Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 1.62 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.62
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
104th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.62
in 2024
All-time low
0.02
in 2003
Years of data
13
2003–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ethiopia, 2003–2024

00.511.52003201320242003: 0.022004: 0.022005: 0.022006: 0.022007: 0.022008: 0.052009: 0.072018: 0.952020: 1.12021: 1.32022: 1.42023: 1.52024: 1.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ethiopia stood at 1.62. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ethiopia peaked at 1.62 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2003.

That places Ethiopia 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 0.02 —
2004 0.02 +0.0%
2005 0.02 +0.0%
2006 0.02 +0.0%
2007 0.02 +0.0%
2008 0.05 +150.0%
2009 0.07 +40.0%
2018 0.95 +1257.1%
2020 1.05 +10.5%
2021 1.27 +21.0%
2022 1.36 +7.1%
2023 1.47 +8.1%
2024 1.62 +10.2%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 1.62 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.16, 10.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 1.62 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.275, 5.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +1257.1% 0.07 0.95
2008 +150.0% 0.02 0.05

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0314 0.02 0.07 7
2010s 0.95 0.95 0.95 1
2020s 1.35 1.05 1.62 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 101 Colombia 1.85 compare
  2. 102 Bahrain 1.65 compare
  3. 102 Peru 1.65 compare
  4. 105 El Salvador 1.59 compare
  5. 106 Serbia 1.55 compare
  6. 107 Nigeria 1.51 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ethiopia?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ethiopia was 1.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.62 in 2024.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2003.
How does Ethiopia rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Ethiopia ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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