Medical doctors in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Medical doctors was 113,300 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Saudi Arabia is 113,300, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Saudi Arabia peaked at 113,300 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,464, in 2001.
Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,554 | 14,464 | 46,904 | 4 |
| 2010s | 72,769 | 56,459 | 94,335 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,226 | 95,336 | 113,300 | 4 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 389,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 238,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 357,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 233,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 328,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 230,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Saudi Arabia?
- Medical doctors in Saudi Arabia was 113,300 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 113,300 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,464 in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for medical doctors?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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