Number of physicians rose 1.90% to 132,479 persons in South Korea in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of physicians in South Korea reached an all time high of 132,479 persons in 2021 and an all time low of 19,275 persons in 1981.
South Korea has been ranked 8th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of number of physicians, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Physicians | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | persons | 2,508,408 | 2,651,398 | 2,828,999 | 3,010,376 | 3,210,515 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | persons | 960,233 | 1,005,281 | 1,041,395 | 1,154,686 | 1,268,172 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 308,105 | ... | 315,406 | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Laos | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | persons | 570,260 | 577,856 | 593,211 | 599,919 | 610,249 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | persons | 114,322 | 117,450 | 120,630 | 123,230 | 127,258 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | persons | 827,261 | 835,987 | 849,126 | 851,641 | 866,316 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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