| 2012 | Density for 100 000 inhabitants | |
|---|---|---|
| (1): the density of midwives was calculated in relation to the female population of ages 15 to 49. | ||
| Scope: France, on january 1st (including Mayotte on 2012). | ||
| Sources : Drees ; Insee, estimations de population au 1er janvier 2010. | ||
| Medical ana pharmaceutical professions | ||
| Doctors | 216 762 | 334 |
| Dental surgeons | 40 599 | 63 |
| Midwives (1) | 19 128 | 132 |
| Pharmacists | 72 811 | 112 |
| Medical assistants | ||
| State certified ana authorized nurses | 567 564 | 875 |
| Massagers-physiotherapists | 75 164 | 116 |
| Pedicurists-podiatrists | 12 085 | 19 |
| Speech therapists | 21 220 | 33 |
| Orthoptists | 3 655 | 6 |
| Opticians | 25 010 | 39 |
| Psychomotor experts | 8 385 | 13 |
| X-ray technicians | 30 201 | 47 |
| Occupational therapists | 8 079 | 12 |
| All private practice doctors | 112 025 | 173 |
| General practitioners | 64 638 | 100 |
| Specialists | 47 387 | 73 |
| All salaried doctors | 87 041 | 134 |
| General practitioners | 32 447 | 50 |
| Specialists | 54 594 | 84 |
| All general practitioners | 101 896 | 157 |
| All specialized doctors | 114 866 | 177 |
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Au 1er janvier 2012, le nombre de médecins en activité en France est d'environ 217 000.
On dénombre 101 896 médecins généralistes en activité, soit près de la moitié de l'ensemble des médecins (47 %), une proportion qui est relativement stable depuis 2000. Les généralistes exercent principalement en libéral (pour 63 % d'entre eux).

This table is an extract from Tableaux de l'Économie Française.