As of 2023, there were around 139 thousand physicians in Saudi Arabia. This was approximately 10 thousand more than the previous year. Apart from 2019 when there was a decline of roughly 2000 physicians in the country, all other years since 2011 have recorded a steady increase in the total number of physicians.
Total number of physicians in Saudi Arabia from 2011 to 2023*
(in 1,000s)
* Including physicians and dentists working under the Ministry of Health, other governmental, and private sector. Figures for 2010-2021 were taken from the previous years' report. Release date is the date of the last modification.
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Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia). (April 7, 2024). Total number of physicians in Saudi Arabia from 2011 to 2023* (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/608539/total-number-of-physicians-in-saudi-arabia/
Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia). "Total number of physicians in Saudi Arabia from 2011 to 2023* (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608539/total-number-of-physicians-in-saudi-arabia/
Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia). (2024). Total number of physicians in Saudi Arabia from 2011 to 2023* (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608539/total-number-of-physicians-in-saudi-arabia/
Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia). "Total Number of Physicians in Saudi Arabia from 2011 to 2023* (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608539/total-number-of-physicians-in-saudi-arabia/
Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia), Total number of physicians in Saudi Arabia from 2011 to 2023* (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608539/total-number-of-physicians-in-saudi-arabia/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total number of physicians in Saudi Arabia from 2011 to 2023* (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia), April 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/608539/total-number-of-physicians-in-saudi-arabia/
