Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sweden

Sweden: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 8.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.02
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
41st
of 165 countries
All-time high
8.02
in 2022
All-time low
7.3
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sweden, 2000–2022

024682000201120222000: 7.32001: 7.42002: 7.42003: 7.52004: 7.62005: 7.72006: 7.72007: 7.82008: 7.82009: 7.52010: 7.62011: 7.72012: 7.72013: 7.62014: 7.62015: 7.72016: 7.72017: 7.72018: 7.92019: 82020: 7.72021: 7.82022: 8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sweden is 8.02, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sweden peaked at 8.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 2000.

Sweden ranks 41st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sweden, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 7.3 —
2001 7.39 +1.2%
2002 7.42 +0.4%
2003 7.47 +0.7%
2004 7.63 +2.1%
2005 7.66 +0.4%
2006 7.68 +0.3%
2007 7.82 +1.8%
2008 7.76 -0.8%
2009 7.54 -2.8%
2010 7.62 +1.1%
2011 7.72 +1.3%
2012 7.71 -0.1%
2013 7.6 -1.4%
2014 7.64 +0.5%
2015 7.7 +0.8%
2016 7.73 +0.4%
2017 7.72 -0.1%
2018 7.92 +2.6%
2019 7.97 +0.6%
2020 7.7 -3.4%
2021 7.83 +1.7%
2022 8.02 +2.4%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 8.02 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 8.02 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.39, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.57 7.3 7.82 10
2010s 7.73 7.6 7.97 10
2020s 7.85 7.7 8.02 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 38 Slovakia 8.49 compare
  2. 39 Oman 8.3 compare
  3. 40 South Korea 8.26 compare
  4. 42 Seychelles 7.98 compare
  5. 43 Cyprus 7.86 compare
  6. 44 Belize 7.7 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sweden?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sweden was 8.02 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 8.02 in 2022.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 2000.
How does Sweden rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Sweden ranks 41st out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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