Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Hungary
Hungary: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 1.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Hungary, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, pharmacists — health and social employment in Hungary stood at 1.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Hungary peaked at 1.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 10th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.825 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 7 Sweden 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 Spain 1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 9 Norway 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 11 Australia 1.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 12 Ireland 1.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 13 Denmark 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 13 Serbia 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Hungary
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1776 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,774 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,807 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Hungary?
- Pharmacists — health and social employment in Hungary was 1.5 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Hungary ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.