Dentists in Norway
Norway: Dentists was 4,850 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,850
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
59th
of 178 countries
All-time high
4,850
in 2023
All-time low
3,413
in 1986
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Dentists in Norway, 1985–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, dentists in Norway stood at 4,850. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Norway peaked at 4,850 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,413, in 1986.
That places Norway 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,478 | 3,413 | 3,575 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,570 | 3,479 | 3,692 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,881 | 3,608 | 4,192 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,426 | 4,293 | 4,568 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,723 | 4,582 | 4,850 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More health data for Norway
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 37,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 35,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,935 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Norway?
- Dentists in Norway was 4,850 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4,850 in 2023.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,413 in 1986.
- How does Norway rank for dentists?
- Norway ranks 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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