Dental Market Radar

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Dentists (practising): Saudi Arabia, 2023

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

Saudi Arabia had 25,970 employed dentists in 2023, according to Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook 2023. Basis: employed (all sectors).

Comparability A Confidence high

Series break: this series has a documented break (2024). A change across it reflects a change in source or definition, not growth. See Series break below.

Cite this

Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. (2026). Dentists (practising): Saudi Arabia, as of 2023-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/sa/dentists-practising/2023/

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Record

Value
25,970 persons
Scope qualifier
all sectors
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
high
Method
reported
Basis
employed
Scope
employed: all sectors
Comparability
Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
Status
Current revision

Source quote

Dentistry 25,970 2,555 5,006 18,409 16,676 1,138 3,341 12,197 2,238 819 620 799 7,056 598 1,045 5,413

Locator: MOH Statistical Yearbook 2023, Table 2-5 'Physicians and Dentists in KSA Health Sectors by Speciality and Professional Categories, 2023G', row 'Dentistry'

Local definition

Dentists working in MOH, other government and private sectors, by grade (consultant, registrar, resident)

Source

Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia: Statistical Yearbook 2023 (bilingual Arabic/English, 1445H). Registry entry: sa-moh-yearbook-2023.

Notes

Total 25,970 = consultants 2,555 + registrars 5,006 + residents 18,409. Private 16,676; other government 2,238; MOH 7,056.

Metric definition

Dentists reported as practising / on the resident register (narrower than registered) All markets for this metric.

Series break

Series break at 2024 (between 2023 and 2024): MOH yearbook 2024 Table 1-8: workforce data source changed from MOH records to the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties from 2024; levels before and after 2024 are not strictly comparable

History

Dentists (practising) in Saudi Arabia: current records by yearDentists (practising) in Saudi Arabia: current records by year. persons; same basis only (employed); a dashed line crosses a series break. Sources: Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook 2023; Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook 2024. Dental Market Radar.Dentists (practising) in Saudi Arabia: current records by yearpersons; same basis only (employed); a dashed line crosses a series break2023: 25,97025,9702024: 33,75133,75120232024Sources: Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook 2023; Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook2024. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (employed (all sectors)). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists (practising), Saudi Arabia, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
202433,751 personsemployed (all sectors)Comparability BStatistical Yearbook 2024 (bilingual Arabic/English, Excel workbook)Series break starts here
202325,970 personsemployed (all sectors)Comparability AStatistical Yearbook 2023 (bilingual Arabic/English, 1445H)

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