Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Iceland
Iceland: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 12.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Iceland is 12.2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 103.0% on the previous year and up 161.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Iceland peaked at 12.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.65, in 2012.
Iceland ranks 13th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6 | — |
| 2001 | 9.89 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 10.85 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 10.95 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.99 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.19 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.35 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.13 | -54.8% |
| 2008 | 5.17 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.12 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.87 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.92 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.65 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.72 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.67 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.83 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.95 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.98 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.16 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.38 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.67 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 5.9 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.07 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.01 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.2 | +103.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 12.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 12.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.39, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Iceland 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +103.0% | 6.01 | 12.2 |
| 2007 | -54.8% | 11.35 | 5.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.02 | 5.12 | 11.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.91 | 4.65 | 5.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 | 5.67 | 12.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Iceland?
- Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Iceland was 12.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
- Iceland ranks 13th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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