Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Latvia
Latvia: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Latvia, 2004–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, pharmacists — health and social employment in Latvia stood at 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Latvia peaked at 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2005 | 0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 0.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9317 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.973 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 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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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 62.58 Persons (2022)
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Latvia?
- Pharmacists — health and social employment in Latvia was 1.29 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Latvia ranks 1st out of 4 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.