Dentists — Health and social employment in Portugal
Portugal: Dentists — Health and social employment was 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dentists — Health and social employment in Portugal, 1980–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, dentists — health and social employment in Portugal stood at 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Portugal peaked at 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1984.
That places Portugal 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dentists — Health and social employment in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1981 | 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +30.0% |
| 1986 | 0.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.124 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.578 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.907 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists — health and social employment in Portugal?
- Dentists — health and social employment in Portugal was 1.24 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1984.
- How does Portugal rank for dentists — health and social employment?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.