Austria—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #54 of 191Series years: 1980–2024
Latest Value
5,787
2024
YoY Change
+2.3%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#54
of 191 countries
Maximum
5,787
2024
Minimum
1,622
1980
CAGR
+2.9%
41 years
Last
5,787
Previous
5,655
Highest
5,787
Lowest
1,622
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Austria's dentists (total) was 5,787 in 2024, ranking #54 out of 191 countries. This represents a +2.3% change from 2023. Over the past 41 years, the highest recorded value was 5,787 (2024) and the lowest was 1,622 (1980). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Austria — Dentists (total): 5,787 dentists for reference year 2024. Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here. The previous reference-year reading was 5,655 dentists in 2023.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,787 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 5,655 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5,565 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5,522 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5,453 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5,380 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5,249 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,239 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5,147 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5,133 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,130 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5,055 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4,989 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4,925 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4,856 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4,786 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4,699 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4,640 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 4,467 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 4,232 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 4,113 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,037 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3,956 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 3,879 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 3,722 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3,666 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3,624 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3,618 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3,513 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 3,379 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 3,275 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 3,147 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2,998 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 2,889 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 2,771 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 2,663 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 2,501 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 2,406 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 2,299 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 2,124 | +30.9% |
| 1980 | 1,622 |
Top Countries — Dentists (total)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 637,000 | 2017 |
| 2 | India | 352,794 | 2024 |
| 3 | United States | 202,300 | 2023 |
| 4 | Brazil | 166,443 | 2024 |
| 5 | Japan | 101,956 | 2022 |
| 6 | Germany | 71,378 | 2023 |
| 7 | Argentina | 49,356 | 2023 |
| 8 | Italy | 48,575 | 2023 |
| 9 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 47,640 | 2023 |
| 10 | France | 46,545 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Number of dentists; not nursing personnel. WHO GHO series HWF_0011. These are workforce counts, not counts per 10,000 people. Country definitions, sector coverage, reporting years and completeness can differ; consult WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts documentation when comparing countries.
Unit
dentists
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory)Available series: 1980–2024View original source →