Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Botswana

Number of pharmacists in Botswana in 2024 — 137 people. Ranked 55 in the world out of 70. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 2.1%.

2024 137 people +3.79% vs 2023
World rank 55of 70
Period maximum 430 people2011
Period minimum 107 people2009

Trend over time

2004–2024 · people

Number of pharmacists — Botswana, 2004–20240200400600200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 140 people2008: 133 people2009: 107 people2011: 430 people2018: 156 people2019: 138 people2020: 145 people2021: 158 people2022: 144 people2023: 132 people2024: 137 people
Change over the period: −3 (−2.14%) Average annual rate: -0.11 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Botswana 137 people
Southern Africa computed 19,487 people
Number of pharmacists — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 137 +5 +3.79%
2023 132 −12 −8.33%
2022 144 −14 −8.86%
2021 158 +13 +8.97%
2020 145 +7 +5.07%
2019 138 −18 −11.54%
2018 156
2011 430
2009 107 −26 −19.55%
2008 133
2004 140

Southern Africa, 2024

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

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.