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Number of pharmacists — CIS

Number of pharmacists in the CIS in 2022 — 14,421 people. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 38.1%.

2022 14,421 people −1.8% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 33,288 people2005
Period minimum 14,421 people2022

Trend over time

1980–2022 · people

Number of pharmacists — CIS, 1980–202210,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 23,300 people1985: 24,462 people1986: 25,026 people1987: 25,741 people1988: 26,523 people1989: 26,737 people1990: 27,121 people1991: 27,417 people1992: 31,373 people1993: 27,865 people1994: 27,350 people1995: 15,088 people1996: 20,419 people1997: 21,298 people1998: 18,750 people1999: 18,238 people2000: 21,575 people2001: 21,100 people2002: 23,351 people2003: 27,512 people2004: 28,903 people2005: 33,288 people2006: 31,304 people2007: 29,955 people2008: 30,554 people2009: 30,435 people2010: 28,666 people2011: 30,838 people2012: 29,098 people2013: 31,907 people2014: 29,881 people2015: 28,197 people2016: 26,480 people2017: 22,673 people2018: 24,903 people2019: 21,456 people2020: 22,496 people2021: 14,685 people2022: 14,421 people
Change over the period: −8,879 (−38.11%) Average annual rate: -1.14 %
Number of pharmacists — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 14,421 −264 −1.8%
2021 14,685 −7,811 −34.72%
2020 22,496 +1,040 +4.85%
2019 21,456 −3,447 −13.84%
2018 24,903 +2,230 +9.84%
2017 22,673 −3,807 −14.38%
2016 26,480 −1,717 −6.09%
2015 28,197 −1,684 −5.64%
2014 29,881 −2,026 −6.35%
2013 31,907 +2,809 +9.65%
2012 29,098 −1,740 −5.64%
2011 30,838 +2,172 +7.58%
2010 28,666 −1,769 −5.81%
2009 30,435 −119 −0.39%
2008 30,554 +599 +2%
2007 29,955 −1,349 −4.31%
2006 31,304 −1,984 −5.96%
2005 33,288 +4,385 +15.17%
2004 28,903 +1,391 +5.06%
2003 27,512 +4,161 +17.82%
2002 23,351 +2,251 +10.67%
2001 21,100 −475 −2.2%
2000 21,575 +3,337 +18.3%
1999 18,238 −512 −2.73%
1998 18,750 −2,548 −11.96%
1997 21,298 +879 +4.3%
1996 20,419 +5,331 +35.33%
1995 15,088 −12,262 −44.83%
1994 27,350 −515 −1.85%
1993 27,865 −3,508 −11.18%
1992 31,373 +3,956 +14.43%
1991 27,417 +296 +1.09%
1990 27,121 +384 +1.44%
1989 26,737 +214 +0.81%
1988 26,523 +782 +3.04%
1987 25,741 +715 +2.86%
1986 25,026 +564 +2.31%
1985 24,462 — —
1980 23,300 — —

About the indicator

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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