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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Dentists per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period PortugalSpain
2023 12.25 per 10,000 people 6.48 per 10,000 people
2022 12.05 per 10,000 people 6.01 per 10,000 people
2021 11.70 per 10,000 people 8.47 per 10,000 people
2020 11.25 per 10,000 people 8.34 per 10,000 people
2019 10.86 per 10,000 people 8.18 per 10,000 people
2018 10.55 per 10,000 people 8.02 per 10,000 people
2017 10.08 per 10,000 people 7.83 per 10,000 people
2016 9.54 per 10,000 people 7.64 per 10,000 people
2015 9.13 per 10,000 people 7.42 per 10,000 people
2014 8.77 per 10,000 people 7.13 per 10,000 people
2013 8.48 per 10,000 people 6.92 per 10,000 people
2012 8.05 per 10,000 people 6.63 per 10,000 people
2011 7.68 per 10,000 people 6.19 per 10,000 people
2010 7.66 per 10,000 people 5.94 per 10,000 people
2009 7.33 per 10,000 people 5.73 per 10,000 people
2008 6.80 per 10,000 people 5.56 per 10,000 people
2007 6.44 per 10,000 people 5.39 per 10,000 people
2006 6.49 per 10,000 people 5.21 per 10,000 people
2005 5.93 per 10,000 people 5.04 per 10,000 people
2004 5.61 per 10,000 people 4.87 per 10,000 people
2003 5.34 per 10,000 people 4.71 per 10,000 people
2002 5.03 per 10,000 people 4.62 per 10,000 people
2001 4.69 per 10,000 people 4.49 per 10,000 people
2000 4.33 per 10,000 people 4.28 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
HWF_0010 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024
Provider update
23 January 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory