Number of pharmacists in Bulgaria in 2024 — 6,481 people. Ranked 20 in the world out of 70. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 77.7%.
1980–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,481 | +178 | +2.82% |
| 2023 | 6,303 | +221 | +3.63% |
| 2022 | 6,082 | −19 | −0.31% |
| 2021 | 6,101 | +5 | +0.08% |
| 2020 | 6,096 | +205 | +3.48% |
| 2019 | 5,891 | −602 | −9.27% |
| 2018 | 6,493 | +94 | +1.47% |
| 2017 | 6,399 | +143 | +2.29% |
| 2016 | 6,256 | +234 | +3.89% |
| 2015 | 6,022 | +316 | +5.54% |
| 2014 | 5,706 | +143 | +2.57% |
| 2013 | 5,563 | +0 | +0% |
| 2012 | 5,563 | +3 | +0.05% |
| 2011 | 5,560 | −40 | −0.71% |
| 2010 | 5,600 | +0 | +0% |
| 2009 | 5,600 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,356 | −173 | −11.31% |
| 1998 | 1,529 | −59 | −3.72% |
| 1997 | 1,588 | −231 | −12.7% |
| 1996 | 1,819 | −63 | −3.35% |
| 1995 | 1,882 | −193 | −9.3% |
| 1994 | 2,075 | −301 | −12.67% |
| 1993 | 2,376 | −291 | −10.91% |
| 1992 | 2,667 | −567 | −17.53% |
| 1991 | 3,234 | −1,132 | −25.93% |
| 1990 | 4,366 | +109 | +2.56% |
| 1989 | 4,257 | −37 | −0.86% |
| 1988 | 4,294 | +147 | +3.54% |
| 1987 | 4,147 | −3 | −0.07% |
| 1986 | 4,150 | −59 | −1.4% |
| 1985 | 4,209 | −26 | −0.61% |
| 1984 | 4,235 | +91 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 4,144 | +179 | +4.51% |
| 1982 | 3,965 | +161 | +4.23% |
| 1981 | 3,804 | +156 | +4.28% |
| 1980 | 3,648 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Bulgaria
6,481
Belarus
4,216
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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