Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Canada

Canada: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 11.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.66
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 165 countries
All-time high
11.66
in 2024
All-time low
7.57
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Canada, 2000–2024

02.557.51012.52000201220242000: 7.72001: 7.62002: 7.82003: 7.92004: 7.92005: 7.82006: 82007: 8.42008: 8.62009: 8.92010: 92011: 9.32012: 9.12013: 9.22014: 9.32015: 9.82016: 102017: 10.22018: 112019: 11.12020: 11.12021: 11.22022: 11.32023: 11.62024: 11.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Canada recorded 11.66 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Canada peaked at 11.66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.57, in 2001.

Canada ranks 17th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Canada, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 7.65 —
2001 7.57 -1.0%
2002 7.81 +3.2%
2003 7.87 +0.8%
2004 7.86 -0.1%
2005 7.84 -0.3%
2006 8 +2.0%
2007 8.43 +5.4%
2008 8.59 +1.9%
2009 8.89 +3.5%
2010 9.04 +1.7%
2011 9.26 +2.4%
2012 9.06 -2.2%
2013 9.23 +1.9%
2014 9.32 +1.0%
2015 9.8 +5.2%
2016 10.01 +2.1%
2017 10.19 +1.8%
2018 11.02 +8.1%
2019 11.08 +0.5%
2020 11.12 +0.4%
2021 11.21 +0.8%
2022 11.26 +0.4%
2023 11.62 +3.2%
2024 11.66 +0.3%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 11.66 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.05 7.57 8.89 10
2010s 9.8 9.04 11.08 10
2020s 11.37 11.12 11.66 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 14 India 12.12 compare
  2. 15 Costa Rica 12.09 compare
  3. 16 Ireland 11.89 compare
  4. 18 Finland 11.61 compare
  5. 19 Barbados 11.58 compare
  6. 20 Romania 11.33 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Canada?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Canada was 11.66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 11.66 in 2024.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 7.57 in 2001.
How does Canada rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Canada ranks 17th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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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