Dentists (practising): Thailand, 2023

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated 2026-11-09 · Data as of 2023-12-31

Thailand had 8,059 employed dentists in 2023, according to NSO Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025. Basis: employed (public-sector heavy (most private-clinic dentists not counted)).

Comparability C Confidence high

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National Statistical Office (NSO), Thailand. (2026). Dentists (practising): Thailand, as of 2023-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/th/dentists-practising/2023/

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Record

Value: 8,059 persons
Scope qualifier: public-sector heavy (most private-clinic dentists not counted)
Unit: persons
As of: 2023-12-31
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Revision: 2
Confidence: high
Method: reported
Basis: employed
Scope: employed: public-sector heavy (most private-clinic dentists not counted)
Comparability: Comparability C C: different basis; use with caution when comparing
Status: Latest record for this market and metric; 1 earlier revision is kept below

Source quote

ทันตแพทย์ ................................................................... 7,561 8,094 8,132 8,059 Dentist

English: Dentists (Whole Kingdom), 2020-2023: 7,561; 8,094; 8,132; 8,059

Locator: Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025, Table 5.9 'Personnel in the Government, State Enterprise, Municipality, Independence Agency and Private Sector: 2020-2023', Whole Kingdom row 'Dentist', column 2566 (2023) (e-book page 244)

Local definition

Dentists working in health facilities reported to MOPH Office of the Permanent Secretary health-resources survey (government 7,315; state enterprise 6; municipality 253; independent agency 68; private sector 417)

Source

National Statistical Office (NSO), Thailand: Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025 (e-book). Registry entry: th-nso-syb2025.

Notes

Revision 2 (2026-11-09, steward fix): Scope qualified: public-sector-heavy employed count; most private-clinic dentists are not counted. MOPH health-resources count (same series WHO GHO HWF_0011 mirrors: 2020 7,561; 2021 8,094; 2022 8,132). Private sector line (417) covers private hospitals only; dentists in ~6,600 private dental clinics are largely NOT counted, so this is a public-sector-heavy employed count, not all practising dentists. 2022 value 8,132.

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: 8,059 persons
Unit: persons
As of: 2023-12-31
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Revision: 1
Confidence: high
Method: reported
Basis: employed
Scope: employed
Comparability: Comparability C C: different basis; use with caution when comparing

ทันตแพทย์ ................................................................... 7,561 8,094 8,132 8,059 Dentist

English: Dentists (Whole Kingdom), 2020-2023: 7,561; 8,094; 8,132; 8,059

Source: Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025 (e-book). Registry entry: th-nso-syb2025.

Local definition: Dentists working in health facilities reported to MOPH Office of the Permanent Secretary health-resources survey (government 7,315; state enterprise 6; municipality 253; independent agency 68; private sector 417)

Notes: MOPH health-resources count (same series WHO GHO HWF_0011 mirrors: 2020 7,561; 2021 8,094; 2022 8,132). Private sector line (417) covers private hospitals only; dentists in ~6,600 private dental clinics are largely NOT counted, so this is a public-sector-heavy employed count, not all practising dentists. 2022 value 8,132.

History

Current records for Dentists (practising), Thailand, newest first
Year	Value	Basis	As of	Comparability	Source	Series break
2023	8,059 persons	employed (public-sector heavy (most private-clinic dentists not counted))	2023-12-31	Comparability C	Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025 (e-book)

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