Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
February to September 2022 and March to September 2025
Number of respondents
10,895 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
among primary care physicians; mail, online, and by telephone
Supplementary notes
Due to sample size limitations, results cannot be shown for France and the Netherlands.
GP is an abbreviation for General Practitioner, the British equivalent to a primary care physician.Â
The figures represented here are estimates about the worked hours and patients seen each week by the GPs that took part in the survey. However, the data cannot be taken as a precise indication of GP workload as the survey does not sample or weight for various other influential factors.
Figures are estimates
*average on a typical workweek
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Share of doctors who saw more than 150 patients a week in select countries 2025
According to a 2025 survey, in four primary care physicians in Germany had over 150 patients during a typical workweek, the highest share among survey countries. The same study in 2022 found that German doctors saw, on average, *** patients a week, compared to ** patients in the U.S.
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Commonwealth Fund. (November 20, 2025). Percent of primary care physicians who see more than 150 patients per week on average in select countries worldwide in 2025, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1382098/mean-number-of-patient-seen-per-work-week-by-doctors/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percent of primary care physicians who see more than 150 patients per week on average in select countries worldwide in 2025, by country." Chart. November 20, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1382098/mean-number-of-patient-seen-per-work-week-by-doctors/
Commonwealth Fund. (2025). Percent of primary care physicians who see more than 150 patients per week on average in select countries worldwide in 2025, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1382098/mean-number-of-patient-seen-per-work-week-by-doctors/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percent of Primary Care Physicians Who See More than 150 Patients per Week on Average in Select Countries Worldwide in 2025, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Nov 2025, /statistics/1382098/mean-number-of-patient-seen-per-work-week-by-doctors/
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Percent of primary care physicians who see more than 150 patients per week on average in select countries worldwide in 2025, by country [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, November 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1382098/mean-number-of-patient-seen-per-work-week-by-doctors/
