What is dentists — health and social employment in Ireland?

Dentists — health and social employment in Ireland was 0.73 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 Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.

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

Ireland ranks 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ireland 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 Ireland

Name: Dentists — Health and social employment in Ireland
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Ireland: Dentists — Health and social employment was 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Change on year

up 4.3%

World rank

20th

of 23 countries

All-time high

0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants

in 2025

All-time low

0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants

in 1980

Years of data

1980–2025

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

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants for dentists — health and social employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Ireland peaked at 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1980.

That places Ireland 20th 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 Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Dentists — Health and social employment in Ireland, 1980 to 2025.
Year	Per 1 000 inhabitants	Change
1980	0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants	—
1981	0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
1982	0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.3%
1983	0.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.2%
1984	0.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
1985	0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.1%
1986	0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.0%
1987	0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
1988	0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
1989	0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.9%
1990	0.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+5.7%
1991	0.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.7%
1992	0.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.6%
1993	0.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.6%
1994	0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+5.0%
1995	0.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.4%
1996	0.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.3%
1997	0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.3%
1998	0.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+2.2%
1999	0.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+4.3%
2000	0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+4.2%
2001	0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+4.0%
2002	0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.9%
2003	0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.9%
2004	0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.9%
2005	0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.8%
2006	0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2007	0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.6%
2008	0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.4%
2009	0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2010	0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2011	0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-3.3%
2012	0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2013	0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-1.7%
2014	0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.5%
2015	0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.7%
2016	0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.3%
2017	0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.2%
2018	0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+3.1%
2019	0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.5%
2020	0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants	-3.0%
2021	0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+0.0%
2022	0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.5%
2023	0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+4.5%
2024	0.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+1.4%
2025	0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants	+4.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.325 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants	10
1990s	0.422 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants	10
2000s	0.554 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants	10
2010s	0.611 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants	10
2020s	0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants	0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

17 Spain 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
18 Finland 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
19 Australia 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
21 Malta 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
22 Canada 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
22 New Zealand 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

More work & labour data for Ireland

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is dentists — health and social employment in Ireland?: Dentists — health and social employment in Ireland was 0.73 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 Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.
How does Ireland rank for dentists — health and social employment?: Ireland ranks 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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.