Consultation of a dentist per inhabitant by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
3.5 Number per inhabitant
Netherlands
Lowest
0.05 Number per inhabitant
Portugal
Median
1.12 Number per inhabitant
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
1,151
What the numbers show
Consultation of a dentist per inhabitant is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 3.5 Number per inhabitant in Netherlands; the lowest is 0.05 Number per inhabitant in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.12 Number per inhabitant, and the mean is 1.15 Number per inhabitant.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 70.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 138.5%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 28.6%).
Consultation of a dentist per inhabitant: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3.5 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3.5 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 1.57 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 1.57 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 1.52 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 6 | France | 1.5 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 1.5 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 1.5 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Estonia | 1.49 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 9 | Estonia | 1.49 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 1.39 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 1.39 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.35 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 1.3 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 1.29 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 1.2 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 16 | Liechtenstein | 1.2 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 16 | Croatia | 1.2 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 19 | Spain | 1.18 Number per inhabitant | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 1.12 Number per inhabitant | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 1.1 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 1.1 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 1 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 1 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 25 | Switzerland | 0.96 Number per inhabitant | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0.9 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 0.89 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 0.8 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 29 | Türkiye | 0.73 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 0.69 Number per inhabitant | 2019 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 0.69 Number per inhabitant | 2019 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 32 | Moldova | 0.6 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Moldova | 0.6 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 0.56 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 0.5 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 0.4 Number per inhabitant | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 0.31 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 0.3 Number per inhabitant | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 0.05 Number per inhabitant | 2012 | up 25.0% | falling |