Qatar—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #84 of 191Series years: 2005–2024
Latest Value
2,204
2024
YoY Change
+0.1%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#84
of 191 countries
Maximum
2,204
2024
Minimum
486
2006
CAGR
+6.3%
10 years
Last
2,204
Previous
2,201
Highest
2,204
Lowest
486
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Qatar's dentists (total) was 2,204 in 2024, ranking #84 out of 191 countries. This represents a +0.1% change from 2023. Over the past 10 years, the highest recorded value was 2,204 (2024) and the lowest was 486 (2006). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Qatar — Dentists (total): 2,204 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 2,201 dentists in 2023.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,204 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,201 | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 1,827 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1,756 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1,623 | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 2,155 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 1,898 | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 1,447 | +197.7% |
| 2006 | 486 | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 690 |
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: 2005–2024View original source →