Dentists in Ireland

Ireland had 4.87 dentists per 10,000 people in 2024.

Dentists per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: WHO

Ireland, 2024 4.87 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2023 +0.12per 10,000 people 2023: 4.75 per 10,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 7.67 per 10,000 people Middle value of 26 countries Not the same period as Ireland (2024).

Dentists in Ireland 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	Ireland
2024	4.87 per 10,000 people
2023	4.75 per 10,000 people
2022	4.56 per 10,000 people
2021	4.63 per 10,000 people
2020	6.61 per 10,000 people
2019	6.78 per 10,000 people
2018	6.60 per 10,000 people
2017	6.47 per 10,000 people
2016	6.20 per 10,000 people
2015	6.01 per 10,000 people
2014	5.92 per 10,000 people
2013	5.73 per 10,000 people
2012	5.79 per 10,000 people
2011	5.82 per 10,000 people
2010	5.97 per 10,000 people
2009	5.96 per 10,000 people
2008	6.05 per 10,000 people
2007	5.77 per 10,000 people
2006	5.66 per 10,000 people
2005	5.60 per 10,000 people
2004	5.50 per 10,000 people
2003	5.44 per 10,000 people
2002	5.35 per 10,000 people
2001	5.19 per 10,000 people
2000	4.99 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.12 from 4.75 per 10,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 5.92 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −1.05.

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Nurses and midwives 154.0 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 83.1 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 293 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 409 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 79.4% 2025 · Eurostat

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

53 New Zealand 5.09 per 10,000 people
54 Iraq 5.02 per 10,000 people
55 Türkiye 4.87 per 10,000 people
56 Ireland 4.56 per 10,000 people
57 Singapore 4.44 per 10,000 people
58 Malaysia 3.87 per 10,000 people
59 Armenia 3.59 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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