Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Finland
Finland: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Finland, 1980–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants for pharmacists — health and social employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Finland peaked at 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1980.
That places Finland 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Finland, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1981 | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 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 Estonia 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Iceland 2.09 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
- 7 Sweden 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Finland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3571 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3641 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2994 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 583.99 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,261 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,341 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,601 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Finland?
- Pharmacists — health and social employment in Finland was 2.04 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.
- How does Finland rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Finland ranks 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.