Iceland vs Ireland: Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 3.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Iceland, a difference of 0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 20th of 44 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 4.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 3.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians?
- Iceland ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 20th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents indicators on physicians ageing across large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) where available. Data definition and source Doctors (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. Age groups cover total, 55–64, and 65 years and over. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.