Australia vs Norway: Pharmacists — Health and social employment

Australia
1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Norway
1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Norway rank
9th

Pharmacists — Health and social employment over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
00.511.5199620102024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Australia, a difference of 0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and Norway ranks 9th of 22 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Norway Difference Ahead
2010s 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.0956 Per 1 000 inhabitants Australia
2020s 1.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists — health and social employment, Australia or Norway?
Norway, at 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in pharmacists — health and social employment between Australia and Norway?
0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for pharmacists — health and social employment?
Australia ranks 11th and Norway ranks 9th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Pharmacists — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Pharmacists — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 726 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of pharmacists by status (ie. practising pharmacists, professionally active pharmacists, and pharmacists licenced to practice). Practising pharmacists prepare, dispense or sell medicaments and drugs for patients and provide advice. Professionally active pharmacists are practising pharmacists and other pharmacists for whom their education in pharmacy is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Pharmacists licensed to practice include practising and other (non-practising) pharmacists who are registered and entitled to practice. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.