In 2024, there were over *** thousand medical practitioners employed in the United Kingdom. This is an increase from 2010 when there were *** thousand doctors 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).Â
Doctors who qualified in a country from the European Economic Area (EEA) took up almost ** percent share of the total doctors registered in the UK in 2023. This is the lowest proportion since 2011, although the decline had started prior to the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 16, 2024). Annual number of medical practitioners employed in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
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