Spain vs Sweden: Pharmacists — Health and social employment

Spain
1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Sweden
1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Spain rank
8th
Sweden rank
7th

Pharmacists — Health and social employment over time

  • Spain
  • Sweden
00.511.5198020022024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Spain, a difference of 0.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 22 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants Spain
2000s 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.295 Per 1 000 inhabitants Spain
2010s 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.072 Per 1 000 inhabitants Spain
2020s 1.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.008 Per 1 000 inhabitants Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmacists — health and social employment, Spain or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.72 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 Spain and Sweden?
0.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for pharmacists — health and social employment?
Spain ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.