Specialist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Specialist medical practitioners was 81,595 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81,595
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
13th
of 95 countries
All-time high
81,595
in 2023
All-time low
68,170
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2023
Specialist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia, 2018–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for specialist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia is 81,595, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 13th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Specialist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 68,170 | — |
| 2020 | 74,003 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 68,333 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 81,528 | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 81,595 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68,170 | 68,170 | 68,170 | 1 |
| 2020s | 76,365 | 68,333 | 81,595 | 4 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.4671 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 4.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.7332 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is specialist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia?
- Specialist medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia was 81,595 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 81,595 in 2023.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,170 in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Specialist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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