Canada vs Ireland: Dentists — Health and social employment
Dentists — Health and social employment over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Canada, a difference of 0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 20th of 23 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.489 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.325 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.164 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.535 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.425 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.579 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.554 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.025 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.611 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.019 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dentists — health and social employment, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dentists — health and social employment between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for dentists — health and social employment?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 20th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Dentists — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of dentists by status (ie. practising dentists, professionally active dentists, and dentists licenced to practice). Practising dentists provide services for patients. They include stomatologists, dental and maxillofacial surgeons. Professionally active dentists are practising dentists and other dentists for whom their education in dentistry / stomatology is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Dentists licensed to practice include practising and other (non-practising) dentists, who are registered and entitled to practice as healthcare professionals in the field of dentistry. They include stomatologists, dental and maxillofacial surgeons. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.