General practitioners employees in the UK 2000-2017

Number of general practitioners employed in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2017

The data shows the number of general practitioners (GPs) employed in the health sector in the UK from 2000 to 2017. During this period the number of GPs employed in the health sector increased to an estimated 49,824 in 2017.

2000 39098
2001 39687
2002 40261
2003 41647
2004 42925
2005 44199
2006 44571
2007 45362
2008 46850
2009 49437
2010 48641
2011 49838
2012 50008
2013 49875
2014 50595
2015 50169
2016 50080
2017 49824