Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Chile
Chile: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Chile, 2010–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pharmacists — health and social employment in Chile is 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Chile peaked at 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2010.
Chile ranks 21st of 22 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Chile, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2011 | 0.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.407 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6967 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 19 Montenegro 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 20 New Zealand 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 22 Argentina 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Chile?
- Pharmacists — health and social employment in Chile was 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2010.
- How does Chile rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Pharmacists — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.