Physicians in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia had 3.41 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023.
Saudi Arabia, 2023
3.41
Change from 2022
−0.08per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2023
3.06 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Saudi Arabia over time
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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.41 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2022 | 3.48 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 3.20 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 3.08 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 2.63 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 2.90 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 2.68 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 2.47 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 2.44 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 2.37 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 2.43 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 2.27 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 2.27 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 1.94 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 1.97 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 0.85 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 0.92 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.08 from 3.48 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.43 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.98.
More for Saudi Arabia
All statistics for Saudi Arabia
Hospital beds
2.4 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
78.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
66.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
83
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO