Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Korea
Korea: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 1.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants for pharmacists — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Korea peaked at 1.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Korea, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 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 Finland 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Netherlands 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Korea?
- Pharmacists — health and social employment in Korea was 1.58 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.