Dentistry personnel per 1000 in New Zealand
New Zealand: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 5.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 1000 in New Zealand is 5.17, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in New Zealand peaked at 6.22 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.85, in 2004.
New Zealand ranks 64th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.12 | — |
| 2001 | 4.11 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.93 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.93 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.85 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.96 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.09 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.44 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 4.49 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.88 | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 5.98 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.04 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.15 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.16 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.12 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.11 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.1 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.13 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.22 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.86 | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 5.07 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.09 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.08 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.17 | +1.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 5.17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.21, 72% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 5.17 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.77, 2.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +31.0% | 4.49 | 5.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.14 | 3.85 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 | 5.88 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.05 | 4.86 | 5.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in New Zealand?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in New Zealand was 5.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.22 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 in 2004.
- How does New Zealand rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- New Zealand ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dentistry personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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