Physicians & Doctors
Pediatrics: Workforce Profile
1,221 on the Register · 853 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 1,221 pediatrics professionals. 853 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 23 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, with 116 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
1,221
On the register
33
Register per 100K
70%
FTL rate
25%
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
At 23 full-time licence holders per 100K, supply is broadly in line with the OECD benchmark of ~25 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. 70% of registered pediatrics professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 30% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
853
70%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
368
30%
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
915
Consultants
306
Consultant Ratio
25%
Balanced seniority pipeline
Which facilities employ the most pediatrics professionals?
The largest single employer holds 14% of all pediatrics professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | Pediatrics Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital | 116 | 988 |
| 2 | Mediclinic Parkview Hospital | 28 | 1,012 |
| 3 | Graduate Medical Education- Dubai Health | 27 | 736 |
| 4 | Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital | 19 | 373 |
| 5 | Kings College Hospital London | 19 | 838 |
| 6 | Latifa Hospital - Dubai Health | 16 | 874 |
| 7 | American Hospital Dubai | 16 | 1,107 |
| 8 | Mediclinic City Hospital | 15 | 929 |
| 9 | Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital | 15 | 541 |
| 10 | Al Zahra Pvt. Hospital | 15 | 895 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Pediatrics Professionals
Areas with at least one pediatrics 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.
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6,922
Obstetrics & Gynecology
1,510
Family Medicine
1,100
Dermatology
1,072
Anesthesiology
1,056
Internal Medicine
984
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.