Number of pharmacists in BRICS in 2023 — 2,533,913 people. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 553.9%.
2004–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.53M | +226,325 | +9.81% |
| 2022 | 2.31M | +283,083 | +13.98% |
| 2021 | 2.02M | +284,372 | +16.34% |
| 2020 | 1.74M | — | — |
| 2018 | 1.73M | +147,630 | +9.34% |
| 2017 | 1.58M | +371,713 | +30.76% |
| 2016 | 1.21M | +712,347 | +143.56% |
| 2015 | 496,198 | −623,040 | −55.67% |
| 2014 | 1.12M | — | — |
| 2012 | 1.03M | −11,554 | −1.11% |
| 2011 | 1.04M | −84,736 | −7.52% |
| 2010 | 1.13M | +113,315 | +11.17% |
| 2009 | 1.01M | −114,388 | −10.14% |
| 2008 | 1.13M | +5,236 | +0.47% |
| 2007 | 1.12M | +67,479 | +6.39% |
| 2006 | 1.06M | +580,413 | +122.09% |
| 2005 | 475,398 | +87,901 | +22.68% |
| 2004 | 387,497 | — | — |
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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