Medical Tourism Clinics in Seoul
The 2015 list has 1,491 medical tourism clinics in Seoul, and 740 of them (49.6%) are in Gangnam-gu.
Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data breaks down the 2015 list of clinics approved for medical tourism, released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, by the city's 25 districts and by neighbourhood. Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu together have 933, or 62.6% of the Seoul total.
- Clinics in Seoul (2015)
- 1,491rows with a Seoul address
- Gangnam-gu
- 74049.6% of Seoul
- Gangnam-gu + Seocho-gu
- 93362.6% of Seoul
- Top neighbourhood
- Apgujeong-dong140
Contents
- How many medical tourism clinics in Seoul are there?
- Which districts have the most medical tourism clinics in Seoul?
- How concentrated are medical tourism clinics in Seoul in Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu?
- Which neighbourhood has the most medical tourism clinics in Seoul?
- Which districts have the fewest medical tourism clinics in Seoul?
- What should you keep in mind when reading the figures on medical tourism clinics in Seoul?
- Where do the figures on medical tourism clinics in Seoul come from, and how were they calculated?
- Frequently asked questions about medical tourism clinics in Seoul
- Related pages
- Sources
How many medical tourism clinics in Seoul are there?
1,491 on the 2015 list. That is the number of rows with a Seoul address among the 1,494 rows the city released. 2 rows with a Gyeonggi address and 1 row with no address are not included.
A medical tourism clinic here means a medical institution that met the requirements and registered in order to attract foreign patients. The list mixes clinics, dental clinics, Korean medicine clinics and hospitals, and gives each one's English name, district and neighbourhood. It does not say how many patients each one treated.
Which districts have the most medical tourism clinics in Seoul?
Gangnam-gu leads with 740, followed by Seocho-gu with 193 and Jung-gu with 94. From fourth place, Yeongdeungpo-gu (46), every district has fewer than 50.
| Rank | District | Clinics | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gangnam-gu | 740 | 49.6% |
| 2 | Seocho-gu | 193 | 12.9% |
| 3 | Jung-gu | 94 | 6.3% |
| 4 | Yeongdeungpo-gu | 46 | 3.1% |
| 5 | Songpa-gu | 45 | 3.0% |
| 6 | Gangseo-gu | 40 | 2.7% |
| 7 | Mapo-gu | 33 | 2.2% |
| 8 | Dongdaemun-gu | 28 | 1.9% |
| 9 | Jongno-gu | 24 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Yongsan-gu | 22 | 1.5% |
| - | The other 15 districts | 226 | 15.2% |
| - | Seoul total | 1,491 | 100.0% |
The ten districts above add up to 1,265, or 84.8% of Seoul. The other 15 districts have 226 between them.
How concentrated are medical tourism clinics in Seoul in Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu?
The two districts have 933, which is 62.6% of the city. Gangnam-gu alone accounts for 49.6%, and it has 3.8 times as many as second-placed Seocho-gu (740 ÷ 193).
| Group | Clinics | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gangnam-gu | 740 | 49.6% |
| Seocho-gu | 193 | 12.9% |
| Jung-gu | 94 | 6.3% |
| The other 22 districts | 464 | 31.1% |
| Seoul total | 1,491 | 100.0% |
Adding Jung-gu brings the top three to 1,027 (68.9%), while the other 22 districts total 464. The neighbourhoods inside Gangnam-gu are covered in Medical Tourism Clinics in Gangnam.
Which neighbourhood has the most medical tourism clinics in Seoul?
Apgujeong-dong in Gangnam-gu has the most, with 140. Of the ten neighbourhoods with the most clinics, 7 are in Gangnam-gu.
| Rank | Neighbourhood | District | Clinics | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apgujeong-dong | Gangnam-gu | 140 | 9.4% |
| 2 | Yeoksam1-dong | Gangnam-gu | 137 | 9.2% |
| 3 | Sinsa-dong | Gangnam-gu | 122 | 8.2% |
| 4 | Nonhyeon1-dong | Gangnam-gu | 91 | 6.1% |
| 5 | Cheongdam-dong | Gangnam-gu | 90 | 6.0% |
| 6 | Seocho4-dong | Seocho-gu | 75 | 5.0% |
| 7 | Myeong-dong | Jung-gu | 56 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Nonhyeon2-dong | Gangnam-gu | 56 | 3.8% |
| 9 | Jamwon-dong | Seocho-gu | 28 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Samseong1-dong | Gangnam-gu | 21 | 1.4% |
The ones outside Gangnam-gu are Seocho4-dong (Seocho-gu, 75) and Myeong-dong (Jung-gu, 56) and Jamwon-dong (Seocho-gu, 28). Neighbourhood names are shown as written in the source, which is an English-language list.
Which districts have the fewest medical tourism clinics in Seoul?
Gangbuk-gu and Geumcheon-gu have the fewest, with 7 each. 12 of the 25 districts have fewer than 20.
| Rank | District | Clinics | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gangnam-gu | 740 | 49.6% |
| 2 | Seocho-gu | 193 | 12.9% |
| 3 | Jung-gu | 94 | 6.3% |
| 4 | Yeongdeungpo-gu | 46 | 3.1% |
| 5 | Songpa-gu | 45 | 3.0% |
| 6 | Gangseo-gu | 40 | 2.7% |
| 7 | Mapo-gu | 33 | 2.2% |
| 8 | Dongdaemun-gu | 28 | 1.9% |
| 9 | Jongno-gu | 24 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Yongsan-gu | 22 | 1.5% |
| 10 | Gwanak-gu | 22 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Yangcheon-gu | 21 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Gangdong-gu | 20 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Seodaemun-gu | 19 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Guro-gu | 19 | 1.3% |
| 16 | Gwangjin-gu | 18 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Dongjak-gu | 18 | 1.2% |
| 18 | Nowon-gu | 17 | 1.1% |
| 19 | Seongbuk-gu | 14 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Seongdong-gu | 13 | 0.9% |
| 21 | Jungnang-gu | 12 | 0.8% |
| 22 | Dobong-gu | 10 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Eunpyeong-gu | 9 | 0.6% |
| 24 | Gangbuk-gu | 7 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Geumcheon-gu | 7 | 0.5% |
| - | Seoul total | 1,491 | 100.0% |
The fields that are common in each district are in Medical Tourism Clinics in Seoul by Specialty, and a table that sets clinic counts beside attractions and restaurants for each district is in Medical Tourism and Sightseeing in Seoul by District.
What should you keep in mind when reading the figures on medical tourism clinics in Seoul?
The list is a single snapshot from 2015 and has not been updated since. Clinics that have closed or moved, and those registered later, are not reflected. It cannot be used to confirm whether a clinic is registered today.
A count of clinics is not a count of patients. Seoul had 1,755,002 foreign patients in 2025, but that figure is not published by district. Nothing in this list shows that a district with more clinics treated proportionally more patients. Patient numbers are in Foreign Patients in Seoul.
Where do the figures on medical tourism clinics in Seoul come from, and how were they calculated?
The figures are Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data's own counts, by district and neighbourhood, of the 1,494 rows in "Seoul: medical institutions approved for medical tourism, English list (2015)" on the Seoul Open Data Plaza. Only the 1,491 rows with a Seoul address are counted; 2 rows with a Gyeonggi address and 1 row with no address are left out. The list comes from the Foreign Patient Attraction Information System and was released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Public Health Policy Division.
Shares use the Seoul total of 1,491 as the denominator. Ranks run from the most clinics down, and districts with the same count share a rank.
Frequently asked questions about medical tourism clinics in Seoul
How many medical tourism clinics are there in Gangnam-gu?
740 on the 2015 list, which is 49.6% of the 1,491 in Seoul.
Can this list confirm that a clinic is registered today?
No. It is a single snapshot from 2015 and has not been updated since. Current registration should be checked with the official guidance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute.
Does the list include addresses and phone numbers?
No. It gives only the English name, the district and the neighbourhood. The source has no columns for specialty or contact details.
Are foreign patient numbers available by district?
No. The statistics the city publishes are by nationality, not by district. The Seoul total for 2025 is 1,755,002.
Does the list include clinics outside Seoul?
2 rows have an address in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do. Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data leaves them out of the Seoul figures.
Does Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data recommend clinics?
No. Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data is an information site that shows figures from open data in tables and charts, and it does not print the names of individual clinics.
Sources
- Seoul: medical institutions approved for medical tourism, English list (2015) Seoul Metropolitan Government (Public Health Policy Division), Seoul Open Data Plaza · 21 Jan 2016 · one-off release, from the Foreign Patient Attraction Information System, KOGL Type 1
- Seoul: foreign patients by nationality, statistics (in Korean) Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Open Data Plaza · 6 Apr 2015 · published yearly, compiled by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, KOGL Type 1
- Korea Open Government License, Type 1: attribution (in Korean) Korea Open Government License (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) · attribution required, commercial use and changes allowed
Every address was opened and checked on 9 Oct 2026. The source files can be downloaded from the Seoul Open Data Plaza.