Dentists — Health and social employment in Iceland
Iceland: Dentists — Health and social employment was 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Dentists — Health and social employment in Iceland, 1986–2025
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 Iceland is 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Iceland peaked at 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1986.
Iceland ranks 7th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Dentists — Health and social employment in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1987 | 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9275 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists — health and social employment in Iceland?
- Dentists — health and social employment in Iceland was 1.3 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1986.
- How does Iceland rank for dentists — health and social employment?
- Iceland ranks 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.