Number of pharmacists in Bangladesh in 2023 — 18,921 people. Ranked 24 in the world out of 101. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 148.2%.
2002–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18,921 | +384 | +2.07% |
| 2022 | 18,537 | +1,455 | +8.52% |
| 2021 | 17,082 | +513 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 16,569 | +1,896 | +12.92% |
| 2019 | 14,673 | — | — |
| 2015 | 12,199 | +0 | +0% |
| 2014 | 12,199 | — | — |
| 2012 | 9,265 | +79 | +0.86% |
| 2011 | 9,186 | −2,986 | −24.53% |
| 2010 | 12,172 | +3,821 | +45.75% |
| 2009 | 8,351 | +358 | +4.48% |
| 2008 | 7,993 | — | — |
| 2002 | 7,622 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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