Dentists — Health and social employment in Romania

Romania: Dentists — Health and social employment was 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
13th
of 23 countries
All-time high
1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2020
All-time low
0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Dentists — Health and social employment in Romania, 2005–2024

0.50.7511.21.52005201420242005: 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 0.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 0.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants

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 Romania is 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Romania peaked at 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2005.

Romania ranks 13th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Dentists — Health and social employment in Romania, 2005 to 2024.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
2005 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants
2006 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants +18.0%
2007 0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants +8.5%
2008 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.1%
2009 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.5%
2010 0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.9%
2011 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.8%
2012 0.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants +6.8%
2013 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants +5.1%
2014 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.7%
2015 0.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants +7.1%
2016 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants +5.5%
2017 1.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants +7.3%
2018 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.9%
2019 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants +7.5%
2020 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants +35.7%
2021 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants -28.2%
2022 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.5%
2023 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.4%
2024 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.616 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5
2010s 0.901 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 10 Montenegro 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 11 Portugal 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 12 Belgium 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 14 Italy 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 15 Luxembourg 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 16 Argentina 1.08 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 Romania?
Dentists — health and social employment in Romania was 1.19 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2020.
What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2005.
How does Romania rank for dentists — health and social employment?
Romania ranks 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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.