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Women GPs outnumber male counterparts for first time in France

Medical consultation with a female doctor in Châtillon-sur-Seine, France. © RFI/ Charlie Dupiot

Half of the doctors practicing in France are women and more than half are GPs. This is to according to data from France's national statistics agency published this week.

The Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (DREES) found that between the beginning of 2012 and the beginning of 2025, the number of doctors overall increased by 9.9 percent.

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