Physicians in Japan
Japan had 2.65 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Japan, 2022
2.65
Change from 2020
+0.06per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
3.61 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Japan over time
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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 2.59 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 2.49 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 2.42 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 2.35 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 2.28 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 2.21 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 2.15 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 2.08 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 2.03 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 1.98 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 2.59 per 1,000 people in 2020, a change of +0.06.
- Since 2002, when it was 1.98 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.67.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 1.86 per 1,000 people.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Hospital beds
12.6 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
84.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
22.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
72.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
86
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.98 litres
2024 · WHO