Pharmacists per 10,000 people rose 1.36% to 2.16 persons in Netherlands in 2018, according to OECD.
Historically, pharmacists per 10,000 people in Netherlands reached an all time high of 2.18 persons in 2016 and an all time low of 1.09 persons in 1980. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, pharmacists per 10,000 people in Belgium amounted to 12.8 persons, 5.54 persons in Denmark, 6.73 persons in Germany and 9.34 persons in United Kingdom in 2018.
Netherlands has been ranked 26th within the group of 26 countries we follow in terms of pharmacists per 10,000 people, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Pharmacists (Per 10,000 People) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Austria | persons | 6.99 | 7.08 | 7.19 | 7.29 | 7.34 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 5.09 | 5.13 | 5.22 | 5.29 | 5.43 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | ... | |||
| Germany | persons | 6.24 | 6.33 | 6.42 | 6.42 | 6.57 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Luxembourg | persons | 7.23 | 7.16 | 7.37 | 7.46 | 7.57 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 2.14 | 2.18 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.14 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.98 | 7.33 | 7.57 | 7.97 | 8.18 | ||||||
| Poland | persons | 7.22 | 7.31 | 7.43 | 7.75 | 7.79 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 7.62 | 7.70 | 7.80 | 7.88 | 7.92 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | 8.16 | 8.44 | 8.59 | 8.90 | 9.15 |
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