Dentists in India

India had 2.43 dentists per 10,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.

Dentists per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1991 to 2024 Source: WHO

India, 2024 2.43 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2023 +0.20per 10,000 people 2023: 2.23 per 10,000 people

Median of G20 countries, 2022 5.93 per 10,000 people Middle value of 15 countries Not the same period as India (2024).

Dentists in India 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 2024
Period	India
2024	2.43 per 10,000 people
2023	2.23 per 10,000 people
2022	2.06 per 10,000 people
2021	2.06 per 10,000 people
2020	1.99 per 10,000 people
2018	1.59 per 10,000 people
2017	1.85 per 10,000 people
2016	1.47 per 10,000 people
2015	1.18 per 10,000 people
2014	1.18 per 10,000 people
2013	1.14 per 10,000 people
2012	0.95 per 10,000 people
2011	0.94 per 10,000 people
2010	0.92 per 10,000 people
2009	0.85 per 10,000 people
2008	0.77 per 10,000 people
2007	0.61 per 10,000 people
2006	0.61 per 10,000 people
2005	0.62 per 10,000 people
2004	0.49 per 10,000 people
2003	0.42 per 10,000 people
2002	0.43 per 10,000 people
2001	0.44 per 10,000 people
2000	0.37 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.20 from 2.23 per 10,000 people in 2023.
Since 2013, when it was 1.14 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.29.

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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: 1991 to 2024 for India
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 India compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 129 countries with a value for 2022.

70 Serbia 2.47 per 10,000 people
71 Kazakhstan 2.21 per 10,000 people
72 Peru 2.11 per 10,000 people
73 India 2.06 per 10,000 people
74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.96 per 10,000 people
75 Belize 1.71 per 10,000 people
76 Tajikistan 1.57 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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