Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Estonia
Estonia: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Estonia, 2007–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants for pharmacists — health and social employment in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Estonia peaked at 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2008 | 0.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 1 Latvia 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 1 Malta 2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Belgium 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Lithuania 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Croatia 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Iceland 2.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Finland 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Netherlands 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Portugal 1.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 Italy 1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 42.7 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 21.94 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Estonia?
- Pharmacists — health and social employment in Estonia was 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2022.
- What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Estonia ranks 3rd out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.