Dentists in Sweden
Sweden: Dentists was 8,167 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8,167
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
43rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
13,025
in 1994
All-time low
7,159
in 2000
Years of data
43
1980–2022
Dentists in Sweden, 1980–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentists in Sweden is 8,167, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Sweden peaked at 13,025 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7,159, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 43rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,811 | 9,185 | 12,078 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,991 | 7,228 | 13,025 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,396 | 7,159 | 7,579 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,935 | 7,602 | 8,213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,071 | 7,981 | 8,167 | 3 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Sweden?
- Dentists in Sweden was 8,167 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13,025 in 1994.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,159 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for dentists?
- Sweden ranks 43rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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