Latvia vs Netherlands: Pharmacists — Health and social employment

Latvia
1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Netherlands
0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Latvia rank
1st
Netherlands rank
4th

Pharmacists — Health and social employment over time

  • Latvia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Netherlands, a difference of 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Latvia's figure about 3.9 times Netherlands's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 4th of 4 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9317 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.3133 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.6183 Per 1 000 inhabitants Latvia
2010s 0.973 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.345 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.628 Per 1 000 inhabitants Latvia
2020s 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.334 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.888 Per 1 000 inhabitants Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists — health and social employment, Latvia or Netherlands?
Latvia, at 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in pharmacists — health and social employment between Latvia and Netherlands?
0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Netherlands?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Netherlands rank globally for pharmacists — health and social employment?
Latvia ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 4th of 4 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.