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Dental hygienists total: Japan, 2024
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Japan had 149,579 dental hygienists in 2024, according to MHLW Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024. Basis: employed.
Comparability A Confidence high
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MHLW. (2026). Dental hygienists total: Japan, as of 2024-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-hygienists-total/2024/
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Record
- Value
- 149,579 persons
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- high
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- employed
- Scope
- employed
- Comparability
- Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
- Status
- Latest record for this market and metric
Source quote
令和６年末現在の就業歯科衛生士（以下「歯科衛生士」という。）は 149,579 人で、前回（令和４年）に比べ 4,396 人（3.0%）増加している。
English: At end-2024 employed dental hygienists numbered 149,579, up 4,396 (3.0%) from 2022.
Locator: p.7 2(1)
Local definition
Licensed dental hygienists employed (就業) as reported to prefectures, as of end of year
Source
MHLW: Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers). Registry entry: mhlw-eisei-2024.
Notes
Employed dental hygienists, up 4,396 (3.0%) vs 2022; 90.6% (135,499) work in clinics.
Metric definition
Dental hygienists (headcount); some markets register oral health therapists instead (see notes) All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 149,579 persons | employed | Comparability A | Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers) | ||
| 2022 | 145,183 persons | employed | Comparability A | Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers) |
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