MOH publishes annual counts of opticians and optometrists in Singapore, split across public, private, and not-in-active-practice categories. The collection’s CSV dataset Number of Opticians and Optometrists supports workforce planning and health manpower research since formal registration began under the Optometrists and Opticians Act in 2008. Policy analysts and professional bodies can track the regulated eye-care workforce over time. Registration status categories follow MOH’s published definitions in the official description.
Official description
Number of Opticians and Optometrists (Public, Private, Not in Active Practice).
Optometrists and Opticians were officially registered with the enactment of Optometrists and Opticians Act in 2008.
Ministry of Health CSV counting registered opticians and optometrists in Singapore from 2008 through 2022, with each row giving a year, a sector, and a headcount. The sector breakdown separates practitioners in the public and private sectors from those registered but not in active practice, so the series shows both total registration and where eye-care professionals actually work. Counts begin in 2008, when the Optometrists and Opticians Act brought both professions under formal registration. Health workforce planners and researchers use it alongside other healthcare manpower series to gauge eye-care capacity as myopia and population ageing raise demand.