In 2023, there were approximately 1.68 million health professionals in employment in the United Kingdom, the highest amount in the provided time interval. This included 347 thousand medical practitioners. The statistic presents total number of employed and self-employed health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023.
Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023
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Number of health professionals in thousands
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Numbers rounded to the nearest thousand.
As of March each year from 2022. Previous years from July to June each year.
NOTE: NOTE: An update in 2021 changed the occupation category. Now health professionals include ALL health professionals such as medical practitioners, physiotherapist, nurse, veterinarians, etc
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000)." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Number of All Health Professionals in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/