# Status of Dermatology Clinics in Korea — Analysis of 2,093 HIRA Data Nationwide (2026) > Category: data-report > Published: 2026-03-28 12:13:52.272202+00 > Source: https://kdermzip.com/en/blog/korea-dermatology-clinic-statistics-2026 As of March 2026, there are 2,093 active dermatology clinics operating across 18 provinces and cities nationwide, registered in the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) public data. This article summarizes the regional distribution and specialist status of dermatology clinics in Korea based on HIRA public data. Active Dermatology Clinics 2,093 Board-certified Dermatologists 791 Total Medical Staff 2,491 Distribution Regions 18 Reference Date: March 24, 2026 · Source: Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) Public Data 1. Specialist Status Out of a total of 2,491 medical staff, 791 are board-certified dermatologists, accounting for 31.8% of the total. The remaining 68.2% are general practitioners providing dermatological care. Among the 2,093 clinics, 570 (27.2%) have at least one board-certified specialist on staff, while the remaining 72.8% operate without a specialist. Percentage of Clinics with Specialists 27.2% Percentage of Specialists (Relative to Total Medical Staff) 31.8% 2. Regional Distribution Dermatology clinics are concentrated in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. A total of 1,370 clinics (65.5% of the nation) are located in the three regions of Seoul (884), Gyeonggi-do (401), and Incheon (85). Seoul alone accounts for 42.2% of the national total. 65.5% of dermatology clinics nationwide are concentrated in the three metropolitan regions of Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon, with Seoul alone accounting for 42.2%. Rank Region No. of Clinics No. of Specialists Clinics with Specialists 1Seoul 884 347 237 2Gyeonggi-do 401 138 101 3Busan1606852 4Daegu1015739 5Incheon 85 24 17 6Gwangju793425 7Gyeongsangnam-do672117 8Daejeon563122 9Jeonbuk State491512 10Chungcheongnam-do3765 11Gyeongsangbuk-do361311 12Chungcheongbuk-do32109 13Ulsan311311 14Jeollanam-do2676 15Jeju State2033 16Sejong-si1511 17Gangwon State1333 As of March 24, 2026. HIRA Public Data. Seoul Metropolitan Area (Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon) is highlighted in blue. Metropolitan City Status The five metropolitan cities excluding Seoul (Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan) total 512 clinics, representing 24.5% of the nation. Among metropolitan cities, Busan (160) has the most, and Ulsan (31) has the fewest. Provincial Status At the provincial level, Gyeonggi-do (401) is overwhelmingly first. Gangwon State (13) and Jeollanam-do (26) are at the lower end, and Sejong-si (15) has relatively less dermatology infrastructure due to its nature as a new city. 3. Regional Concentration of Specialists Out of 791 specialists nationwide, 347 are practicing in clinics located in Seoul, meaning 43.9% of the total are concentrated in Seoul. The combined number of specialists in the three regions of Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Busan is 553, accounting for 69.9% of the national total. Seoul (347 specialists) 43.9% Gyeonggi (138 specialists) 17.4% Busan (68 specialists) 8.6% Remaining 15 Regions (238 specialists) 30.1% Regions with High Specialist Retention Rates The regions with the highest percentage of clinics with specialists relative to total clinics are Daejeon (39.3%), Daegu (38.6%), and Gwangju (31.6%). While Seoul (26.8%) and Gyeonggi (25.2%) have high absolute numbers, their retention rates are lower than those of provincial metropolitan cities. This reflects the concentration of small clinics operated by general practitioners in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. 4. Data Source and Methodology All figures in this article are based on public data from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA). HIRA is an agency under the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea that manages the status of medical institutions nationwide. Aggregation Criteria Institutions registered with medical department code 05 (Dermatology) Institution Type: Clinic level (excluding hospitals) Status: Active institutions only Reference Date: March 24, 2026 Update Cycle K-Dermzip automatically synchronizes HIRA public data once a week. Information on new openings and closures is reflected within 7 days of HIRA registration. Detailed statistics by region can be found on the National Dermatology Status Statistics page, and raw data in machine-readable format is provided through the LLM API endpoint. ## Related Resources - Blog post: https://kdermzip.com/en/blog/korea-dermatology-clinic-statistics-2026 - All guides: https://kdermzip.com/en/blog - K-DermZip: https://kdermzip.com