What is dentists — health and social employment in Finland?

Dentists — health and social employment in Finland was 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

What is the highest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Finland?

The highest recorded value was 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1998.

What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.

How does Finland rank for dentists — health and social employment?

Finland ranks 18th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.

Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Finland 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.

Dentists — Health and social employment in Finland

Name: Dentists — Health and social employment in Finland
Creator: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Finland: Dentists — Health and social employment was 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

18th

of 23 countries

All-time high

0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants

in 1998

All-time low

0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants

in 1980

Years of data

1980–2025

Dentists — Health and social employment in Finland, 1980–2025

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants for dentists — health and social employment in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Finland peaked at 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1980.

That places Finland 18th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Dentists — Health and social employment in Finland, 1980 to 2025.
Year	Per 1 000 inhabitants	Change
1980	0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants	—
1981	0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+7.7%
1982	0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+8.9%
1983	0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.6%
1984	0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+4.8%
1985	0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+6.2%
1986	0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.9%
1987	0.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+4.2%
1988	0.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.7%
1989	0.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.9%
1990	0.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.5%
1991	0.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.5%
1992	0.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.2%
1993	0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.4%
1994	0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.2%
1995	0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.4%
1996	0.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.1%
1997	0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.1%
1998	0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.1%
1999	0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2000	0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2001	0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2002	0.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2003	0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2004	0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2005	0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2006	0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2007	0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2008	0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2009	0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2010	0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2011	0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2012	0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.2%
2013	0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.2%
2014	0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.2%
2015	0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2016	0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2017	0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.2%
2018	0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.1%
2019	0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2020	0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2021	0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2022	0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2023	0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.1%
2024	0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.2%
2025	0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.665 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants	10
1990s	0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants	10
2000s	0.893 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants	10
2010s	0.866 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants	10
2020s	0.8633 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants	6

Countries ranked near Finland

15 Luxembourg 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
16 Argentina 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
17 Spain 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
19 Australia 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
20 Ireland 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
21 Malta 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

More work & labour data for Finland

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3571 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.35 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3641 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2994 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,282 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 583.99 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,261 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,341 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,601 1000 No (2100)

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is dentists — health and social employment in Finland?: Dentists — health and social employment in Finland was 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1998.
What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.
How does Finland rank for dentists — health and social employment?: Finland ranks 18th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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: 19 August 2026

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.