In 2021, there were over 328 thousand medical practitioners in employment in the United Kingdom (UK). This is an overall increase from 2010 when there were 227 thousand practitioners in the UK. Between these years the number of medical practitioners has experienced some fluctuations.
Doctors who qualified in a country from the European Economic Area (EEA) took up 8.9 percent share of the total doctors registered in the UK in 2019. 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 2021
(in 1,000)
Numbers rounded to the nearest thousand.
Data is as of March in each year.
Annual population survey data relating to employees and self-employed health professionals by occupation group (based on Standard Occupation Classification 2010, code 2211).
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 12, 2021). Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/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 2021 (in 1,000)." Chart. October 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/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 2021 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/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 2021 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/ (last visited January 19, 2022)
