Dentists — Health and social employment in Spain
Spain: Dentists — Health and social employment was 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dentists — Health and social employment in Spain, 1980–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants for dentists — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists — health and social employment in Spain peaked at 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1980.
Spain ranks 17th of 23 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, 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 | 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +26.7% |
| 1988 | 0.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +26.3% |
| 1990 | 0.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.147 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.342 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.502 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.725 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists — health and social employment in Spain?
- Dentists — health and social employment in Spain was 0.88 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest dentists — health and social employment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for dentists — health and social employment?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists — health and social employment rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.