Health in Achaia (Dytiki Elláda, Greece): official figures
Achaia had 7.21 doctors per 1,000 residents in 2024 (2,205 in total) against a national 6.67, 6th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Achaia losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Achaia grew from 2,083 in 2014 to 2,205 in 2024 (+5.9%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Achaia?
Achaia had 326 dentists in 2024, 1.07 per 1,000 residents, 9th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Achaia?
In 2024 Achaia had 126 general practitioners and 139 internists, 41 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 150 paediatricians, 92 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 35 psychiatrists practised in Achaia in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Achaia compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Achaia ranks 6 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Thessaloniki | 8.84 |
| 4 | Irakleio | 8.01 |
| 5 | Larisa | 7.82 |
| 6 | Achaia | 7.21 |
| 7 | Kerkyra | 5.77 |
| 8 | Chania | 5.38 |
| 9 | Lefkada | 5.04 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Achaia ranks 9 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Magnisia, Sporades | 1.12 |
| 7 | Chania | 1.10 |
| 8 | Kerkyra | 1.09 |
| 9 | Achaia | 1.07 |
| 10 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 1.06 |
| 11 | Ioannina | 1.06 |
| 12 | Xanthi | 1.06 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Achaia ranks 22 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Evros | 44 |
| 20 | Pieria | 44 |
| 21 | Pella | 43 |
| 22 | Achaia | 41 |
| 23 | Magnisia, Sporades | 40 |
| 24 | Lesvos, Limnos | 40 |
| 25 | Xanthi | 40 |
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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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