Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ireland

Ireland: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 11.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.89
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
16th
of 165 countries
All-time high
13.58
in 2020
All-time low
8
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ireland, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 82001: 8.22002: 82003: 8.52004: 8.82005: 9.22006: 9.62007: 10.22008: 9.92009: 9.82010: 102011: 10.52012: 10.92013: 11.32014: 11.72015: 112016: 11.32017: 11.52018: 12.82019: 10.72020: 13.62021: 11.22022: 11.22023: 11.12024: 11.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ireland is 11.89, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ireland peaked at 13.58 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2002.

That places Ireland 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ireland, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 8.01 —
2001 8.19 +2.2%
2002 8 -2.3%
2003 8.48 +6.0%
2004 8.77 +3.4%
2005 9.15 +4.3%
2006 9.62 +5.1%
2007 10.18 +5.8%
2008 9.95 -2.3%
2009 9.82 -1.3%
2010 10.02 +2.0%
2011 10.47 +4.5%
2012 10.88 +3.9%
2013 11.34 +4.2%
2014 11.68 +3.0%
2015 11.04 -5.5%
2016 11.33 +2.6%
2017 11.49 +1.4%
2018 12.82 +11.6%
2019 10.74 -16.2%
2020 13.58 +26.4%
2021 11.18 -17.7%
2022 11.19 +0.1%
2023 11.05 -1.3%
2024 11.89 +7.6%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 11.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 11.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.39, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.02 8 10.18 10
2010s 11.18 10.02 12.82 10
2020s 11.78 11.05 13.58 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 13 Iceland 12.2 compare
  2. 14 India 12.12 compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 12.09 compare
  4. 17 Canada 11.66 compare
  5. 18 Finland 11.61 compare
  6. 19 Barbados 11.58 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ireland?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Ireland was 11.89 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 13.58 in 2020.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2002.
How does Ireland rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Ireland ranks 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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