Note 1: Includes active physicians in clinical and non-clinical practice (for example, research and academia) who have an MD degree and a valid mailing address. Note 2: Excludes residents, physicians in the military as well as semi-retired and retired physicians.
Note 3: Excludes non-registered physicians who requested that their information not be published as of December 31 of the reference year (see Methodological Notes for details). Note 4: For those physicians for whom date of birth was not available, ages were calculated using year of MD graduation, with age at MD graduation equal to 25 years.
Note 5 : Average Age calculations exclude physicians where age is unknown and where age is less than 20 or more than 90.
Note 6 : Specialist physicians include certificants of the Royal College and/or the CMQ. All other physicians are counted under family medicine, including certificants of the CFPC, unless noted otherwise.
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Canadian family medicine physician density 1978-2024
In 2024, there were *** family physicians per 100,000 population in Canada. This has increased from ** primary care physicians per 100,000 population back in 1978. However, recently, family physician to population ratio has been decreasing. This statistic shows the number of family medicine physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2024, per 100,000 population.
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CIHI. (October 29, 2025). Family medicine physician density in Canada from 1978 to 2024 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/496680/density-of-family-medicine-physician-in-canada-by-type/
CIHI. "Family medicine physician density in Canada from 1978 to 2024 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. October 29, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/496680/density-of-family-medicine-physician-in-canada-by-type/
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CIHI. "Family Medicine Physician Density in Canada from 1978 to 2024 (per 100,000 Population)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 29 Oct 2025, /statistics/496680/density-of-family-medicine-physician-in-canada-by-type/
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Family medicine physician density in Canada from 1978 to 2024 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CIHI, October 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/496680/density-of-family-medicine-physician-in-canada-by-type/