Physicians per 1000 people in Japan
Japan: Physicians per 1000 people was 2.65 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.65
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
73rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.65
in 2022
All-time low
1
in 1960
Years of data
39
1960–2022
Physicians per 1000 people in Japan, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, physicians per 1000 people in Japan stood at 2.65. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Japan peaked at 2.65 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1960.
That places Japan 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.77 | 1.65 | 1.89 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.03 | 1.93 | 2.15 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.35 | 2.21 | 2.48 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.62 | 2.59 | 2.65 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 70 Montenegro 2.78 compare
- 71 Costa Rica 2.69 compare
- 72 Lebanon 2.68 compare
- 74 South Korea 2.61 compare
- 75 Mexico 2.59 compare
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.58 compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 638,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 436,136 (2025)
- 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 physicians per 1000 people in Japan?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Japan was 2.65 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Japan ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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