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Healthcare Workforce Statistics

Wondering about Singapore’s healthcare employment landscape? Here’s an overview of Singapore’s healthcare jobs statistics.

An overview of Singapore’s healthcare workforce statistics from 2015 to 2017.

	2021	2022	2023
Total No. of Doctors¹	15,423	16,009	16,753
► Public	9,844	10,146	10,586
► Non-Public	4,601	4,682	4,869
► Not in Active Practice	978	1,181	1,298
Doctor to Population Ratio	1:369	1:354	1:353
Doctor per 1,000 Population	2.7	2.8	2.8
Breakdown by:
No. of Specialists	6,431	6,699	6,956
► Public	4,267	4,474	4,599
► Non-Public	1,776	1,800	1,882
► Not in Active Practice	388	425	475
No. of Non-Specialists	8,992	9,310	9,797
► Public	5,577	5,672	5,987
► Non-Public	2,825	2,882	2,987
► Not in Active Practice	590	756	823

Total No. of Nurses/Midwives	43,005	43,772	46,344
► Public	27,339	27,512	29,384
► Non-Public	11,299	11,489	11,661
► Not in Active Practice	4,367	4,771	5,299
Nurse to Population Ratio	1:132	1:129	1:128
Nurse per 1,000 Population	7.6	7.8	7.8
Breakdown by:
No. of Registered Nurses	35,948	36,995	38,834
► Public	23,324	23,720	24,913
► Non-Public	9,297	9,606	9,785
► Not in Active Practice	3,327	3,669	4,136
No. of Enrolled Nurses	6,989	6,715	7,457
► Public	3,984	3,767	4,450
► Non-Public	1,975	1,857	1,853
► Not in Active Practice	1,030	1,091	1,154
No. of Registered Midwives	68	62	53
► Public	31	25	21
► Non-Public	27	26	23
► Not in Active Practice	10	11	9

Total No. of Advanced Practice Nurses²	330	383	376
► Public	311	369	360
► Non-Public	16	12	13
► Not in Active Practice	3	2	3

Total No. of Dentists³	2,484	2,605	2,690
► Public	503	542	525
► Non-Public	1,891	1,965	2,053
► Not in Active Practice	90	98	112
Dentist to Population Ratio	1:2,289	1:2,164	1:2,200
Dentist per 1,000 Population	0.4	0.5	0.5
Breakdown by:
Total No. of Dental Specialists	395	415	437
► Public	132	144	155
► Non-Public	255	262	272
► Not in Active Practice	8	9	10
Total No. of General Dental Practitioners	2,089	2,190	2,253
► Public	371	398	370
► Non-Public	1636	1703	1781
► Not in Active Practice	82	89	102

Total No. of Oral Health Therapists⁴	445	448	465
► Public	216	217	218
► Non-Public	159	168	178
► Not in Active Practice	70	63	69

Total No. of Pharmacists	3,634	3,759	3,989
► Public	1,758	1,789	1,935
► Non-Public	1,464	1,521	1,559
► Not in Active Practice	412	449	495
Pharmacist to Population Ratio	1:1,565	1:1,446	1:1,432
Pharmacist per 1,000 Population	0.6	0.7	0.7

Total No. of Optometrists and Opticians⁵	2,689	2,739	2,712
► Public	234	253	258
► Non-Public	2,351	2,389	2,365
► Not in Active Practice	104	97	89
Optometrist and Optician to Population Ratio	1:2,200	1:2,134	1:2,256
Optometrist and Optician per 1,000 Population	0.5	0.5	0.4

Total No. of Occupational Therapists⁶	1,381	1,466	1,551
► Public	615	617	646
► Non-Public	608	666	705
► Not in Active Practice	158	183	200

Total No. of Physiotherapists⁶	2,260	2,433	2,619
► Public	1,085	1,141	1,190
► Non-Public	960	1,058	1,172
► Not in Active Practice	215	234	257

Total No. of Speech Therapists⁶	778	791	824
► Public	279	267	260
► Non-Public	403	428	463
► Not in Active Practice	96	96	101

Total No. of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Physicians⁷	3,069	3,179	3,209
► Active Practice	2,236	2,116	2,253
► Not in Active Practice	833	1,063	956

Total No. of Acupuncturists⁸	250	257	263
► Active Practice	115	84	107
► Not in Active Practice	135	173	156