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Dentists per 100,000 population: South Korea, 2024

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

South Korea had 56.0 dentists per 100,000 people in 2024 (practising basis), according to OECD Health Statistics. Basis: practising.

Comparability A Confidence medium

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OECD (data supplied by national authorities, Korea: MOHW). (2026). Dentists per 100,000 population: South Korea, as of 2024-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/kr/dentists-per-100k/2024/

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Record

Value
56.0 per 100,000
Exact stored value
56 per 100,000
Unit conversion
Stored value = quoted number × 100 (per 1,000 to per 100,000). Declared by the data desk.
Unit
per 100,000
As of
Accessed
Revision
2
Confidence
medium
Method
derived
Basis
practising
Scope
practising
Comparability
Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
Status
Current revision; 1 earlier revision is kept below

Source quote

OECD.ELS.HD:DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_REAC(1.1),KOR,HSE,10P3HB,_Z,_Z,DNST,_Z,P,_Z,2024,0.56

English: OECD: practising dentists per 1,000 population, Korea, 2024 = 0.56 (x100 = 56 per 100,000)

Locator: OECD SDMX CSV row KOR / HSE / 10P3HB / DNST / P / 2024

Local definition

Practising dentists per 1,000 population (OECD, population per OECD/UN basis)

Source

OECD (data supplied by national authorities, Korea: MOHW): OECD Health Statistics: Healthcare human resources (SDMX API, dataflow DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_REAC). Registry entry: oecd-health-hr.

Notes

Revision 2 (2026-11-09, steward fix): Unit conversion declared: the quote gives 0.56 practising dentists per 1,000 population; stored value 56.0 per 100,000 = 0.56 x 100. Method derived. Derived: OECD reports 0.56 practising dentists per 1,000 population; x100 = 56.0 per 100,000. OECD reports 0.56 practising dentists per 1,000 population (68 per 100,000 on licensed basis). Value here is practising basis.

Metric definition

Dentists per 100,000 population; derived = dentists / population x 100000, or reported by source All markets for this metric.

Revisions

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

Revision 1 (superseded)

Value
56.0 per 100,000
Exact stored value
56 per 100,000
Unit
per 100,000
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
medium
Method
derived
Basis
practising
Scope
practising
Comparability
Comparability A A: same definition as the metric

OECD.ELS.HD:DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_REAC(1.1),KOR,HSE,10P3HB,_Z,_Z,DNST,_Z,P,_Z,2024,0.56

English: OECD: practising dentists per 1,000 population, Korea, 2024 = 0.56 (x100 = 56 per 100,000)

Locator: OECD SDMX CSV row KOR / HSE / 10P3HB / DNST / P / 2024

Source: OECD Health Statistics: Healthcare human resources (SDMX API, dataflow DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_REAC). Registry entry: oecd-health-hr.

Local definition: Practising dentists per 1,000 population (OECD, population per OECD/UN basis)

Notes: Derived: OECD reports 0.56 practising dentists per 1,000 population; x100 = 56.0 per 100,000. OECD reports 0.56 practising dentists per 1,000 population (68 per 100,000 on licensed basis). Value here is practising basis.

History

Dentists per 100,000 population in South Korea: current records by yearDentists per 100,000 population in South Korea: current records by year. per 100,000; same basis only (practising); a dashed line crosses a series break. Sources: OECD Health Statistics; World Bank WDI. Dental Market Radar.Dentists per 100,000 population in South Korea: current records by yearper 100,000; same basis only (practising); a dashed line crosses a series break2024: 55.755.72024: 56.056.020242024Sources: OECD Health Statistics; World Bank WDI. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (practising). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists per 100,000 population, South Korea, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
2024-hl55.7 per 100,000practisingComparability AWorld Bank WDI: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL)
202456.0 per 100,000practisingComparability AOECD Health Statistics: Healthcare human resources (SDMX API, dataflow DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_REAC)

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