Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Israel
Israel: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Israel, 1980–2025
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 Israel is 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Israel peaked at 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1980.
That places Israel 15th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Israel, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1981 | 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.541 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.621 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.773 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.979 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Israel
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5042 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 11,997 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 579.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,762 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,985 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,747 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Israel?
- Pharmacists — health and social employment in Israel was 1.17 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.
- How does Israel rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Israel ranks 15th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.