Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — South Korea

Dentists per 10,000 people in South Korea in 2023 — 5.49 per 10k. Ranked 43 in the world out of 99. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 211.9%.

2023 5.49 per 10k +1.48% vs 2022
World rank 43of 99
Period maximum 5.49 per 10k2023
Period minimum 1.76 per 10k1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — South Korea, 1990–202302461990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1.76 per 10k1991: 1.85 per 10k1992: 2.01 per 10k1993: 2.16 per 10k1994: 2.29 per 10k1995: 2.44 per 10k1996: 2.53 per 10k1997: 2.68 per 10k1998: 2.79 per 10k1999: 3.02 per 10k2000: 3.08 per 10k2001: 3.13 per 10k2002: 3.3 per 10k2003: 3.37 per 10k2004: 3.58 per 10k2005: 3.71 per 10k2006: 3.86 per 10k2007: 3.96 per 10k2008: 4.08 per 10k2009: 4.21 per 10k2010: 4.29 per 10k2011: 4.36 per 10k2012: 4.41 per 10k2013: 4.49 per 10k2014: 4.54 per 10k2015: 4.62 per 10k2016: 4.71 per 10k2017: 4.91 per 10k2018: 4.99 per 10k2019: 5.12 per 10k2020: 5.2 per 10k2021: 5.3 per 10k2022: 5.41 per 10k2023: 5.49 per 10k
Change over the period: +3.73 (+211.93%) Average annual rate: 3.51 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 5.49 +0.08 +1.48%
2022 5.41 +0.11 +2.08%
2021 5.3 +0.1 +1.92%
2020 5.2 +0.08 +1.56%
2019 5.12 +0.13 +2.61%
2018 4.99 +0.08 +1.63%
2017 4.91 +0.2 +4.25%
2016 4.71 +0.09 +1.95%
2015 4.62 +0.08 +1.76%
2014 4.54 +0.05 +1.11%
2013 4.49 +0.08 +1.81%
2012 4.41 +0.05 +1.15%
2011 4.36 +0.07 +1.63%
2010 4.29 +0.08 +1.9%
2009 4.21 +0.13 +3.19%
2008 4.08 +0.12 +3.03%
2007 3.96 +0.1 +2.59%
2006 3.86 +0.15 +4.04%
2005 3.71 +0.13 +3.63%
2004 3.58 +0.21 +6.23%
2003 3.37 +0.07 +2.12%
2002 3.3 +0.17 +5.43%
2001 3.13 +0.05 +1.62%
2000 3.08 +0.06 +1.99%
1999 3.02 +0.23 +8.24%
1998 2.79 +0.11 +4.1%
1997 2.68 +0.15 +5.93%
1996 2.53 +0.09 +3.69%
1995 2.44 +0.15 +6.55%
1994 2.29 +0.13 +6.02%
1993 2.16 +0.15 +7.46%
1992 2.01 +0.16 +8.65%
1991 1.85 +0.09 +5.11%
1990 1.76

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

MN Mongolia 5.93 KR South Korea 5.49

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.