Generalist medical practitioners in Korea
Korea: Generalist medical practitioners was 36,779 in 2023. β² Rising
Generalist medical practitioners in Korea, 2004β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea recorded 36,779 for generalist medical practitioners in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, generalist medical practitioners in Korea peaked at 36,779 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,967, in 2004.
Korea ranks 17th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,471 | 22,967 | 26,521 | 6 |
| 2010s | 30,868 | 27,203 | 34,736 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,136 | 35,449 | 36,779 | 4 |
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More health data for Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 343,093 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 314,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 328,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 299,106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is generalist medical practitioners in Korea?
- Generalist medical practitioners in Korea was 36,779 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest generalist medical practitioners recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36,779 in 2023.
- What is the lowest generalist medical practitioners recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,967 in 2004.
- How does Korea rank for generalist medical practitioners?
- Korea ranks 17th out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Is generalist medical practitioners rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Generalist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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