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Dentists (total): Saudi Arabia, 2023

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

Saudi Arabia had 25,970 employed dentists in 2023, according to GASTAT Healthcare Establishments and Workforce Statistics Publication 2023. Basis: employed (all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis).

Comparability B 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.

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General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia. (2026). Dentists (total): Saudi Arabia, as of 2023-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/sa/dentists-total/2023/

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Record

Value
25,970 persons
Scope qualifier
all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
high
Method
reported
Basis
employed
Scope
employed: all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis
Subgroup
total (Saudi 13,959)
Comparability
Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
Status
Current revision

Source quote

The total number of dentists was 25,970, with 13,959 being Saudi dentists.

Locator: Healthcare Establishments and Workforce Statistics 2023 (EN), p.1 lead paragraph

Local definition

Dentists working in all health sectors, based on MOH 2023 data; Saudis and non-Saudis

Source

General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudi Arabia: Healthcare Establishments and Workforce Statistics Publication 2023 (English). Registry entry: sa-gastat-hcw-2023.

Notes

Matches MOH Statistical Yearbook 2023 table 2-4 (total 25,970; 53.8% Saudi) and WHO NHWA. By sector: MOH 7,056, other government 2,238, private 16,676.

Metric definition

Dentists registered or licensed to practise (headcount); definition per record notes 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 (total) in Saudi Arabia: current records by yearDentists (total) 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; GASTAT Healthcare Establishments and Workforce Statistics…; Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook 2024. Dental Market Radar.Dentists (total) in Saudi Arabia: current records by yearpersons; same basis only (employed); a dashed line crosses a series break2019: 18,81118,8112020: 19,6222021: 22,7392022: 23,8972023: 25,9702024: 33,75133,75120192024Sources: Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook 2023; GASTAT Healthcare Establishments andWorkforce Statistics…; Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook 2024. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (employed (all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis)). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists (total), Saudi Arabia, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
202433,751 personsemployed (all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis)Comparability BStatistical Yearbook 2024 (bilingual Arabic/English, Excel workbook)Series break starts here
202325,970 personsemployed (all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis)Comparability BHealthcare Establishments and Workforce Statistics Publication 2023 (English)
202223,897 personsemployed (all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis)Comparability BStatistical Yearbook 2023 (bilingual Arabic/English, 1445H)
202122,739 personsemployed (all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis)Comparability BStatistical Yearbook 2023 (bilingual Arabic/English, 1445H)
202019,622 personsemployed (all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis)Comparability BStatistical Yearbook 2023 (bilingual Arabic/English, 1445H)
201918,811 personsemployed (all sectors, Saudis and non-Saudis)Comparability BStatistical Yearbook 2023 (bilingual Arabic/English, 1445H)

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