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Dentists (total): Qatar, 2021

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

Qatar had 2,064 employed dentists in 2021, according to NPC Chapter VI Health Services Statistics 2025. Basis: employed (government + private).

Comparability B Confidence high

Cite this

National Planning Council (NPC), Qatar (formerly Planning and Statistics Authority). (2026). Dentists (total): Qatar, as of 2021-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/qa/dentists-total/2021/

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Record

Value
2,064 persons
Scope qualifier
government + private
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
high
Method
reported
Basis
employed
Scope
employed: government + private
Subgroup
government 507, private 1,557
Comparability
Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
Status
Current revision

Source quote

No. of Dentists ... Total 0.7 2,320 0.7 2,275 0.7 2,201 0.7 2,154 0.8 2,064

Locator: NPC Health Services Statistics 2025, Table 106 'Health Indicators 2021-2025', row 'No. of Dentists', sector 'Total' (pairs of rate per 1,000 and number, 2025 down to 2021); sector split from the Government and Private rows of the same table

Local definition

Dentists working in government and private sectors (medical staff counts)

Source

National Planning Council (NPC), Qatar (formerly Planning and Statistics Authority): Chapter VI Health Services Statistics 2025 (Arabic/English). Registry entry: qa-npc-health-2025.

Notes

Workforce count, not a register of licences (government 507, private 1,557). No split by nationality is published in this chapter. QCHP register totals not found.

Metric definition

Dentists registered or licensed to practise (headcount); definition per record notes All markets for this metric.

History

Dentists (total) in Qatar: current records by yearDentists (total) in Qatar: current records by year. persons; same basis only (employed); a dashed line crosses a series break. Source: NPC Chapter VI Health Services Statistics 2025. Dental Market Radar.Dentists (total) in Qatar: current records by yearpersons; same basis only (employed); a dashed line crosses a series break2021: 2,0642,0642022: 2,1542023: 2,2012024: 2,2752025: 2,3202,32020212025Source: NPC Chapter VI Health Services Statistics 2025. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (employed (government + private)). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists (total), Qatar, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
20252,320 personsemployed (government + private)Comparability BChapter VI Health Services Statistics 2025 (Arabic/English)
20242,275 personsemployed (government + private)Comparability BChapter VI Health Services Statistics 2025 (Arabic/English)
20232,201 personsemployed (government + private)Comparability BChapter VI Health Services Statistics 2025 (Arabic/English)
20222,154 personsemployed (government + private)Comparability BChapter VI Health Services Statistics 2025 (Arabic/English)
20212,064 personsemployed (government + private)Comparability BChapter VI Health Services Statistics 2025 (Arabic/English)

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