Number of pharmacists in China in 2023 — 569,481 people. Ranked 2 in the world out of 101. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 113.6%.
1978–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 569,481 | +38,260 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 531,221 | +10,356 | +1.99% |
| 2021 | 520,865 | +24,072 | +4.85% |
| 2020 | 496,793 | +13,373 | +2.77% |
| 2019 | 483,420 | +15,735 | +3.36% |
| 2018 | 467,685 | +14,685 | +3.24% |
| 2017 | 453,000 | +13,754 | +3.13% |
| 2016 | 439,246 | +15,952 | +3.77% |
| 2015 | 423,294 | +13,699 | +3.34% |
| 2014 | 409,595 | +14,017 | +3.54% |
| 2013 | 395,578 | +18,180 | +4.82% |
| 2012 | 377,398 | +13,405 | +3.68% |
| 2011 | 363,993 | +10,077 | +2.85% |
| 2010 | 353,916 | +12,006 | +3.51% |
| 2009 | 341,910 | +11,385 | +3.44% |
| 2008 | 330,525 | +5,313 | +1.63% |
| 2007 | 325,212 | −28,353 | −8.02% |
| 2006 | 353,565 | +4,032 | +1.15% |
| 2005 | 349,533 | −5,918 | −1.66% |
| 2004 | 355,451 | — | — |
| 2002 | 357,659 | — | — |
| 2000 | 414,408 | −4,166 | −1% |
| 1999 | 418,574 | −5,070 | −1.2% |
| 1998 | 423,644 | −4,651 | −1.09% |
| 1997 | 428,295 | +3,343 | +0.79% |
| 1996 | 424,952 | +6,432 | +1.54% |
| 1995 | 418,520 | — | — |
| 1990 | 405,978 | — | — |
| 1985 | 365,145 | — | — |
| 1980 | 308,438 | — | — |
| 1978 | 266,570 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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