2), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Italy","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Italy","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Italy Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_RS_PRS2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Italy"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Italy (2024)","value":"575.4","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.9%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Italy Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":372.16},{"period":"2006","value":372.38},{"period":"2007","value":379.51},{"period":"2008","value":377.33},{"period":"2009","value":376.12},{"period":"2010","value":378.45},{"period":"2011","value":385.63},{"period":"2012","value":383.15},{"period":"2013","value":389.51},{"period":"2014","value":391.06},{"period":"2015","value":387.02},{"period":"2016","value":398.64},{"period":"2017","value":402.5},{"period":"2018","value":401.32},{"period":"2019","value":405.07},{"period":"2020","value":400.15},{"period":"2021","value":541.97},{"period":"2022","value":558.14},{"period":"2023","value":564.51},{"period":"2024","value":575.43}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"575.4","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"564.5","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"558.1","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"542.0","yoyChange":"+35.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"400.1","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"405.1","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"401.3","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"402.5","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"398.6","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"387.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2014","value":"391.1","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2013","value":"389.5","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"383.1","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"385.6","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"378.4","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"376.1","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"377.3","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"379.5","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"372.4","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2005","value":"372.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of practising physicians per 100,000 inhabitants in Italy from 2005 to present. Compare against EU-27 average and OECD benchmarks. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 575.4 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 372.2 in 2005. The latest reading of 575.4 in 2024 represents a change of +10.9."}]}