Chart C : Number of Doctors Covered in Health Manpower Surveys by Survey Year (1982-2023)

In the 1982 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 3487.

In the 1984 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 4016.

In the 1987 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 4829.

In the 1990 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 5643.

In the 1992 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 6397.

In the 1996 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 7567.

In the 2000 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 8773.

In the 2003 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 9905.

In the 2004 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 10157.

In the 2005 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 10427.

In the 2006 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 10695.

In the 2007 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 10951.

In the 2009 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 11495.

In the 2012 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 12176.

In the 2015 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 12982.

In the 2018 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 13993.

In the 2023 Health Manpower Survey, the number of doctors with full registration and on resident list covered was 15720.


Note:
Figures of 2000 and before refer to the number of doctors fully registered with the Medical Council of Hong Kong on the resident list of the Medical Register as at the 1 July of the respective years, with Military was included in the 1984, 1987, 1992 and 1996 HMS-DR, whereas the figure of 2003 refers to that as at the 31 December 2003 and the figures of 2004 to 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018 refer to that as at the 31 August of the respective years. 
Figures of 2018 refers to the number of doctors registered with the Medical Council of Hong Kong on the resident list of the Medical Register as at 31 August 2018 with exclusion of those who were subsequently found to have passed away on or before the survey reference date. 
Figures of 2023 refers to the number of doctors who were fully registered with the Medical Council of Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance (Chapter 161) as at the survey reference date of 31 August 2023 and listed on the resident list of the Medical Register as at 30 November 2023.