The forecast data for the number of professionally active dentists in Sweden, measured in units per hundred thousand persons, shows a gradual decline from 81.4 in 2024 to 80.2 in 2028. The year-on-year percentage variation indicates slight decreases: -0.38% from 2024 to 2025, -0.37% from 2025 to 2026, -0.37% from 2026 to 2027, and -0.36% from 2027 to 2028. Over a five-year period, the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) shows an average yearly decline of around 0.30%.
Given that the year 2023 saw a decrease in the number of dentists from previous years, the trend suggests a consistent decline going into the future. Trends to watch for include demographic changes in the aging population of dentists, potential shifts in immigration policies affecting professional inflow, and changes in healthcare policies or educational outputs that may affect the workforce supply.
