Medical doctors in Korea
Korea: Medical doctors was 26.63 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
26.63
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
72nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
26.63
in 2023
All-time low
8.12
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Medical doctors in Korea, 1990β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea recorded 26.63 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Korea peaked at 26.63 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.12, in 1990.
Korea ranks 72nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.81 | 8.12 | 13.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.27 | 13.02 | 19.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.28 | 20.16 | 24.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.74 | 25.07 | 26.63 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 69 Costa Rica 26.87 compare
- 70 Lebanon 26.8 compare
- 71 Singapore 26.7 compare
- 73 United States 26.54 compare
- 74 Japan 26.49 compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.84 compare
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 medical doctors in Korea?
- Medical doctors in Korea was 26.63 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.63 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for medical doctors?
- Korea ranks 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 Medical doctors (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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