Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 9.52 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.52
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
30th
of 165 countries
All-time high
9.52
in 2023
All-time low
5.87
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United Kingdom, 2002–2023

02468102002201220232002: 5.92003: 62004: 6.12005: 62006: 6.22007: 6.22008: 6.32009: 6.32010: 6.52011: 7.62012: 7.82013: 82014: 8.22015: 8.32016: 8.62017: 8.42018: 8.62019: 8.72020: 8.52021: 8.42022: 92023: 9.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 9.52 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United Kingdom peaked at 9.52 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.87, in 2002.

That places United Kingdom 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United Kingdom, 2002 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2002 5.87 —
2003 6 +2.2%
2004 6.11 +1.8%
2005 6.02 -1.5%
2006 6.18 +2.7%
2007 6.2 +0.3%
2008 6.27 +1.1%
2009 6.34 +1.1%
2010 6.45 +1.7%
2011 7.57 +17.4%
2012 7.78 +2.8%
2013 7.97 +2.4%
2014 8.21 +3.0%
2015 8.32 +1.3%
2016 8.58 +3.1%
2017 8.43 -1.7%
2018 8.57 +1.7%
2019 8.68 +1.3%
2020 8.5 -2.1%
2021 8.4 -1.2%
2022 8.97 +6.8%
2023 9.52 +6.1%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 9.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 9.52 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.39, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.12 5.87 6.34 8
2010s 8.06 6.45 8.68 10
2020s 8.85 8.4 9.52 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 27 Bulgaria 9.59 compare
  2. 27 Israel 9.59 compare
  3. 29 Australia 9.58 compare
  4. 30 United States 9.52 compare
  5. 32 Lithuania 9.46 compare
  6. 33 France 9.43 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United Kingdom?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United Kingdom was 9.52 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 9.52 in 2023.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 5.87 in 2002.
How does United Kingdom rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
United Kingdom ranks 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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