In 2023 there were 39,449 GPs within Australia’s primary care workforce. Of these, 31,885 were vocationally registered, 1562 were non-vocationally registered, and 6002 were GPs in training. The total number of GPs in Australia has increased every year since 2018, however the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) GPs decreased in 2023 to 29,215.1
Similar to last year, growth in the number of female GPs continues to outpace male GPs. Male GPs account for a higher rate of FTE versus headcount than female GPs and constitute a notably larger proportion of the overall GP workforce, in terms of FTE (Figure 19).1