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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