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Number of pharmacists — Algeria

Number of pharmacists in Algeria in 2022 — 13,642 people. Ranked 30 in the world out of 129. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 152%.

2022 13,642 people +2.78% vs 2020
World rank 30of 129
Period maximum 28,819 people2010
Period minimum 5,413 people2002

Trend over time

2002–2022 · people

Number of pharmacists — Algeria, 2002–2022010,00020,00030,000200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222002: 5,413 people2003: 5,705 people2004: 6,082 people2005: 6,104 people2006: 7,267 people2007: 7,417 people2010: 28,819 people2011: 9,588 people2012: 10,171 people2013: 10,538 people2014: 11,078 people2015: 11,475 people2016: 11,888 people2017: 12,337 people2018: 12,830 people2019: 13,122 people2020: 13,273 people2022: 13,642 people
Change over the period: +8,229 (+152.02%) Average annual rate: 4.73 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 13,642 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 780,712 people
Number of pharmacists — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 13,642 — —
2020 13,273 +151 +1.15%
2019 13,122 +292 +2.28%
2018 12,830 +493 +4%
2017 12,337 +449 +3.78%
2016 11,888 +413 +3.6%
2015 11,475 +397 +3.58%
2014 11,078 +540 +5.12%
2013 10,538 +367 +3.61%
2012 10,171 +583 +6.08%
2011 9,588 −19,231 −66.73%
2010 28,819 — —
2007 7,417 +150 +2.06%
2006 7,267 +1,163 +19.05%
2005 6,104 +22 +0.36%
2004 6,082 +377 +6.61%
2003 5,705 +292 +5.39%
2002 5,413 — —

About the indicator

The number of pharmaceutical personnel, from WHO. The indicator matters for assessing the availability of medicines: in systems with a weak primary level the pharmacy often turns out to be the first and only point of contact a person has with medicine, and provision of pharmacists determines how safe that contact is.

Important: In different countries the category takes in both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, so comparison of absolute numbers between countries is approximate.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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