Dentists — Health and social employment in Canada
Canada: Dentists — Health and social employment was 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentists — Health and social employment in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, dentists — health and social employment in Canada stood at 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Canada peaked at 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1980.
That places Canada 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Dentists — Health and social employment in Canada, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1981 | 0.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.489 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.535 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.579 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists — health and social employment in Canada?
- Dentists — health and social employment in Canada was 0.65 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023.
- What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for dentists — health and social employment?
- Canada ranks 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.