Medical doctors in Japan
Japan: Medical doctors was 26.49 in 2022. β² Rising
Medical doctors in Japan, 1990β2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Japan is 26.49, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Japan peaked at 26.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.53, in 1990.
Japan ranks 74th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7 | 16.53 | 18.87 | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.33 | 19.31 | 21.46 | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.51 | 22.12 | 24.85 | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.2 | 25.92 | 26.49 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 71 Singapore 26.7 compare
- 72 Republic of Korea 26.63 compare
- 73 United States 26.54 compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.84 compare
- 76 Colombia 25.37 compare
- 77 Brazil 24.99 compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.5432 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4876 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 633,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Japan?
- Medical doctors in Japan was 26.49 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for medical doctors?
- Japan ranks 74th out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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