Number of medical tourists in South Korea in 2018, by province

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 23, 2024
In 2018, around 245.5 thousand medical tourists visited hospitals and clinics in Seoul. The capital city saw the highest amount of foreign patients, followed by the province of Gyeonggi and the nearby city of Incheon. Overall, there were around 379 thousand medical tourists in South Korea that year.

Number of foreign patients traveling to South Korea for medical treatment in 2018, by province (in 1,000s)*

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Release date

2019

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

*Foreign patients refer to foreigners who do not reside in Korea and are not covered by the South Korean national health insurance.

A patient visiting more than one medical department counted as one patient.

Figures have been rounded.

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