Dentists — Health and social employment in Australia
Australia: Dentists — Health and social employment was 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentists — Health and social employment in Australia, 1993–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, dentists — health and social employment in Australia stood at 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Australia peaked at 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1993.
Australia ranks 19th of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Dentists — Health and social employment in Australia, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1994 | 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5571 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5813 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6756 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.748 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 16 Argentina 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 17 Spain 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 18 Finland 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 20 Ireland 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 21 Malta 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 22 Canada 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 22 New Zealand 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists — health and social employment in Australia?
- Dentists — health and social employment in Australia was 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for dentists — health and social employment?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Dentists — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.