Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Ireland

Dentists per 10,000 people in Ireland in 2024 — 4.87 per 10k. Ranked 15 in the world out of 64. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 30.2%.

2024 4.87 per 10k +2.53% vs 2023
World rank 15of 64
Period maximum 6.78 per 10k2019
Period minimum 3.74 per 10k1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Ireland, 1990–20243456719901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 3.74 per 10k1991: 3.81 per 10k1992: 3.93 per 10k1993: 4.01 per 10k1994: 4.16 per 10k1995: 4.34 per 10k1996: 4.42 per 10k1997: 4.55 per 10k1998: 4.62 per 10k1999: 4.78 per 10k2000: 4.99 per 10k2001: 5.19 per 10k2002: 5.35 per 10k2003: 5.44 per 10k2004: 5.5 per 10k2005: 5.6 per 10k2006: 5.66 per 10k2007: 5.77 per 10k2008: 6.05 per 10k2009: 5.96 per 10k2010: 5.97 per 10k2011: 5.82 per 10k2012: 5.79 per 10k2013: 5.73 per 10k2014: 5.92 per 10k2015: 6.01 per 10k2016: 6.2 per 10k2017: 6.47 per 10k2018: 6.6 per 10k2019: 6.78 per 10k2020: 6.61 per 10k2021: 4.63 per 10k2022: 4.56 per 10k2023: 4.75 per 10k2024: 4.87 per 10k
Change over the period: +1.13 (+30.21%) Average annual rate: 0.78 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2024 4.87 +0.12 +2.53%
2023 4.75 +0.19 +4.17%
2022 4.56 −0.07 −1.51%
2021 4.63 −1.98 −29.95%
2020 6.61 −0.17 −2.51%
2019 6.78 +0.18 +2.73%
2018 6.6 +0.13 +2.01%
2017 6.47 +0.27 +4.35%
2016 6.2 +0.19 +3.16%
2015 6.01 +0.09 +1.52%
2014 5.92 +0.19 +3.32%
2013 5.73 −0.06 −1.04%
2012 5.79 −0.03 −0.52%
2011 5.82 −0.15 −2.51%
2010 5.97 +0.01 +0.17%
2009 5.96 −0.09 −1.49%
2008 6.05 +0.28 +4.85%
2007 5.77 +0.11 +1.94%
2006 5.66 +0.06 +1.07%
2005 5.6 +0.1 +1.82%
2004 5.5 +0.06 +1.1%
2003 5.44 +0.09 +1.68%
2002 5.35 +0.16 +3.08%
2001 5.19 +0.2 +4.01%
2000 4.99 +0.21 +4.39%
1999 4.78 +0.16 +3.46%
1998 4.62 +0.07 +1.54%
1997 4.55 +0.13 +2.94%
1996 4.42 +0.08 +1.84%
1995 4.34 +0.18 +4.33%
1994 4.16 +0.15 +3.74%
1993 4.01 +0.08 +2.04%
1992 3.93 +0.12 +3.15%
1991 3.81 +0.07 +1.87%
1990 3.74

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IS Iceland 8.01 IE Ireland 4.87

About the indicator

The number of dentistry personnel per 10,000 people, from WHO. Dentistry is set apart as a separate indicator because almost everywhere it is financed differently from the rest of medicine — more often out of personal funds — and provision of it is poorly predicted by overall provision of physicians.

Important: The World Bank database has no such indicator, so coverage here is narrower: 193 territories against 245 for nursing personnel.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.