As of 2023, there were 57.6 million people living in the Gulf Cooperation Council. The biggest increase was seen in 2022 when the population grew by three million over the previous year.

Included studies reporting on dental caries prevalence and experience in primary teeth of children 0–6 years.

ECC oral health prevention programs and their reported outcomes.

In the school year 2018/2019, the number of female public primary school students in Qatar reached more than 29 thousand, in comparison to around 27 thousand male students. In the same year, the total number of female students in Qatar reached around 160 thousand females, almost the same number as their male counterparts.

 Demographics of Qatar

Qatar is an independent emirate and one of the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The country covers an area of 11,586 square kilometers, and its capital city is Doha. In 2019, more than two million males were living in Qatar, while females in the emirate numbered less than half of that. The majority of the population residing in the country are migrants. In 2018, the non-Qatari labor force participation rate was less than double that of Qataris.

 The transformation of Qatar’s economy 

 Since its complete independence from Britain in 1971, Qatar has been one of the world’s most important producers of oil and gas. Before that, it was a British protectorate known for pearling. Aiming towards a diversified economy, the country has witnessed increasing investments in non-energy sectors. The share of oil rents in the GDP of Qatar in 2017 reached half the share of 2010.

In 2022, there were around **** Saudi physicians working in Saudi Arabia. During the same year, there were roughly **** foreign physicians working in the country. Since 2020, there have been more Saudi physicians in the country than foreign physicians whereas is previous years, foreign physicians always used to outnumber local doctors.  Insight into the healthcare industry of Saudi Arabia  The growing healthcare budget and investments made over the previous ten years are evidence that the demand for healthcare in Saudi Arabia has continued to climb. Saudi Arabia accounted for ** percent of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations' healthcare spending. Since 2010 the number of hospitals in Saudi Arabia has increased significantly across the country. In 2020, the region with the highest number of hospitals across the kingdom was Riyadh.  Demographics of physicians in Saudi Arabia With the new Saudization requirement, healthcare facilities must ensure that at least ** percent of their workforce are Saudi nationals. With the number of physicians almost doubling over the past decade (608539), the share of Saudi physicians has been increasing over the years compared to non-Saudi physicians in the country. It was forecasted that the number of physicians in the country will grow to exceed *********** by 2025.

In 2024, approximately *** thousand passenger cars and commercial vehicles were sold to customers in Saudi Arabia. That marked an increase compared to the previous year, in which ***** thousand passenger cars and commercial vehicles were sold in the kingdom. Saudi Arabia, a key player in the regional automobile sector As of 2022, Saudi Arabia has joined the trillion-dollar club, a term used to describe economies with a gross domestic product exceeding one trillion U.S. dollars. Unsurprisingly, the Kingdom is the biggest vehicle market among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Moreover, Saudi Arabia dominated both passenger and commercial car sales in the Middle East and North African region in 2021. Followed by Hyundai, Toyota held the largest market share of new car sales in the Kingdom in 2021. Meanwhile, the year-on-year change of commercial vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia was forecast to grow by *** and *** percent in 2022 and 2023 respectively. A large economy with big challenges Saudi Arabia is home to one of the world’s youngest populations, with inhabitants aged between 15 and 24 years old exceeding ** percent of the total population in 2020. While the young population drives the economy forward as it enters the working age, at the current stage, the Kingdom is more concerned with providing enough employment than with the issue of not having enough labor force. To illustrate, Saudi Arabia has the highest youth unemployment rate in the G20, which translates as the highest youth unemployment rate among the GCC countries. Another feature of the Kingdom’s economy is the gender disparity in labor force participation, with a ** percent gap in women's labor force participation in 2016.