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Dentists (practising): Japan, 2022

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

Japan had 101,919 employed dentists in 2022, according to MHLW Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024. Basis: employed (at medical facilities (hospital or clinic)).

Comparability B Confidence high

Cite this

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). (2026). Dentists (practising): Japan, as of 2022-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-practising/2022/

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Record

Value
101,919 persons
Scope qualifier
at medical facilities (hospital or clinic)
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
2
Confidence
high
Method
reported
Basis
employed
Scope
employed: at medical facilities (hospital or clinic)
Comparability
Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
Status
Current revision; 1 earlier revision is kept below

Source quote

医療施設の従事者 100 266 96.7 101 919 △ 1 653 △ 1.6 81.0 81.6 △ 0.6

English: Dentists at medical facilities: 2024 100,266; 2022 101,919.

Locator: Table 9 row 医療施設の従事者

Local definition

Same as 2024 record

Source

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW): Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview). Registry entry: mhlw-ishi-2024.

Notes

Revision 2 (2026-11-09, steward fix): Scope qualified: dentists whose main workplace is a medical facility (hospital or clinic); dentists in administration, research or without a post are excluded. Same definition as the 2024 record.

Metric definition

Dentists reported as practising / on the resident register (narrower than registered) All markets for this metric.

Revisions

Earlier revisions of this figure stay on record for citation. They are never deleted.

Revision 1 (superseded)

Value
101,919 persons
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
high
Method
reported
Basis
employed
Scope
employed
Comparability
Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted

医療施設の従事者 100 266 96.7 101 919 △ 1 653 △ 1.6 81.0 81.6 △ 0.6

English: Dentists at medical facilities: 2024 100,266; 2022 101,919.

Locator: Table 9 row 医療施設の従事者

Source: Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview). Registry entry: mhlw-ishi-2024.

Local definition: Same as 2024 record

Notes: Same definition as the 2024 record.

History

Dentists (practising) in Japan: current records by yearDentists (practising) in Japan: current records by year. persons; same basis only (employed); a dashed line crosses a series break. Source: MHLW Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024. Dental Market Radar.Dentists (practising) in Japan: current records by yearpersons; same basis only (employed); a dashed line crosses a series break2022: 101,919101,9192024: 100,266100,26620222024Source: MHLW Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (employed (at medical facilities (hospital or clinic))). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists (practising), Japan, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
2024100,266 personsemployed (at medical facilities (hospital or clinic))Comparability BSurvey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview)
2022101,919 personsemployed (at medical facilities (hospital or clinic))Comparability BSurvey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview)

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