Italy vs Norway: Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians

Italy
5.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2023
Norway
5.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Italy rank
3rd
Norway rank
6th

Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians over time

  • Italy
  • Norway
0246200020122024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 5.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 5.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Norway, a difference of 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 6th of 44 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 3.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.0762 Per 1 000 inhabitants Italy
2010s 3.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.375 Per 1 000 inhabitants Norway
2020s 5.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians, Italy or Norway?
Italy, at 5.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 5.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians between Italy and Norway?
0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians?
Italy ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 1,174 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset presents indicators on physicians ageing across large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) where available.</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Doctors</strong> (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.</li> <li><strong>Age groups cover</strong>&nbsp;total, 55&ndash;64, and 65 years and over.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">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 <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database&nbsp;<a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>