Generalist medical practitioners in Singapore

Singapore: Generalist medical practitioners was 8,974 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,974
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
37th
of 101 countries
All-time high
8,974
in 2023
All-time low
4,579
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Generalist medical practitioners in Singapore, 2008–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2008201520232008: 4.6k2009: 4.8k2010: 5.3k2011: 5.7k2012: 6.0k2013: 6.5k2014: 6.9k2015: 7.3k2016: 7.6k2017: 7.6k2018: 7.7k2019: 7.9k2020: 8.3k2021: 8.4k2022: 8.6k2023: 9.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 8,974 for generalist medical practitioners in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, generalist medical practitioners in Singapore peaked at 8,974 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,579, in 2008.

Singapore ranks 37th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Generalist medical practitioners in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Generalist medical practitioners (number) in Singapore, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 4,579
2009 4,796 +4.7%
2010 5,343 +11.4%
2011 5,676 +6.2%
2012 6,011 +5.9%
2013 6,477 +7.8%
2014 6,880 +6.2%
2015 7,301 +6.1%
2016 7,553 +3.5%
2017 7,629 +1.0%
2018 7,738 +1.4%
2019 7,923 +2.4%
2020 8,251 +4.1%
2021 8,402 +1.8%
2022 8,554 +1.8%
2023 8,974 +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,688 4,579 4,796 2
2010s 6,853 5,343 7,923 10
2020s 8,545 8,251 8,974 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 34 Ireland 10,885 compare
  2. 35 Kazakhstan 10,561 compare
  3. 36 Switzerland 10,272 compare
  4. 38 Azerbaijan 8,331 compare
  5. 39 Czechia 8,297 compare
  6. 40 Ghana 8,156 compare

See the full ranking of 102 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is generalist medical practitioners in Singapore?
Generalist medical practitioners in Singapore was 8,974 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest generalist medical practitioners recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 8,974 in 2023.
What is the lowest generalist medical practitioners recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 4,579 in 2008.
How does Singapore rank for generalist medical practitioners?
Singapore ranks 37th out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
Is generalist medical practitioners rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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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Indicator
Generalist medical practitioners (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
102 places, 1,807 data points, 1980–2024
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