Dentists — Health and social employment in Germany
Germany: Dentists — Health and social employment was 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentists — Health and social employment in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentists — health and social employment in Germany is 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Germany peaked at 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1992.
Germany ranks 8th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Dentists — Health and social employment in Germany, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1993 | 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9413 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists — health and social employment in Germany?
- Dentists — health and social employment in Germany was 1.27 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for dentists — health and social employment?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.