# Dentists per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 population (ISCO-08 code 2261), as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts, divided by the national population. Depending on the country's source, the count covers practising dentists only or all registered dentists.

## Key facts

- Dentists per 10,000 people in the United States was 5.89 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization.
- Cuba had the highest dentists per 10,000 people of 135 countries in 2019, at 17.7 per 10,000 people, and Liberia the lowest, at 0.01 per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.
- Published for 193 places, with figures from 1990 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `dentists_per_10k`
- Unit: per 10,000 people
- Note: Dental assistants and technicians are not counted. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/dentists-per-10000-people
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/dentists_per_10k

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | per 10,000 people | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2023 | 5.89 | World Health Organization, data.who.int. Density of dentistry personnel (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0010) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C25EFD6/9F88C44 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/dentists-per-10000-people/countries.md) (193 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/dentists-per-10000-people/eu-countries.md) (27 places)