1,468 GPs working at 305 practices in Northern Ireland

Date published: 05 June 2025

New accredited official statistics published today by NISRA statisticians in the Business Services Organisation (BSO) present information on general medical services for Northern Ireland during the 2024/25 financial year.

Key findings:

• Northern Ireland had 305 active GP (General Practitioner) practices. This was a reduction of 7 compared to 2024 and a reduction of 45 (12.9%) since 2014.
• There were 1,468 GPs (excluding Locums). Of these, 60% were female and 40% were male, a notable shift in gender profile since 2014 (46% female, 54% male).
• A total of 2,067,000 individuals were registered with a GP practice. During 2024/25 there were approximately 46,000 new patient registrations and 48,000 patients transferred between NI GP practices.
• BSO processed £377.1m of payments towards overall cost of GP services in Northern Ireland. This was an average payment of £182 per registered patient, 47% more than in 2017/18.

About the publication

The General Medical Services for Northern Ireland: Annual Statistics 2024/25 provides information on:

• the number of GP practices,
• the GP workforce,
• registered patients,
• BSO payments towards GP services,
• general medical services UK comparisons.

Further information

Read the full report at: General Medical Services for Northern Ireland: Annual Statistics 2024/25