Physicians & Doctors
General Practitioner: Workforce Profile
6,921 on the Register · 4,355 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 6,921 general practitioner professionals. 4,355 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 119 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Aster Hospital, with 60 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
6,921
On the register
189
Register per 100K
63%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
At 119 full-time licence holders per 100K, supply is broadly in line with the OECD benchmark of ~120 per 100K, though Dubai's unique demographics affect direct comparability.
How many hold a full-time licence?
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. 63% of registered general practitioner professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 37% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
4,355
63%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
2,556
37%
How many are specialists, and how many consultants?
Specialist and Consultant are licence titles under the unified UAE Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR), which the Dubai health regulator applies. A Specialist holds a recognised specialty qualification. A Consultant needs 2 years of experience after a Tier 1 qualification or 5 years after Tier 2, and a Tier 3 qualification cannot lead to the Consultant title. The consultant ratio shows how senior the registered workforce is: a higher ratio means more records carry the Consultant title.
Specialists
6,921
Consultants
0
Consultant Ratio
0%
Early-career dominated
Which facilities employ the most general practitioner professionals?
The largest single employer holds 1% of all general practitioner professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | General Practitioner Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aster Hospital | 60 | 561 |
| 2 | Saudi German Hospital | 51 | 818 |
| 3 | Al Zahra Pvt. Hospital | 51 | 895 |
| 4 | N M C Royal Hospital Ltd - Dubai | 40 | 642 |
| 5 | Trudoc Health Care | 37 | 50 |
| 6 | Noor Almamzar Medical Centre | 36 | 171 |
| 7 | Advanced Care Medical Center | 35 | 90 |
| 8 | Al Tadawi Specialty Hospital | 34 | 386 |
| 9 | Zulekha Hospital | 33 | 538 |
| 10 | Mirdif Private Hospital | 32 | 463 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched General Practitioner Professionals
Areas with at least one general practitioner professional at a facility Zavis has matched to them. 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 and an area missing from the list is not an area without this specialty.
| Area | Matched Professionals |
|---|---|
| Al Barsha | 267 |
| Jumeirah | 209 |
| Al Quoz | 190 |
| Al Qusais | 181 |
| Al Garhoud | 178 |
| Umm Suqeim | 177 |
| Deira | 167 |
| Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) | 133 |
| Jebel Ali | 114 |
| Al Safa | 101 |
| Al Karama | 94 |
| Business Bay | 92 |
| Al Nahda | 78 |
| Oud Metha | 58 |
| Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) | 55 |
| Al Mankhool | 52 |
| Dubai Marina | 50 |
| Dubai Silicon Oasis | 47 |
| Al Satwa | 46 |
| Mirdif | 45 |
| Al Jaddaf | 37 |
| Al Wasl | 35 |
| Bur Dubai | 32 |
| Al Warqa | 25 |
| Palm Jumeirah | 23 |
| Al Rigga | 20 |
| Al Rashidiya | 16 |
| International City | 12 |
| Discovery Gardens | 11 |
| Al Sufouh | 7 |
| Al Mamzar | 6 |
| Hatta | 6 |
| Dubai Sports City | 4 |
| Motor City | 1 |
| Downtown Dubai | 1 |
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Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. Population estimate: 3,660,000 (Dubai Statistics Center). OECD benchmarks are approximate averages for context and may not be directly comparable due to differences in licensing scope and population demographics. This page presents labor market analysis for informational purposes only.