Health in Serres (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
593 doctors were registered in Serres in 2024, 3.92 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 6.67), 18th lowest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Serres losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Serres fell from 669 in 2014 to 593 in 2024 (-11.4%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Serres?
Serres had 139 dentists in 2024, 0.92 per 1,000 residents, 21st lowest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Serres?
In 2024 Serres had 84 general practitioners and 33 internists, 56 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 32 paediatricians, 25 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 12 psychiatrists practised in Serres in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Serres compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Serres ranks 28 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Kilkis | 4.02 |
| 26 | Grevena, Kozani | 4.01 |
| 27 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 3.92 |
| 28 | Serres | 3.92 |
| 29 | Imathia | 3.91 |
| 30 | Korinthia | 3.83 |
| 31 | Kastoria | 3.83 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Serres ranks 25 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Thasos, Kavala | 0.97 |
| 23 | Rodopi | 0.97 |
| 24 | Aitoloakarnania | 0.97 |
| 25 | Serres | 0.92 |
| 26 | Imathia | 0.87 |
| 27 | Chios | 0.85 |
| 28 | Pella | 0.84 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Serres ranks 8 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Korinthia | 61 |
| 6 | Ioannina | 58 |
| 7 | Irakleio | 57 |
| 8 | Serres | 56 |
| 9 | Aitoloakarnania | 52 |
| 10 | Thasos, Kavala | 52 |
| 11 | Voiotia | 51 |
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Sources
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): Physicians by speciality and dentists by geographic region and prefecture, 2024 and 2014 (SHE09 table 01); health centres, their physicians, nursing staff and medical equipment by region, 2021-2025 (SHE06 census of primary health care units, tables 4-6), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 298615e9a8d8…)
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