Dentists in Israel

Israel had 11.61 dentists per 10,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

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

Israel, 2024 11.61 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2023 +2.64per 10,000 people 2023: 8.97 per 10,000 people

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 6.35 per 10,000 people Middle value of 5 countries

Dentists in Israel 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	Israel
2024	11.61 per 10,000 people
2023	8.97 per 10,000 people
2022	9.01 per 10,000 people
2021	11.56 per 10,000 people
2020	9.09 per 10,000 people
2019	8.66 per 10,000 people
2018	7.99 per 10,000 people
2017	7.18 per 10,000 people
2016	7.96 per 10,000 people
2015	8.24 per 10,000 people
2014	7.98 per 10,000 people
2013	6.97 per 10,000 people
2012	7.06 per 10,000 people
2011	7.85 per 10,000 people
2010	8.68 per 10,000 people
2009	8.47 per 10,000 people
2008	8.28 per 10,000 people
2007	8.19 per 10,000 people
2006	8.13 per 10,000 people
2005	8.37 per 10,000 people
2004	8.97 per 10,000 people
2003	9.48 per 10,000 people
2002	8.87 per 10,000 people
2001	8.20 per 10,000 people
2000	8.18 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +2.64 from 8.97 per 10,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 7.98 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +3.63.

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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 2024 for Israel
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 Israel compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 129 countries with a value for 2022.

14 Croatia 9.46 per 10,000 people
15 North Macedonia 9.24 per 10,000 people
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

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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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