Dentists in Germany

Germany: Dentists was 71,378 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
71,378
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 178 countries
All-time high
71,378
in 2023
All-time low
53,148
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Dentists in Germany, 1992–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1992200720231992: 53.1k1993: 55.5k1994: 56.9k1995: 58.5k1996: 59.4k1997: 60.1k1998: 60.4k1999: 60.8k2000: 61.5k2001: 62.0k2002: 62.3k2003: 63.0k2004: 63.4k2005: 63.6k2006: 63.9k2007: 64.4k2008: 64.9k2009: 65.7k2010: 66.4k2011: 67.0k2012: 67.9k2013: 68.5k2014: 69.3k2015: 70.1k2016: 70.5k2017: 70.7k2018: 71.1k2019: 71.0k2020: 71.0k2021: 71.3k2022: 71.3k2023: 71.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Germany recorded 71,378 for dentists in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentists in Germany peaked at 71,378 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53,148, in 1992.

That places Germany 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Dentists in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Dentists (number) in Germany, 1992 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1992 53,148 —
1993 55,462 +4.4%
1994 56,887 +2.6%
1995 58,468 +2.8%
1996 59,373 +1.5%
1997 60,065 +1.2%
1998 60,411 +0.6%
1999 60,778 +0.6%
2000 61,462 +1.1%
2001 61,997 +0.9%
2002 62,256 +0.4%
2003 62,972 +1.2%
2004 63,424 +0.7%
2005 63,620 +0.3%
2006 63,859 +0.4%
2007 64,366 +0.8%
2008 64,938 +0.9%
2009 65,726 +1.2%
2010 66,427 +1.1%
2011 66,974 +0.8%
2012 67,939 +1.4%
2013 68,495 +0.8%
2014 69,339 +1.2%
2015 70,058 +1.0%
2016 70,454 +0.6%
2017 70,735 +0.4%
2018 71,086 +0.5%
2019 70,998 -0.1%
2020 71,035 +0.1%
2021 71,271 +0.3%
2022 71,297 +0.0%
2023 71,378 +0.1%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 71,378 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,829, 18.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 71,378 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,726, 19.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58,074 53,148 60,778 8
2000s 63,462 61,462 65,726 10
2010s 69,250 66,427 71,086 10
2020s 71,245 71,035 71,378 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 United States 202,300 compare
  2. 3 Brazil 166,443 compare
  3. 4 Japan 101,956 compare
  4. 6 Argentina 49,356 compare
  5. 7 Italy 48,575 compare
  6. 8 Iran 47,640 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentists in Germany?
Dentists in Germany was 71,378 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest dentists recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 71,378 in 2023.
What is the lowest dentists recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 53,148 in 1992.
How does Germany rank for dentists?
Germany ranks 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is dentists rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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About this data

Indicator
Dentists (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
179 places, 3,761 data points, 1971–2024
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