Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United States

United States: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 9.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.52
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
30th
of 165 countries
All-time high
9.66
in 2023
All-time low
7.42
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United States, 2000–2024

02468102000201220242000: 7.62001: 7.92002: 7.62003: 7.42004: 7.62005: 7.82006: 82007: 8.42008: 8.72009: 8.72010: 8.62011: 8.72012: 8.92013: 92014: 92015: 9.12016: 9.32017: 9.32018: 9.22019: 9.22020: 9.32021: 9.22022: 9.52023: 9.72024: 9.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United States is 9.52, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United States peaked at 9.66 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.42, in 2003.

That places United States 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United States, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United States, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 7.56 —
2001 7.87 +4.1%
2002 7.64 -2.9%
2003 7.42 -2.9%
2004 7.62 +2.7%
2005 7.77 +2.0%
2006 8.03 +3.3%
2007 8.39 +4.5%
2008 8.74 +4.2%
2009 8.7 -0.5%
2010 8.62 -0.9%
2011 8.67 +0.6%
2012 8.88 +2.4%
2013 8.98 +1.1%
2014 9 +0.2%
2015 9.07 +0.8%
2016 9.28 +2.3%
2017 9.31 +0.3%
2018 9.24 -0.8%
2019 9.21 -0.3%
2020 9.29 +0.9%
2021 9.19 -1.1%
2022 9.53 +3.7%
2023 9.66 +1.4%
2024 9.52 -1.4%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 9.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.97 7.42 8.74 10
2010s 9.03 8.62 9.31 10
2020s 9.44 9.19 9.66 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 27 Bulgaria 9.59 compare
  2. 27 Israel 9.59 compare
  3. 29 Australia 9.58 compare
  4. 30 United Kingdom 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 States?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in United States was 9.52 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 9.66 in 2023.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 7.42 in 2003.
How does United States rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
United States ranks 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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