Number of medical graduates rose 0.910% to 9,095 persons in Japan in 2022, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of medical graduates in Japan reached an all time high of 9,095 persons in 2022 and an all time low of 6,694 persons in 1980.
Japan has been ranked 2nd within the group of 6 countries we follow in terms of number of medical graduates, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Medical Graduates | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Canada | persons | 2,847 | 2,811 | 2,863 | 2,856 | 2,876 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | persons | 9,647 | 9,928 | 9,563 | 10,234 | 10,007 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | persons | 8,529 | 8,673 | 8,751 | 9,003 | 8,757 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | persons | 15,328 | 16,586 | 15,346 | 17,408 | 14,838 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Korea | persons | 3,886 | 3,898 | 3,860 | 3,827 | 3,742 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 24,415 | 25,277 | 25,978 | 26,640 | 27,328 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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