Dentists in Canada
Canada: Dentists was 24,909 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
24,909
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 178 countries
All-time high
24,909
in 2020
All-time low
11,095
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2020
Dentists in Canada, 1980–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, dentists in Canada stood at 24,909. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Canada peaked at 24,909 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,095, in 1980.
That places Canada 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,697 | 11,095 | 14,177 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,596 | 14,341 | 16,899 | 8 |
| 2000s | 18,303 | 17,287 | 19,334 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,313 | 19,800 | 24,805 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,909 | 24,909 | 24,909 | 1 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Canada?
- Dentists in Canada was 24,909 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24,909 in 2020.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,095 in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for dentists?
- Canada ranks 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Dentists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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