Allied Health Professionals

Pharmacist: Workforce Profile

9,388 on the Register · 6,754 with a Full-time Licence

As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 9,388 pharmacist professionals. 6,754 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 185 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Super Care Pharmacy, with 238 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.

9,388

On the register

257

72%

FTL rate

N/A

Consultant ratio

How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?

At 185 full-time licence holders per 100K, this specialty exceeds the OECD benchmark of ~80 per 100K, reflecting Dubai's role as a regional medical hub and medical tourism destination.

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. 72% of registered pharmacist professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 28% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.

FTL (Full-time licence)

6,754

72%

REG (Registered only, no facility licence)

2,633

28%

Which facilities employ the most pharmacist professionals?

The largest single employer holds 4% of all pharmacist professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.

#	Facility	Pharmacist Staff	Total Staff
1	Super Care Pharmacy	238	246
2	Medicina Pharmacy	142	144
3	Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health	90	2,675
4	Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health	68	1,638
5	Latifa Hospital - Dubai Health	38	874
6	Saudi German Hospital Pharmacy	37	44
7	Dubai Duty Free Pharmacy	36	36
8	Mediclinic Parkview Hospital Llc Pharmacy	34	38
9	Mediclinic City Hospital FZ-LLC_Pharmacy	30	39
10	Nahdi pharmacy	28	28

Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Pharmacist Professionals

Areas with at least one pharmacist 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	330
Deira	309
Al Quoz	216
Dubai Marina	178
Jebel Ali	146
Al Qusais	142
Oud Metha	131
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)	124
Al Karama	121
Jumeirah	119
Al Nahda	118
Al Satwa	118
Al Jaddaf	118
Mirdif	113
Al Garhoud	101
Umm Suqeim	91
Al Warqa	83
Al Rigga	80
Al Mankhool	77
Business Bay	76
Al Safa	73
Palm Jumeirah	54
Bur Dubai	53
International City	53
Dubai Silicon Oasis	52
Downtown Dubai	52
Al Rashidiya	45
Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)	43
Al Wasl	37
Al Sufouh	36
Hatta	34
Discovery Gardens	21
Al Mamzar	12
Motor City	8
Dubai Sports City	6

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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.