Bahrainis Make Up 92pc of Doctor Rise

TDT | Manama

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Bahraini doctors and dentists accounted for 91.8pc of the rise in their numbers last year, increasing by 303 to 3,477.

That 9.5pc increase pushed the Bahraini share of all doctors and dentists to 62.1pc in 2025, up from 60.2pc a year earlier.

There were 241 extra Bahraini doctors and 62 extra dentists. By comparison, the number of non-Bahrainis rose by just 27, all of them doctors, while the number of non-Bahraini dentists stayed at 493.

There were 5,601 doctors and dentists across the government and private sectors, up 330, or 6.3pc, from 5,271 the year before. The total comprised 4,466 doctors and 1,135 dentists.

The number of Bahraini women rose by 201 in one year, against 102 men. Women made up about two-thirds of the Bahraini increase and 62.2pc of all Bahraini doctors and dentists.

Among doctors, the number of Bahrainis rose by 241 to 2,835, up 9.3pc, taking their share from 61.8pc to 63.5pc.

Most of the rise was in the government sector, where doctor numbers increased by 192 to 2,368. The private-sector total went up by 76 to 2,098.

Bahrainis made up 1,833 government doctors, or 77.4pc. In the private sector, their number reached 1,002, giving them a 47.8pc share.

In 2021, the private sector employed 53.1pc of all doctors. By 2025, the government sector accounted for 53pc.

The number of Bahraini dentists rose from 580 to 642 last year, up 10.7pc, while the non-Bahraini total stayed at 493. Every net addition to the number of dentists was therefore Bahraini.

Most of the rise was in the private sector, where the number of Bahraini dentists went up by 58 to 470. They now make up 49.6pc of private dentists, against 478 non-Bahrainis.

Among government dentists, Bahrainis numbered 172 against 15 non-Bahrainis, putting their share at about 92pc.

Dentist numbers have risen faster than doctor numbers since 2021. The total rose from 902 to 1,135, up 25.8pc, against an 11.6pc increase among doctors.

Almost all of the rise in dentist numbers over those four years came from the private sector, where the total climbed from 717 to 948.

Across all doctors and dentists, women also outnumbered men.

There were 2,983 women of all nationalities in 2025, compared with 2,618 men. Women therefore made up 53.3pc of the total.

Their share was highest among government dentists at 62.6pc, followed by government doctors at 55.8pc and private dentists at 53.1pc. Private medicine was almost evenly split, with women making up 49.6pc.