Number of pharmacists in Belgium in 2023 — 15,040 people. Ranked 27 in the world out of 101. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 106.9%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15,040 | −433 | −2.8% |
| 2022 | 15,473 | +299 | +1.97% |
| 2021 | 15,174 | +332 | +2.24% |
| 2020 | 14,842 | +288 | +1.98% |
| 2019 | 14,554 | +274 | +1.92% |
| 2018 | 14,280 | +196 | +1.39% |
| 2017 | 14,084 | +208 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13,876 | +233 | +1.71% |
| 2015 | 13,643 | +135 | +1% |
| 2014 | 13,508 | +228 | +1.72% |
| 2013 | 13,280 | +253 | +1.94% |
| 2012 | 13,027 | +182 | +1.42% |
| 2011 | 12,845 | +216 | +1.71% |
| 2010 | 12,629 | +179 | +1.44% |
| 2009 | 12,450 | −152 | −1.21% |
| 2008 | 12,602 | +297 | +2.41% |
| 2007 | 12,305 | +196 | +1.62% |
| 2006 | 12,109 | +227 | +1.91% |
| 2005 | 11,882 | +264 | +2.27% |
| 2004 | 11,618 | +224 | +1.97% |
| 2003 | 11,394 | +203 | +1.81% |
| 2002 | 11,191 | +252 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 10,939 | +215 | +2% |
| 2000 | 10,724 | +287 | +2.75% |
| 1999 | 10,437 | +350 | +3.47% |
| 1998 | 10,087 | +208 | +2.11% |
| 1997 | 9,879 | +187 | +1.93% |
| 1996 | 9,692 | +193 | +2.03% |
| 1995 | 9,499 | +316 | +3.44% |
| 1994 | 9,183 | +266 | +2.98% |
| 1993 | 8,917 | +281 | +3.25% |
| 1992 | 8,636 | +204 | +2.42% |
| 1991 | 8,432 | +262 | +3.21% |
| 1990 | 8,170 | +238 | +3% |
| 1989 | 7,932 | +83 | +1.06% |
| 1988 | 7,849 | +160 | +2.08% |
| 1987 | 7,689 | −9 | −0.12% |
| 1986 | 7,698 | +204 | +2.72% |
| 1985 | 7,494 | — | — |
| 1980 | 7,269 | — | — |
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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