Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians in Korea
Korea: Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians was 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians in Korea, 1999–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians in Korea is 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians in Korea peaked at 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More work & labour data for Korea
- Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 32.67 million Persons (2025)
- Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 28.58 million Persons (2024)
- Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 822,900 Persons (2024)
- Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 29.40 million Persons (2024)
- Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -18.5 Percentage points (2020)
- Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -18.5 Percentage points (2020)
- Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -17.7 Percentage points (2023)
- Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -17.7 Percentage points (2023)
- Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.3 Percentage points (2020)
- Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.3 Percentage points (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians in Korea?
- Ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians in Korea was 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ageing healthcare workforce - regions — active physicians rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset presents indicators on physicians ageing across large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) where available.</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Doctors</strong> (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists.</li> <li><strong>Age groups cover</strong> total, 55–64, and 65 years and over. </li> </ul> <p>Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>