INDICATOR 3.c.1 (a)
Density of dentists. Density of dentists: The density of dentists is defined as the number of dentists per 10,000 population in the given national and/or subnational area. The ISCO-08 codes included in this category are 2261.
TARGET 3.c
Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
GOAL 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database
INDICATOR 3.c.1 (a)
Density of dentists. Density of dentists: The density of dentists is defined as the number of dentists per 10,000 population in the given national and/or subnational area. The ISCO-08 codes included in this category are 2261.
TARGET 3.c
Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
GOAL 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database
INDICATOR 3.c.1 (a)
Density of dentists. Density of dentists: The density of dentists is defined as the number of dentists per 10,000 population in the given national and/or subnational area. The ISCO-08 codes included in this category are 2261.
TARGET 3.c
Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
GOAL 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database
| Country | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Andorra | 6.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Armenia | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | .. | 5.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Austria | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | .. |
| Azerbaijan | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Belarus | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | .. | .. | 6.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Belgium | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 11.3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bulgaria | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.3 | .. | .. | 10.2 | 13.9 | .. | .. |
| Canada | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | .. |
| Croatia | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | .. | .. | .. | 12.2 | .. | .. |
| Cyprus | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | .. | .. | 7.8 | .. | .. | 8.6 |
| Czechia | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | .. |
| Denmark | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | .. | .. |
| Estonia | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | .. |
| Finland | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 9.8 | .. |
| France | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | .. |
| Georgia | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Germany | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | .. |
| Greece | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.0 | .. |
| Hungary | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | .. |
| Iceland | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | .. |
| Ireland | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Israel | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Italy | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .. | .. | .. | 1.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Latvia | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | .. |
| Lithuania | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 13.1 |
| Luxembourg | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Malta | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | .. | .. | .. | 4.2 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Monaco | .. | .. | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Montenegro | .. | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Netherlands | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | .. |
| North Macedonia | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | .. | 8.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Norway | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Poland | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | .. | .. | 10.1 | .. |
| Portugal | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.3 | .. |
| Republic of Moldova | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | .. |
| Romania | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | .. | .. | 8.1 | 8.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Russian Federation | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.5 | .. |
| San Marino | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.6 | .. | .. | .. | 17.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Serbia | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Slovakia | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| Slovenia | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | .. |
| Spain | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | .. |
| Sweden | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 17.7 | .. |
| Switzerland | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | .. | .. |
| Tajikistan | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Türkiye | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | .. |
| Turkmenistan | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ukraine | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| United Kingdom | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| United States | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | .. | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Uzbekistan | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Country | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Andorra | 6.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Armenia | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | .. | 5.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Austria | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | .. |
| Azerbaijan | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Belarus | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | .. | .. | 6.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Belgium | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 11.3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bulgaria | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.3 | .. | .. | 10.2 | 13.9 | .. | .. |
| Canada | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | .. |
| Croatia | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | .. | .. | .. | 12.2 | .. | .. |
| Cyprus | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | .. | .. | 7.8 | .. | .. | 8.6 |
| Czechia | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | .. |
| Denmark | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | .. | .. |
| Estonia | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | .. |
| Finland | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 9.8 | .. |
| France | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | .. |
| Georgia | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Germany | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | .. |
| Greece | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.0 | .. |
| Hungary | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | .. |
| Iceland | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | .. |
| Ireland | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Israel | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Italy | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .. | .. | .. | 1.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Latvia | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | .. |
| Lithuania | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 13.1 |
| Luxembourg | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Malta | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | .. | .. | .. | 4.2 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Monaco | .. | .. | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Montenegro | .. | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Netherlands | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | .. |
| North Macedonia | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | .. | 8.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Norway | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Poland | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | .. | .. | 10.1 | .. |
| Portugal | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.3 | .. |
| Republic of Moldova | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | .. |
| Romania | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | .. | .. | 8.1 | 8.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Russian Federation | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.5 | .. |
| San Marino | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.6 | .. | .. | .. | 17.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Serbia | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Slovakia | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| Slovenia | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | .. |
| Spain | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | .. |
| Sweden | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 17.7 | .. |
| Switzerland | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | .. | .. |
| Tajikistan | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Türkiye | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | .. |
| Turkmenistan | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ukraine | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| United Kingdom | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| United States | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | .. | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Uzbekistan | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
INDICATOR 3.c.1 (a)
Density of dentists. Density of dentists: The density of dentists is defined as the number of dentists per 10,000 population in the given national and/or subnational area. The ISCO-08 codes included in this category are 2261.
TARGET 3.c
Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
GOAL 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database