Dentists in Nepal

Nepal had 1.80 dentists per 10,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2024 Source: WHO
Nepal, 2024 1.80 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2023 +0.16per 10,000 people 2023: 1.64 per 10,000 people

Dentists in Nepal 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), 2004 to 2024
Period Nepal
2024 1.80 per 10,000 people
2023 1.64 per 10,000 people
2021 1.39 per 10,000 people
2020 1.27 per 10,000 people
2019 1.13 per 10,000 people
2018 0.97 per 10,000 people
2017 2.17 per 10,000 people
2004 0.09 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.16 from 1.64 per 10,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2004, when it was 0.09 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.71.

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
2004 to 2024 for Nepal
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