Number of registered foreign doctors in Singapore

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1449
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 20 OCTOBER 2022

Name and Constituency of Member of ParliamentMr Leong Mun WaiNon-Constituency MP

Question No. 3594

To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the current total number of registered foreign doctors in Singapore; (b) what is the average annual increase in this number since 2000; and (c) what is the breakdown of these numbers according to nationalities.

Question No. 3595

To ask the Minister for Health how many doctors who are (i) Singaporean and (ii) non-Singaporean and who graduated from local and recognised foreign universities are granted registration to practise in Singapore since 2000.

Answer

As at 31 December 2021, there were 15,423 doctors with active practicing certificates in Singapore. 93.2% (14,367) are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents. 63.4% (9,113) of them were locally trained.

Of the Non-Resident (NR) doctors in Singapore, 6.9% were locally trained and 93.1% were foreign trained. Hence the proportion of NR doctors who are foreign trained in Singapore is small, at about 6%. The doctors are mainly from India, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom.