With regard to human resources in the health care sector, Hungary had active physicians per 1000 population in 2008. The number of physicians has dropped substantially since 2003, and increased professional mobility may lead to a further decline in this ratio in the near future. Physicians are unevenly distributed, both in terms of geography and specialties. A similar trend can be observed for the allied health care personnel. Given that (a) Hungary is also a net donor country with regard to health care worker migration and (b) health care personnel are ageing on the whole, the current health workforce.
