Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Malta

Malta: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 22 countries
All-time high
2.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2016
All-time low
1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2007
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Malta, 2002–2024

01232002201320242002: 2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2003: 2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2004: 2.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 2.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 1.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 1.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 2.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 2.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 2.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 2.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 2.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 2.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Analysis

Malta recorded 2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants for pharmacists — health and social employment in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Malta peaked at 2.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2007.

Malta ranks 1st of 22 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Malta, 2002 to 2024.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
2002 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants
2003 2.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.5%
2004 2.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.5%
2005 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.3%
2006 1.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants -11.0%
2007 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants -20.5%
2008 1.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants +9.0%
2009 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.3%
2010 2.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants +39.4%
2011 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.5%
2012 2.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.9%
2013 2.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.7%
2014 2.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.2%
2015 2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants +6.4%
2016 2.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.8%
2017 2.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.1%
2018 2.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.9%
2019 2.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.9%
2020 2.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.6%
2021 2.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.1%
2022 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants -2.3%
2023 2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.9%
2024 2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 8
2010s 2.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 2.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 2 Belgium 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 3 Iceland 2.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 4 Finland 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Malta?
Pharmacists — health and social employment in Malta was 2.65 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2016.
What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2007.
How does Malta rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
Malta ranks 1st out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
Pharmacists — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 726 data points, 1980–2025
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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.