Number of Pharmacists in Japan, 2018
According to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 311,289 of pharmacists are regstered in Japan as of 2018.
The follwong data shows the changes in the number of pharmacists from 1982 to 2018.
| Year | Pharmacists | Rate of change (％) |
per 100,000 population |
| 1982 | 124,390 | … | 104.8 |
| 1984 | 129,700 | 4.3 | 107.9 |
| 1986 | 135,990 | 4.8 | 111.8 |
| 1988 | 143,429 | 5.5 | 116.8 |
| 1990 | 150,627 | 5.0 | 121.9 |
| 1992 | 162,021 | 7.6 | 130.2 |
| 1994 | 176,871 | 9.2 | 141.5 |
| 1996 | 194,300 | 9.9 | 154.4 |
| 1998 | 205,953 | 6.0 | 162.8 |
| 2000 | 217,477 | 5.6 | 171.3 |
| 2002 | 229,744 | 5.6 | 180.3 |
| 2004 | 241,369 | 5.1 | 189.0 |
| 2006 | 252,533 | 4.6 | 197.6 |
| 2008 | 267,751 | 6.0 | 209.7 |
| 2010 | 276,517 | 3.3 | 215.9 |
| 2012 | 280,052 | 1.3 | 219.6 |
| 2014 | 288,151 | 2.9 | 226.7 |
| 2016 | 301,323 | 4.6 | 237.4 |
| 2018 | 311,289 | 3.3 | 246.2 |
The increasing rate of pharmacists is greater than doctors'.
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 平成30年（2018年）医師・歯科医師・薬剤師統計の概況
www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/18/index.html
www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/18/xls/hyo_H30.xls
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Number of Medical Doctors in Japan, 2018
According to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 327,210 of medical doctors are regstered in Japan as of 2018.
The follwong data shows the changes in the number of medical doctors from 1982 to 2018.
| Year | Medical Doctors | Rate of change (%) |
per 100,000 population |
| 1982 | 167,952 | … | 141.5 |
| 1984 | 181,101 | 7.8 | 150.6 |
| 1986 | 191,346 | 5.7 | 157.3 |
| 1988 | 201,658 | 5.4 | 164.2 |
| 1990 | 211,797 | 5.0 | 171.3 |
| 1992 | 219,704 | 3.7 | 176.5 |
| 1994 | 230,519 | 4.9 | 184.4 |
| 1996 | 240,908 | 4.5 | 191.4 |
| 1998 | 248,611 | 3.2 | 196.6 |
| 2000 | 255,792 | 2.9 | 201.5 |
| 2002 | 262,687 | 2.7 | 206.1 |
| 2004 | 270,371 | 2.9 | 211.7 |
| 2006 | 277,927 | 2.8 | 217.5 |
| 2008 | 286,699 | 3.2 | 224.5 |
| 2010 | 295,049 | 2.9 | 230.4 |
| 2012 | 303,268 | 2.8 | 237.8 |
| 2014 | 311,205 | 2.6 | 244.9 |
| 2016 | 319,480 | 2.7 | 251.7 |
| 2018 | 327,210 | 2.4 | 258.8 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 平成30年（2018年）医師・歯科医師・薬剤師統計の概況
www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/18/index.html
www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/18/xls/hyo_H30.xls
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Number of Dentists in Japan, 2016
104,533 of dentists are registered on the list of Japan Dental Association as of 2016.
Male dentists are 80,189, female dentists are 24,344.
The following data show the breakdown.
| Numer of Dentists | per 100,000 population | |
| Total | 104,533 | 82.4 |
| Male | 80,189 | 63.2 |
| Female | 24,344 | 19.2 |
| Dentist in | ||
| medical facilities | 101,551 | 80.0 |
| geriatric healthcare facilities | 33 | 0.0 |
| other than medical/geriatric healthcare facilities | 1,543 | 1.2 |
| others | 1,397 | 1.1 |
| unkown | 9 | 0.0 |
Source is Japan Dental Association.
www.jda.or.jp/dentist/about/index_7.html
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