Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Netherlands, 1998–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, pharmacists — health and social employment in Netherlands stood at 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Netherlands peaked at 0.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1998.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1999 | 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.295 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.345 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.334 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 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
- 5 Portugal 1.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 Italy 1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Sweden 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 82.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Netherlands?
- Pharmacists — health and social employment in Netherlands was 0.33 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2016.
- What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1998.
- How does Netherlands rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.