Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Belgium

Belgium: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 12.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.84
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
11th
of 165 countries
All-time high
13.29
in 2022
All-time low
10.46
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Belgium, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 10.52001: 10.62002: 10.82003: 112004: 11.22005: 11.32006: 11.52007: 11.62008: 11.82009: 11.52010: 11.62011: 11.62012: 11.72013: 11.92014: 12.12015: 12.12016: 12.22017: 12.42018: 12.52019: 12.72020: 12.92021: 13.12022: 13.32023: 12.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Belgium stood at 12.84.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Belgium peaked at 13.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.46, in 2000.

Belgium ranks 11th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 10.46 —
2001 10.63 +1.6%
2002 10.83 +1.9%
2003 10.98 +1.4%
2004 11.15 +1.5%
2005 11.34 +1.7%
2006 11.48 +1.2%
2007 11.58 +0.9%
2008 11.77 +1.6%
2009 11.51 -2.2%
2010 11.55 +0.3%
2011 11.64 +0.8%
2012 11.73 +0.8%
2013 11.9 +1.4%
2014 12.05 +1.3%
2015 12.1 +0.4%
2016 12.24 +1.2%
2017 12.38 +1.1%
2018 12.5 +1.0%
2019 12.67 +1.4%
2020 12.86 +1.5%
2021 13.11 +1.9%
2022 13.29 +1.4%
2023 12.84 -3.4%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 12.84 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 12.84 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.39, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.17 10.46 11.77 10
2010s 12.08 11.55 12.67 10
2020s 13.02 12.84 13.29 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 8 Italy 13.85 compare
  2. 9 Qatar 12.87 compare
  3. 10 Mongolia 12.85 compare
  4. 12 Spain 12.45 compare
  5. 13 Iceland 12.2 compare
  6. 14 India 12.12 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Belgium?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Belgium was 12.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 13.29 in 2022.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 10.46 in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Belgium ranks 11th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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