Nurses & Midwives Careers in Dubai
34,730 on the Register · 26,744 with a Full-time Licence
Registered nurses, assistant nurses, and midwives on Dubai's medical register. The register lists 34,730 nurses & midwives, 35% of all records, or 949 per 100,000 population. 26,744 of them hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
34,730
On the register
949
Register per 100K population
77%
FTL rate
3
Specialties
Top Specialties
The most common specialties within nurses & midwives in Dubai, ranked by active professional count.
| Specialty | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered Nurse | 28,549 | 82.2% |
| 2 | Assistant Nurse | 5,725 | 16.5% |
| 3 | Registered Midwife | 320 | 0.9% |
Biggest Employers
Licensing Overview
FTL (Full-time licence)
26,744
77%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
7,977
23%
Dubai's medical register records a licence type for every professional. FTL is a full-time licence held at a Dubai facility. REG means registered only: the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but holds no active licence at a Dubai facility and cannot practise until a facility activates one. Among nurses & midwives, 77% hold an FTL and 23% are not licensed at a facility (REG).
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Nurses & Midwives
The areas with the most matched nurses & midwives. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce.
Deira
1,629 matched
Al Barsha
1,592 matched
Al Garhoud
1,438 matched
Oud Metha
1,312 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
1,236 matched
Jumeirah
989 matched
Al Jaddaf
861 matched
Umm Suqeim
860 matched
Al Qusais
855 matched
Al Safa
678 matched
Al Nahda
533 matched
Al Quoz
411 matched
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career overview is for informational purposes only.