Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Colombia

Colombia: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 1.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.85
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
101st
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.85
in 2023
All-time low
0.68
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Colombia, 2001–2023

00.511.522001201220232001: 0.682002: 0.692003: 0.722004: 0.752005: 0.812006: 0.862007: 0.922008: 0.972009: 12010: 1.12011: 1.12012: 1.22013: 1.32014: 1.32015: 1.42016: 1.52017: 1.52018: 1.62019: 1.62020: 1.62021: 1.72022: 1.82023: 1.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Colombia stood at 1.85. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Colombia peaked at 1.85 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.68, in 2001.

That places Colombia 101st out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Colombia, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 0.68 —
2002 0.69 +1.5%
2003 0.72 +4.3%
2004 0.75 +4.2%
2005 0.81 +8.0%
2006 0.86 +6.2%
2007 0.92 +7.0%
2008 0.97 +5.4%
2009 1.03 +6.2%
2010 1.09 +5.8%
2011 1.14 +4.6%
2012 1.22 +7.0%
2013 1.27 +4.1%
2014 1.33 +4.7%
2015 1.41 +6.0%
2016 1.46 +3.5%
2017 1.51 +3.4%
2018 1.56 +3.3%
2019 1.6 +2.6%
2020 1.64 +2.5%
2021 1.72 +4.9%
2022 1.79 +4.1%
2023 1.85 +3.4%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 1.85 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 1.85 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.58, 40% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8256 0.68 1.03 9
2010s 1.36 1.09 1.6 10
2020s 1.75 1.64 1.85 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 98 Djibouti 2.09 compare
  2. 99 Ghana 2.07 compare
  3. 100 East Timor 2 compare
  4. 102 Bahrain 1.65 compare
  5. 102 Peru 1.65 compare
  6. 104 Ethiopia 1.62 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Colombia?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Colombia was 1.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 2023.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.68 in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Colombia ranks 101st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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