In 2024, out of the 390 thousand registered doctors in the United Kingdom, 200 thousand were men and 190 thousand were women. There was a more pronounced gender gap among specialist doctors in the UK with 68.4 thousand men to nearly 43 thousand women qualified on the specialist register. Although on the GP register, women outnumber men with over 45 thousand female GPs to nearly 35 thousand male GPs.
Although the majority of medical practitioners in the UK received their medical qualification from within the UK, there is still a significant number of doctors who graduated outside the UK. As of 2023, some 10 percent of registered doctors in the UK are from the European Economic Area (EEA) while a further third are international medical graduates (IMG) indicating the reliance of the NHS on immigration to support the organization’s workforce.
Number of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024, by gender and specialty
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