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Number of pharmacists — Australia

Number of pharmacists in Australia in 2023 — 25,339 people. Ranked 19 in the world out of 101. Since 1986, the indicator has risen by 130.4%.

2023 25,339 people +3.24% vs 2022
World rank 19of 101
Period maximum 25,339 people2023
Period minimum 9,000 people1990

Trend over time

1986–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — Australia, 1986–20235,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00019861990199419982002200620102014201820221986: 11,000 people1987: 10,300 people1988: 15,500 people1989: 12,300 people1990: 9,000 people1991: 11,800 people1992: 10,111 people1993: 10,193 people1994: 10,639 people1995: 10,722 people1996: 11,126 people1997: 11,360 people1998: 11,600 people1999: 11,829 people2000: 15,300 people2001: 12,600 people2002: 12,900 people2003: 15,700 people2004: 18,400 people2005: 14,900 people2006: 16,300 people2007: 18,200 people2008: 19,100 people2009: 23,300 people2010: 19,237 people2011: 15,222 people2012: 17,097 people2013: 19,148 people2014: 19,655 people2015: 20,281 people2016: 20,960 people2017: 21,656 people2018: 22,063 people2019: 22,599 people2020: 23,446 people2021: 24,028 people2022: 24,544 people2023: 25,339 people
Change over the period: +14,339 (+130.35%) Average annual rate: 2.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Australia 25,339 people
Australia and New Zealand computed 29,012 people
Number of pharmacists — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 25,339 +795 +3.24%
2022 24,544 +516 +2.15%
2021 24,028 +582 +2.48%
2020 23,446 +847 +3.75%
2019 22,599 +536 +2.43%
2018 22,063 +407 +1.88%
2017 21,656 +696 +3.32%
2016 20,960 +679 +3.35%
2015 20,281 +626 +3.18%
2014 19,655 +507 +2.65%
2013 19,148 +2,051 +12%
2012 17,097 +1,875 +12.32%
2011 15,222 −4,015 −20.87%
2010 19,237 −4,063 −17.44%
2009 23,300 +4,200 +21.99%
2008 19,100 +900 +4.95%
2007 18,200 +1,900 +11.66%
2006 16,300 +1,400 +9.4%
2005 14,900 −3,500 −19.02%
2004 18,400 +2,700 +17.2%
2003 15,700 +2,800 +21.71%
2002 12,900 +300 +2.38%
2001 12,600 −2,700 −17.65%
2000 15,300 +3,471 +29.34%
1999 11,829 +229 +1.97%
1998 11,600 +240 +2.11%
1997 11,360 +234 +2.1%
1996 11,126 +404 +3.77%
1995 10,722 +83 +0.78%
1994 10,639 +446 +4.38%
1993 10,193 +82 +0.81%
1992 10,111 −1,689 −14.31%
1991 11,800 +2,800 +31.11%
1990 9,000 −3,300 −26.83%
1989 12,300 −3,200 −20.65%
1988 15,500 +5,200 +50.49%
1987 10,300 −700 −6.36%
1986 11,000 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 25,339 NZ New Zealand 3,673
Full table for all countries

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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