Dentists — Health and social employment in Italy

Italy: Dentists — Health and social employment was 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
14th
of 23 countries
All-time high
1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
All-time low
0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024

Dentists — Health and social employment in Italy, 1986–2024

00.250.50.7511986200520241986: 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants1987: 0.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants1988: 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants1989: 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants1990: 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants1991: 0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants1992: 0.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants1993: 0.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants1994: 0.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants1995: 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants1996: 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants1997: 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants1998: 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants1999: 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants2000: 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants2001: 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2002: 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants2003: 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants2004: 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 0.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 0.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 0.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 0.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants for dentists — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Italy peaked at 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1986.

That places Italy 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Dentists — Health and social employment in Italy, 1986 to 2024.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
1986 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants
1987 0.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants +40.0%
1988 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants +42.9%
1989 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants +50.0%
1990 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants +60.0%
1991 0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants +45.8%
1992 0.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants +14.3%
1993 0.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants +10.0%
1994 0.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants +6.8%
1995 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants +6.4%
1996 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.0%
1997 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.8%
1998 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.9%
1999 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.8%
2000 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.6%
2001 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.4%
2002 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.3%
2003 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.8%
2004 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants +6.2%
2005 0.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants +15.9%
2006 0.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.3%
2007 0.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants +12.3%
2008 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.1%
2009 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.1%
2010 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.1%
2011 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.1%
2012 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2013 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.0%
2014 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.0%
2015 0.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.0%
2016 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.0%
2017 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.0%
2018 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.0%
2019 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.0%
2020 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.9%
2021 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants -0.9%
2022 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.8%
2023 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.9%
2024 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0925 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4
1990s 0.457 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2000s 0.751 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2010s 0.991 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 11 Portugal 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 12 Belgium 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 13 Romania 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 15 Luxembourg 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 16 Argentina 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 17 Spain 0.88 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 Italy?
Dentists — health and social employment in Italy was 1.12 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1986.
How does Italy rank for dentists — health and social employment?
Italy ranks 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.