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Dentists — Health and social employment in Denmark

Denmark: Dentists — Health and social employment was 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 23 countries
All-time high
1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2021
All-time low
1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Dentists — Health and social employment in Denmark, 1980–2024

00.511.51980200220241980: 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants1981: 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants1982: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants1983: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants1984: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants1985: 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants1986: 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants1987: 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants1988: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1989: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1990: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1991: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1992: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1993: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1994: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1995: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1996: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1997: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1998: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants1999: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2000: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2001: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2002: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2003: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2004: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Analysis

In 2024, dentists — health and social employment in Denmark stood at 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Denmark peaked at 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1980.

Denmark ranks 6th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Dentists — Health and social employment in Denmark, year by year

Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
1980 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants —
1981 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.0%
1982 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.8%
1983 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.7%
1984 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.7%
1985 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.5%
1986 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.5%
1987 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.5%
1988 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.6%
1989 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.6%
1990 1.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.6%
1991 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.8%
1992 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.8%
1993 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.8%
1994 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
1995 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
1996 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
1997 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
1998 1.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
1999 1.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2000 1.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2001 1.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2002 1.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2003 1.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2004 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2005 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2006 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2007 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2008 1.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2009 1.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2010 1.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2011 1.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2012 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2013 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2014 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2015 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2016 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants -0.7%
2017 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2018 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2019 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2020 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2021 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2022 1.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants -2.1%
2023 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2024 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
1990s 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2000s 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2010s 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 1.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 3 Norway 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 4 Israel 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 5 Serbia 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 7 Iceland 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 8 Germany 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 9 Hungary 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentists — health and social employment in Denmark?
Dentists — health and social employment in Denmark was 1.43 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 Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.
How does Denmark rank for dentists — health and social employment?
Denmark ranks 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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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Indicator
Dentists — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 846 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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.