Number of pharmacists in Brazil in 2024 — 80,603 people. Ranked 3 in the world out of 70. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 43.6%.
1997–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80,603 | −6,813 | −7.79% |
| 2023 | 87,416 | — | — |
| 2021 | 71,941 | — | — |
| 2017 | 141,968 | — | — |
| 2010 | 107,564 | — | — |
| 2008 | 104,098 | +0 | +0% |
| 2007 | 104,098 | +0 | +0% |
| 2006 | 104,098 | +4,402 | +4.42% |
| 2005 | 99,696 | — | — |
| 2001 | 66,727 | +21,195 | +46.55% |
| 2000 | 45,532 | — | — |
| 1997 | 56,117 | — | — |
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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