Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in South Korea
South Korea: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 8.26 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in South Korea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 8.26 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in South Korea peaked at 11.45 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.26, in 2004.
That places South Korea 40th 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.83 | — |
| 2001 | 11.03 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.24 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.45 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.26 | -45.3% |
| 2005 | 6.4 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 6.51 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.49 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.54 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.59 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.59 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.85 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 6.57 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.46 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.51 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.62 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.18 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 7.33 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.52 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.67 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.79 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.04 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.26 | +2.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 8.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 8.26 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.23, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -45.3% | 11.45 | 6.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 | 6.26 | 11.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.81 | 6.46 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.94 | 7.67 | 8.26 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in South Korea?
- Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in South Korea was 8.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.45 in 2003.
- What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 in 2004.
- How does South Korea rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
- South Korea ranks 40th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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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