In 2023, there were over 347 thousand medical practitioners in employment in the United Kingdom (UK). This is an increase from 2010 when there were 227 thousand practitioners in the UK. Between these years the number of medical practitioners has experienced little fluctuations with large increases since 2020 (which could be due to temporary emergency registration measures taken up during the pandemic).
Doctors who qualified in a country from the European Economic Area (EEA) took up 8.5 percent share of the total doctors registered in the UK in 2021. This is the lowest proportion since 2012, although the decline had started prior to the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023
(in 1,000)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000)." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Number of Medical Practitioners in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
