Fact · Workforce
Dentists (total): Japan, 2024
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Japan had 103,652 registered dentists in 2024, according to MHLW Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024. Basis: registered.
Comparability A Confidence high
Cite this
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). (2026). Dentists (total): Japan, as of 2024-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-total/2024/
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Record
- Value
- 103,652 persons
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- high
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- registered
- Scope
- registered
- Comparability
- Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
- Status
- Latest record for this market and metric
Source quote
令和６(2024)年 12 月 31 日現在における全国の届出「歯科医師数」は 103,652 人で、「男」75,455 人
English: As of 31 Dec 2024 the number of notified dentists nationwide was 103,652 (male 75,455).
Locator: p.15-16, 2 歯科医師 (1)
Local definition
Dentists with an address in Japan who filed the biennial notification under Dentists Act Art. 6(3)
Source
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW): Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview). Registry entry: mhlw-ishi-2024.
Notes
Dentists notified under Dentists Act Art. 6(3) and resident in Japan; male 75,455, female 28,197. Down 1,615 (1.5%) vs 2022.
Metric definition
Dentists registered or licensed to practise (headcount); definition per record notes All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 103,652 persons | registered | Comparability A | Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview) | ||
| 2022 | 105,267 persons | registered | Comparability A | Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview) |
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