Number of female physicians rose 0% to 74,368 persons in Japan in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of female physicians in Japan reached an all time high of 74,368 persons in 2020 and an all time low of 14,505 persons in 1980.
Japan has been ranked 7th within the group of 38 countries we follow in terms of number of female physicians.
| Number of Female Physicians | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Canada | persons | 41,252 | 42,652 | 44,904 | 46,227 | 47,550 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | persons | 159,433 | 163,810 | 168,169 | 173,898 | 178,566 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64,760 | ... | 68,775 | ... | 74,368 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 126,348 | 130,597 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Korea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,662 | 28,151 | 29,128 | 30,686 | 31,807 | ... | |||||||||
| USA | persons | 296,984 | 306,494 | 311,347 | 320,457 | 326,733 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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