Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Finland

Finland: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 11.61 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.61
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
18th
of 165 countries
All-time high
16.46
in 2003
All-time low
9.87
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Finland, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 15.42001: 15.72002: 162003: 16.52004: 10.32005: 9.92006: 10.12007: 10.42008: 10.42009: 10.52010: 10.62011: 10.72012: 11.22013: 11.32014: 11.22015: 11.12016: 11.32017: 11.52018: 11.62019: 11.22020: 11.42021: 11.32022: 11.52023: 11.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Finland recorded 11.61 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Finland peaked at 16.46 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.87, in 2005.

That places Finland 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Finland, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 15.43 —
2001 15.72 +1.9%
2002 15.97 +1.6%
2003 16.46 +3.1%
2004 10.28 -37.5%
2005 9.87 -4.0%
2006 10.08 +2.1%
2007 10.37 +2.9%
2008 10.44 +0.7%
2009 10.5 +0.6%
2010 10.61 +1.0%
2011 10.71 +0.9%
2012 11.15 +4.1%
2013 11.31 +1.4%
2014 11.19 -1.1%
2015 11.08 -1.0%
2016 11.26 +1.6%
2017 11.47 +1.9%
2018 11.64 +1.5%
2019 11.25 -3.4%
2020 11.43 +1.6%
2021 11.31 -1.0%
2022 11.5 +1.7%
2023 11.61 +1.0%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 11.61 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 11.61 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.39, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Finland 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
2004 -37.5% 16.46 10.28

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.51 9.87 16.46 10
2010s 11.17 10.61 11.64 10
2020s 11.46 11.31 11.61 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 15 Costa Rica 12.09 compare
  2. 16 Ireland 11.89 compare
  3. 17 Canada 11.66 compare
  4. 19 Barbados 11.58 compare
  5. 20 Romania 11.33 compare
  6. 21 Greece 11.21 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Finland?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Finland was 11.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 16.46 in 2003.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 9.87 in 2005.
How does Finland rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Finland ranks 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland 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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