In Saxony, GPs are slightly younger in comparison to the rest of the country. Around 29 percent of Saxony's GPs are currently 60 years or older, according to the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Saxony (KV Sachsen). According to data from the German Medical Association, around a third (33.2 percent) of GPs were aged 60 or older last year. Nationwide, the proportion was just under 41 percent. It was particularly high in Rhineland-Palatinate (48 percent), Saarland (46.2 percent) and Bremen (45.4 percent).
Despite the comparatively low average age, the KV Saxony warns of a worsening situation. Around 2,800 GPs are currently providing care in the state - 370 GP positions are vacant. According to the KV, only twelve percent of doctors are under the age of 40.
