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Dentists (total): South Korea, 2023

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

South Korea had 34,361 licensed dentists in 2023, according to OECD Health Statistics. Basis: licensed.

Comparability A Confidence medium

Cite this

OECD (data supplied by national authorities, Korea: MOHW). (2026). Dentists (total): South Korea, as of 2023-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/kr/dentists-total/2023/

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Record

Value
34,361 persons
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
medium
Method
reported
Basis
licensed
Scope
licensed
Comparability
Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
Status
Current revision

Source quote

OECD.ELS.HD:DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_REAC(1.1),KOR,HSE,PS,_Z,_Z,DNST,_Z,LP,_Z,2023,34361

English: OECD Health Statistics, Korea, dentists (DNST), licensed to practise (LP), 2023: 34,361

Locator: OECD SDMX CSV row KOR / HSE / PS / DNST / LP / 2023

Local definition

licensed to practise (LP)

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

Replaces the quarantined MOHW workforce-survey value (DECISIONS L3). OECD compiles Korea's figure from national sources; basis differs from the MOHW survey (active 29,278, licence holders after cleaning 32,517).

Metric definition

Dentists registered or licensed to practise (headcount); definition per record notes All markets for this metric.

History

Dentists (total) in South Korea: current records by yearDentists (total) in South Korea: current records by year. persons; same basis only (licensed); a dashed line crosses a series break. Source: OECD Health Statistics. Dental Market Radar.Dentists (total) in South Korea: current records by yearpersons; same basis only (licensed); a dashed line crosses a series break2022: 33,70733,7072023: 34,3612024: 35,01135,01120222024Source: OECD Health Statistics. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (licensed). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists (total), South Korea, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
202435,011 personslicensedComparability AOECD Health Statistics: Healthcare human resources (SDMX API, dataflow DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_REAC)
202334,361 personslicensedComparability AOECD Health Statistics: Healthcare human resources (SDMX API, dataflow DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_REAC)
202233,707 personslicensedComparability AOECD Health Statistics: Healthcare human resources (SDMX API, dataflow DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_REAC)

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