Dentists in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Dentists was 25,970 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dentists in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentists in Saudi Arabia is 25,970, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 107.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Saudi Arabia peaked at 25,970 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,581, in 2001.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,283 | 1,581 | 7,325 | 3 |
| 2010s | 13,311 | 9,160 | 18,811 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,057 | 19,622 | 25,970 | 4 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 240,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 77.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 256,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 236,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 254,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 245,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Saudi Arabia?
- Dentists in Saudi Arabia was 25,970 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,970 in 2023.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,581 in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for dentists?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Dentists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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