Dentists in New Zealand
New Zealand: Dentists was 2,695 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentists in New Zealand, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2,695 for dentists in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in New Zealand peaked at 3,103 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,142, in 1983.
New Zealand ranks 78th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Dentists in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,145 | — |
| 1983 | 1,142 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1,148 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,176 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1,204 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,219 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1,233 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1,215 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1,226 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,262 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1,287 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,306 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,312 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,346 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,364 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,473 | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 1,496 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1,558 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1,591 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1,601 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,552 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,582 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,571 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,638 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1,709 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1,877 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 1,915 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,932 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,556 | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 2,619 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2,663 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2,741 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,787 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,824 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,879 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2,936 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3,004 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3,103 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2,466 | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 2,590 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2,611 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,625 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,695 | +2.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2,695 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,829, 70% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2,695 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 566, 4.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentists in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +32.3% | 1,932 | 2,556 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,185 | 1,142 | 1,233 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1,363 | 1,226 | 1,558 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,697 | 1,552 | 1,932 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,811 | 2,556 | 3,103 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,597 | 2,466 | 2,695 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in New Zealand?
- Dentists in New Zealand was 2,695 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3,103 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,142 in 1983.
- How does New Zealand rank for dentists?
- New Zealand ranks 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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