Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 7.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in New Zealand stood at 7.4.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in New Zealand peaked at 9.79 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2008.
That places New Zealand 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.78 | — |
| 2001 | 9.79 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.77 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.74 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.64 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.74 | -30.1% |
| 2006 | 6.7 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.84 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.1 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 6.19 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.33 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.44 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.49 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.58 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.61 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.66 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.68 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.64 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.95 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.99 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.2 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.24 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 7.09 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.1 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7.4 | +4.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 7.4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.23, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -30.1% | 9.64 | 6.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.13 | 6.1 | 9.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 | 6.33 | 6.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 | 7.09 | 7.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in New Zealand?
- Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in New Zealand was 7.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
- New Zealand ranks 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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