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Who makes up Malaysia's healthcare workforce?
A 2024 national snapshot of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dental practitioners and other registered health professions.
SHOW ME THE DATA2024 · registered / reported personnel
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
2024
1Registered nurses121.4Kregistered / reported personnel
2Doctors74.5Kregistered / reported personnel
3Assistant medical officers26.2Kregistered / reported personnel
4Pharmacists21.1Kregistered / reported personnel
5Community nurses19.9Kregistered / reported personnel
6Dental practitioners14.6Kregistered / reported personnel
7Traditional & complementary medicine practitioners14.1Kregistered / reported personnel
8Optometrists2.6Kregistered / reported personnel
MOHMinistry of Health Malaysia (MOH)registered / reported personnel
SourceMinistry of Health Malaysia (MOH) ↗2025 publication · data mostly as of 31 Dec 2024HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Registered nurses are the largest workforce group in this selected national snapshot, followed by doctors.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita reproduces profession totals in MOH Health Facts 2025. Coverage rules differ by profession and sector, so these values describe workforce scale rather than direct staffing adequacy.
- Doctor totals combine MOH, non-MOH and private sectors in the published table.
- Registered nurse totals similarly span MOH, non-MOH and private sectors.
- Traditional and complementary medicine data reflect registered practitioners under the T&CM Council.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Declared sourceHealth Facts 2025
- 2TransformationPulseKita reproduces profession totals in MOH Health Facts 2025. Coverage rules differ by profession and sector, so these values describe workforce scale rather than direct staffing adequacy.
- 3Published visualRanked snapshot
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2024
UNITregistered / reported personnel
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED2025 publication · data mostly as of 31 Dec 2024