There were almost 14.1 thousand practicing optometrists in England in 2018. The number of optometrists in England has increased since 2004, when there were less than eight thousand practicing at that time within the country. 55.5 percent of practicing optometrists in 2018 were female compared to 45.5 percent male. Since 2008 the share of female optometrists has increased while the share of males has decreased.
With a rate of 2.3 optometrists per 10,000 population, the United Kingdom has the fifth highest density of optometrists in Europe in 2017. Spain had the highest rate at 3.63 per 10,000. Furthermore, the UK had 1.01 opticians per 10,000 people, which put it only ranked it seventeenth compared to the rest of Europe, a lot lower than the rate of 5.34 in France which was highest in Europe.
Number of optometrists practicing in England from 2004 to 2019
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NHS Digital. (March 5, 2020). Number of optometrists practicing in England from 2004 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/429829/number-of-optometrists-practising-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of optometrists practicing in England from 2004 to 2019." Chart. March 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429829/number-of-optometrists-practising-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2020). Number of optometrists practicing in England from 2004 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429829/number-of-optometrists-practising-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of Optometrists Practicing in England from 2004 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/429829/number-of-optometrists-practising-in-england/
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Number of optometrists practicing in England from 2004 to 2019 [Graph], NHS Digital, March 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/429829/number-of-optometrists-practising-in-england/