Number of pharmacists in Canada in 2024 — 46,334 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 70. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 215.1%.
1982–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46,334 | +668 | +1.46% |
| 2023 | 45,666 | +1,960 | +4.48% |
| 2022 | 43,706 | +607 | +1.41% |
| 2021 | 43,099 | +671 | +1.58% |
| 2020 | 42,428 | +573 | +1.37% |
| 2019 | 41,855 | +750 | +1.82% |
| 2018 | 41,105 | +3,605 | +9.61% |
| 2017 | 37,500 | +1,120 | +3.08% |
| 2016 | 36,380 | +1,142 | +3.24% |
| 2015 | 35,238 | +2,035 | +6.13% |
| 2014 | 33,203 | +630 | +1.93% |
| 2013 | 32,573 | +936 | +2.96% |
| 2012 | 31,637 | −366 | −1.14% |
| 2011 | 32,003 | +1,083 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 30,920 | +850 | +2.83% |
| 2009 | 30,070 | +1,343 | +4.68% |
| 2008 | 28,727 | +827 | +2.96% |
| 2007 | 27,900 | +1,693 | +6.46% |
| 2006 | 26,207 | +781 | +3.07% |
| 2005 | 25,426 | +163 | +0.65% |
| 2004 | 25,263 | +223 | +0.89% |
| 2003 | 25,040 | +428 | +1.74% |
| 2002 | 24,612 | +993 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 23,619 | −13 | −0.06% |
| 2000 | 23,632 | +43 | +0.18% |
| 1999 | 23,589 | +1,835 | +8.44% |
| 1998 | 21,754 | +289 | +1.35% |
| 1997 | 21,465 | +270 | +1.27% |
| 1996 | 21,195 | +548 | +2.65% |
| 1995 | 20,647 | +340 | +1.67% |
| 1994 | 20,307 | +397 | +1.99% |
| 1993 | 19,910 | +542 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 19,368 | +692 | +3.71% |
| 1991 | 18,676 | −220 | −1.16% |
| 1990 | 18,896 | +559 | +3.05% |
| 1989 | 18,337 | +963 | +5.54% |
| 1988 | 17,374 | +365 | +2.15% |
| 1987 | 17,009 | +561 | +3.41% |
| 1986 | 16,448 | +491 | +3.08% |
| 1985 | 15,957 | +223 | +1.42% |
| 1984 | 15,734 | +397 | +2.59% |
| 1983 | 15,337 | +633 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 14,704 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
328,870
Canada
46,334
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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