Canada vs Ireland: Pharmacists — Health and social employment
Pharmacists — Health and social employment over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Canada, a difference of 0.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and Ireland ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.093 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pharmacists — health and social employment, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in pharmacists — health and social employment between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Canada ranks 15th and Ireland ranks 12th 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
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.