Denmark: Dentists per 1,000 people: The latest value from 2019 is 0.72 dentists per 1,000 people, unchanged from 0.72 dentists per 1,000 people in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 0.71 dentists per 1,000 people, based on data from 24 countries. Historically, the average for Denmark from 1992 to 2019 is 0.82 dentists per 1,000 people. The minimum value, 0.72 dentists per 1,000 people, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 0.87 dentists per 1,000 people was recorded in 1998.

The average for 2019 based on 19 countries was 0.75 dentists per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Lithuania: 1.05 dentists per 1,000 people and the lowest value was in Switzerland: 0.41 dentists per 1,000 people. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2020, the number of dentists in Finland remained nearly unchanged at around 4,093 dentists. In comparison to 2019, the number of dentists decreased not significantly by 48 dentists (-1.16 percent). Practising dentists are dentists who provide dental services to patients. They include stomatologists as well as dental and maxillofacial surgeons. Not included are retired or unemployed dentists, dentists who work abroad, dentists who don't work in direct contact with patients (administration, research, etc.), and students who have not yet graduated.Find more key insights for the number of dentists in countries like Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.