Italy vs Spain: Pharmacists — Health and social employment

Italy
1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Spain
1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Italy rank
6th
Spain rank
8th

Pharmacists — Health and social employment over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
0.50.7511.21.51.8198020022024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Spain, a difference of 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th of 22 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9425 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.8575 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.085 Per 1 000 inhabitants Italy
1990s 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.041 Per 1 000 inhabitants Spain
2000s 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.145 Per 1 000 inhabitants Spain
2010s 1.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.028 Per 1 000 inhabitants Italy
2020s 1.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.076 Per 1 000 inhabitants Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists — health and social employment, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in pharmacists — health and social employment between Italy and Spain?
0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for pharmacists — health and social employment?
Italy ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th 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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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.