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Health Personnel (Per 10,000 Total Population), Annual

Data from Jan 1960 to Dec 2023

Last updated: 14 Aug 2025, 19:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Data Last Updated: 27/12/2024

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Doctors refer to those on full, conditional and temporary (service) registration with valid Practising Certificate. Nurses refer to registered and enrolled nurses, as well as registered midwives. Data are used for SDG 3.c.1 'Health worker density and distribution'. Please refer to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Metadata (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata) for more information on SDG 3.c.1.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M870001

Data explorer

HealthPersonnelPer10000TotalPopulationAnnual.csv (4 rows, 1.8 KB)

Data Series Text	2023 Numeric	2022 Numeric	2021 Numeric	2020 Numeric	2019 Numeric	2018 Numeric	2017 Numeric	2016 Numeric	2015 Numeric	2014 Numeric	2013 Numeric	2012 Numeric	2011 Numeric	2010 Numeric	2009 Text	2008 Text	2007 Text	2006 Text	2005 Text	2004 Text	2003 Text	2002 Text	2001 Text	2000 Text	1999 Text	1998 Text	1997 Text	1996 Text	1995 Text	1994 Text	1993 Text	1992 Text	1991 Text	1990 Text	1989 Text	1988 Text	1987 Text	1986 Text	1985 Text	1984 Text	1983 Text	1982 Text	1981 Text	1980 Text	1979 Text	1978 Text	1977 Text	1976 Text	1975 Text	1974 Text	1973 Text	1972 Text	1971 Text	1970 Text	1969 Text	1968 Text	1967 Text	1966 Text	1965 Text	1964 Text	1963 Text	1962 Text	1961 Text	1960 Text
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Doctors Per 10,000 Total Population	28	28	28	26	25	24	24	23	23	21	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Dentists Per 10,000 Total Population	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Nurses Per 10,000 Total Population	78	78	79	74	75	75	74	72	70	69	67	65	61	58	54	50	49	48	47	46	46	43	42	41	40	40	39	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	34	34	33	29	29	28	30	31	31	30	29	26	25	26	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Pharmacists Per 10,000 Total Population	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Number	-
2023	2023	Numeric	Number	-
2022	2022	Numeric	Number	-
2021	2021	Numeric	Number	-
2020	2020	Numeric	Number	-
2019	2019	Numeric	Number	-
2018	2018	Numeric	Number	-
2017	2017	Numeric	Number	-
2016	2016	Numeric	Number	-
2015	2015	Numeric	Number	-

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Sample OpenAPI query

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_5257cff1ee5e6a16db6a9606a983efa4"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Health Personnel (Per 10,000 Total Population), Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 5, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_5257cff1ee5e6a16db6a9606a983efa4/view

About this dataset

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)