Medical doctors in Korea
Korea: Medical doctors was 25.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
25.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
80th
of 82 countries
All-time high
25.6%
in 2023
All-time low
19.3%
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008β2023
Medical doctors in Korea, 2008β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Korea stood at 25.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Korea peaked at 25.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2008.
That places Korea 80th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.4% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.5% | 25.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 77 Seychelles 33.0% compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 31.1% compare
- 79 Benin 30.8% compare
- 81 Japan 23.5% compare
- 82 Chad 17.5% compare
More health data for Korea
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 295,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 267,725 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Korea?
- Medical doctors in Korea was 25.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for medical doctors?
- Korea ranks 80th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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