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Korea, Republic of: Physicians

2.61per 1,000 people · 2022+24.3% since 2012

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners. Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 1981 to 2022.

19832022

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 people)Note
20222.61
20212.517
20202.507
20192.458
20182.386
20172.343
20162.29
20152.242
20142.21
20132.175
20122.099
20112.063
20102.016
20091.95
20081.872
20071.753
20061.701
20051.637
20041.577
20031.579
20021.5
20011.397
20001.302
19991.316
19981.269
19971.233
19961.169
19951.116
19941.058
19931.013
19920.949
19910.876
19900.812
19890.8
19880.7
19870.7
19860.6
19850.6
19840.6
19830.5
19820.5
19810.5

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, OECD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Physicians. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-physicians (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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