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Dentists per 100,000 population: Thailand, 2023-hl

Thailand had 11.2 dentists per 100,000 people in 2023 (employed basis), derived from 8,059 employed dentists (NSO Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025) divided by total population (World Bank WDI). Basis: employed.

Comparability C Confidence medium

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World Bank (UN Population Division, national statistics offices and others). (2026). Dentists per 100,000 population: Thailand, as of 2023-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/th/dentists-per-100k/2023-hl/

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Record

Value
11.2 per 100,000
Unit
per 100,000
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
medium
Method
derived
Basis
employed
Scope
other
Headline
Yes: this record leads in cross-market tables
Comparability
Comparability C C: different basis; use with caution when comparing
Derived from
th.dentists_practising.2023
Status
Latest record for this market and metric

Source quote

"countryiso3code":"THA","date":"2023","value":71702435

English: World Bank total population, THA, 2023: 71,702,435

Locator: World Bank SP.POP.TOTL THA 2023; numerator th.dentists_practising.2023

Local definition

Headline rate (DECISIONS L4/L5): dentists_practising (employed) divided by World Bank total population, same year

Source

World Bank (UN Population Division, national statistics offices and others): World Bank WDI: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Registry entry: worldbank-sp-pop-totl.

Notes

Derived: 8,059 (th.dentists_practising.2023, source th-nso-syb2025) / 71,702,435 (World Bank SP.POP.TOTL 2023) x 100,000 = 11.2. Numerator basis: employed. Other per-100k records for TH use national-statistics denominators or other bases and are not the headline.

Metric definition

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

History

Dentists per 100,000 population in Thailand: current records by yearDentists per 100,000 population in Thailand: current records by year. per 100,000; same basis only (employed); a dashed line crosses a series break. Sources: NSO Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025; World Bank WDI. Dental Market Radar.Dentists per 100,000 population in Thailand: current records by yearper 100,000; same basis only (employed); a dashed line crosses a series break2023: 11.211.22023: 12.412.420232023Sources: NSO Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025; World Bank WDI. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (employed). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists per 100,000 population, Thailand, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
2026-est32.5 per 100,000estimateComparability CDental Council statistics page (registrants by graduation year, specialists, dental clinic counts)
2023-hl11.2 per 100,000employedComparability CWorld Bank WDI: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL)
202312.4 per 100,000employedComparability CStatistical Yearbook Thailand 2025 (e-book)

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