Number of Doctors in Indonesia in 2022, from Aceh to Papua

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Adi Ahdiat 03/03/2023 15:43 WIB

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The number of doctors in Indonesia reached 176,110 in 2022. This figure includes general practitioners, dentists, specialists, and specialist dentists.

Number of Doctors in Indonesia by Province (2022)*

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According to data from the Ministry of Health compiled by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the number of doctors in Indonesia reached 176,110 in 2022.

This figure is a combination of general practitioners, dentists, specialist doctors, and specialist dentists.

The province with the highest number of doctors in 2022 was West Java, while the lowest was West Sulawesi.

Here are the 10 provinces with the highest number of doctors in 2022:

1. West Java: 23,973 people
2. East Java: 23,851 people
3. DKI Jakarta: 23,788 people
4. Central Java: 18,302 people
5. North Sumatra: 9,112 people
6. Banten: 7,712 people
7. Bali: 6,535 people
8. South Sulawesi: 6,360 people
9. Yogyakarta Special Region: 5,259 people
10. Riau: 4,778 people

Here are the 10 provinces with the fewest doctors in 2022:

1. West Sulawesi: 512 people
2. North Kalimantan: 600 people
3. Gorontalo: 648 people
4. North Maluku: 690 people
5. West Papua: 760 people
6. Bangka Belitung Islands: 1,011 people
7. Maluku: 1,028 people
8. Bengkulu: 1,066 people
9. Central Kalimantan: 1,351 people
10. Southeast Sulawesi: 1,370 people

According to Taruna Ikrar, Chair of the Indonesian Medical Council (KKI), the number of doctors in Indonesia is still minimal compared to the total population. The distribution is also considered uneven.

"It is very clear that the number of doctors with very high density is in large cities, but very minimal in peripheral or rural areas," said Taruna in his article *Untangling the Tangled Thread of Indonesian Doctors*, as reported on the official KKI website (1/7/2022).

"This condition is exacerbated by Indonesia's geographical condition as an archipelago. Uneven distribution means thousands of islands have no doctors at all. This condition certainly endangers the safety of the community in those areas," he continued.

Taruna also revealed that Indonesia lacks not only general practitioners, but also specialist and subspecialist doctors.

"This is because the production of specialist doctors is very low and very uneven compared to the needs and population growth rate," said Taruna.

"Based on this problem, it is only natural that all related institutions have a responsibility to take extraordinary action. We are not in a normal condition, so we must make maximum efforts to overcome this backlog," he continued.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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