Medical doctors in Japan
Japan: Medical doctors was 23.5% in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
23.5%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
81st
of 82 countries
All-time high
23.5%
in 2022
All-time low
9.7%
in 1980
Years of data
23
1980β2022
Medical doctors in Japan, 1980β2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 23.5% for medical doctors in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Japan peaked at 23.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1980.
Japan ranks 81st of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.2% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 11.3% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.3% | 18.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.8% | 21.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.7% | 23.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 78 Burkina Faso 31.1%
- 79 Benin 30.8% compare
- 80 Korea, Republic of 25.6% compare
- 82 Chad 17.5%
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 607,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 640,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 611,707 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Japan?
- Medical doctors in Japan was 23.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for medical doctors?
- Japan ranks 81st out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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