Generalist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Generalist medical practitioners was 26,098 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26,098
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
23rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
26,098
in 2023
All-time low
11,692
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2023

Generalist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia, 2018–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2018202020232018: 11.7k2020: 12.8k2021: 21.7k2022: 23.8k2023: 26.1k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for generalist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia is 26,098, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 123.2% over ten years.

Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Generalist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Generalist medical practitioners (number) in Saudi Arabia, 2018 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2018 11,692
2020 12,814 +9.6%
2021 21,656 +69.0%
2022 23,804 +9.9%
2023 26,098 +9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11,692 11,692 11,692 1
2020s 21,093 12,814 26,098 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 20 Peru 32,507 compare
  2. 21 Netherlands 32,415 compare
  3. 22 Iraq 31,334 compare
  4. 24 Sri Lanka 23,261 compare
  5. 25 Nepal 21,458 compare
  6. 26 Ukraine 16,249

See the full ranking of 102 places →

More health data for Saudi Arabia

All data for Saudi Arabia →

Frequently asked questions

What is generalist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia?
Generalist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia was 26,098 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest generalist medical practitioners recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 26,098 in 2023.
What is the lowest generalist medical practitioners recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,692 in 2018.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for generalist medical practitioners?
Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
Is generalist medical practitioners rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 123.2%. 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 Generalist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Generalist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/generalist-medical-practitioners-number/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/generalist-medical-practitioners-number/saudi-arabia/">Generalist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Generalist medical practitioners (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
102 places, 1,807 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed