The UK had 2.4 physiciansper 1,000 population in 2005, (Organisation for Economic Development and Organisation,OECD.3. Table 1 shows how many physiciansper 1000 population each EU member state had in 2005 (unless stated otherwise).Table 1 – Physicians Per 1,000Population, EU Country Physicians Per 1,000 Population Austria 3.5 Belgium 4.0 Bulgaria 3.6 Cyprus 2.3 Czech Republic 3.6 Denmark 2.9 (2002) Estonia 4.4 (2000) Finland 2.4 France 3.4 Germany 3.4 Greece 4.3 (2001) Hungary 3.0 Ireland 2.8 Italy 3.8 Latvia 3.2 Lithuania 3.9 Luxembourg 2.5 Malta 3.5 Netherlands 3.7 Poland 2.1 Portugal 3.4 Romania 1.9 Slovakia 3.1 (2003) Slovenia 2.2 (2002) Spain 3.8 Sweden 3.3 (2002) Source: World Health Organization(WHO) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).4.