Dentists in Colombia

Colombia had 8.70 dentists per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2010.

Dentists per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: WHO

Colombia, 2023 8.70 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.07per 10,000 people 2022: 8.63 per 10,000 people

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 7.38 per 10,000 people Middle value of 32 countries

Dentists in Colombia over time

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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	Colombia
2023	8.70 per 10,000 people
2022	8.63 per 10,000 people
2021	8.40 per 10,000 people
2020	8.27 per 10,000 people
2019	8.21 per 10,000 people
2018	8.10 per 10,000 people
2017	8.00 per 10,000 people
2016	7.87 per 10,000 people
2015	7.50 per 10,000 people
2014	7.10 per 10,000 people
2013	6.81 per 10,000 people
2012	6.54 per 10,000 people
2011	6.11 per 10,000 people
2010	11.62 per 10,000 people
2009	11.26 per 10,000 people
2008	10.76 per 10,000 people
2007	10.36 per 10,000 people
2006	10.08 per 10,000 people
2005	9.70 per 10,000 people
2004	9.22 per 10,000 people
2003	8.66 per 10,000 people
2002	7.99 per 10,000 people
2001	7.22 per 10,000 people
2000	7.76 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of +0.07 from 8.63 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 6.81 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.89.

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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 2023 for Colombia
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

How Colombia compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 129 countries with a value for 2022.

16 Poland 9.09 per 10,000 people
17 Israel 9.01 per 10,000 people
18 Norway 8.78 per 10,000 people
19 Colombia 8.63 per 10,000 people
20 Germany 8.48 per 10,000 people
21 Kuwait 8.34 per 10,000 people
22 United Arab Emirates 8.29 per 10,000 people

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What this measures

Dentists working in the country per 10,000 people, as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts.

Countries count practising, professionally active or licensed dentists differently; years also differ.

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