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South Korean cities with the most doctors

South Korean municipalities ranked by official doctors per 1,000 residents; the source-native unit is retained.

종로구, South Korea is first in the current published ranking at 17.1 per 1,000; compare its source date and geographic grain before using the result.

Items compared
30
Countries represented
1
Last checked
2026-07-22

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

Showing all 30 rows

Original rankCity or placeSource and scope
1종로구, South Korea17.1 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
2junggu, South Korea14.3 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
3강남구, South Korea12.8 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
4junggu, South Korea10.5 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
5seogu, South Korea9.7 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
6동구, South Korea9 per 1,0002026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
7서초구, South Korea8.7 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
8junggu, South Korea7.9 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
9namgu, South Korea6.3 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
10서대문구, South Korea6 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
11화순군, South Korea5.8 per 1,0002026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
12donggu, South Korea5.7 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
13부산진구, South Korea5.5 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
14동대문구, South Korea5 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
15영등포구, South Korea5 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
16송파구, South Korea4.9 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
17junggu, South Korea4.7 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
18seogu, South Korea4.7 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
19성남시, South Korea4.7 per 1,0002026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
20강동구, South Korea4.4 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
21서구, South Korea4.2 per 1,0002026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
22수영구, South Korea4.2 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
23전주시, South Korea4.1 per 1,0002026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
24namgu, South Korea4 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
25구리시, South Korea3.8 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
26남구, South Korea3.8 per 1,0002026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
27광명시, South Korea3.7 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
28동래구, South Korea3.7 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
29해운대구, South Korea3.7 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31
30강릉시, South Korea3.6 per 1,0002026-07-21
Source Scope: city · Period: 2024-12-31

What the numbers say

  • 종로구, South Korea leads at 17.1 per 1,000.
  • 강릉시, South Korea sits at the other end with 3.6 per 1,000.
  • The middle of this ranking is 5 per 1,000, across 30 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 13.5 per 1,000.

What this measures

Every row is a published doctors per 1,000 residents observation measured in per 1,000, ranked highest first. The values were observed in 2024. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value.

  • Compare the displayed value, unit, source date and geographic grain together.
  • A city label does not change a regional observation into a city measurement.
Rows
30 places
Geographic grain
city
Observation period
2024-12-31
Last checked
2026-07-22
With an official source link
30 of 30

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APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). South Korean cities with the most doctors [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/south-korea-most-doctors/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_south-korean-cities-with-the-most-doctors_1aa0190fb163,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {South Korean cities with the most doctors},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/south-korea-most-doctors/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[South Korean cities with the most doctors](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/south-korea-most-doctors/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

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Sources

  1. KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_1000Statistics Korea (KOSIS) · Checked 2026-07-21