Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Denmark

Number of pharmacists in Denmark in 2022 — 3,470 people. Ranked 55 in the world out of 129. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 39.3%.

2022 3,470 people +2.03% vs 2021
World rank 55of 129
Period maximum 3,470 people2022
Period minimum 1,839 people1992

Trend over time

1980–2022 · people

Number of pharmacists — Denmark, 1980–20221,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 2,491 people1981: 2,555 people1982: 2,613 people1983: 2,668 people1984: 2,744 people1985: 2,845 people1986: 2,934 people1987: 3,011 people1988: 3,081 people1989: 3,168 people1990: 3,264 people1991: 3,372 people1992: 1,839 people1993: 1,900 people1994: 2,067 people1995: 2,115 people1996: 2,044 people1997: 2,184 people1998: 2,232 people1999: 2,282 people2000: 2,180 people2001: 2,332 people2002: 2,360 people2003: 2,412 people2004: 2,357 people2005: 2,498 people2006: 2,501 people2007: 2,494 people2008: 2,484 people2009: 2,509 people2010: 2,628 people2011: 2,689 people2012: 2,788 people2013: 2,848 people2014: 2,877 people2015: 2,928 people2016: 2,972 people2017: 3,063 people2018: 3,130 people2019: 3,220 people2020: 3,240 people2021: 3,401 people2022: 3,470 people
Change over the period: +979 (+39.3%) Average annual rate: 0.79 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 3,470 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 551,317 people
Northern Europe computed 94,145 people
Number of pharmacists — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 3,470 +69 +2.03%
2021 3,401 +161 +4.97%
2020 3,240 +20 +0.62%
2019 3,220 +90 +2.88%
2018 3,130 +67 +2.19%
2017 3,063 +91 +3.06%
2016 2,972 +44 +1.5%
2015 2,928 +51 +1.77%
2014 2,877 +29 +1.02%
2013 2,848 +60 +2.15%
2012 2,788 +99 +3.68%
2011 2,689 +61 +2.32%
2010 2,628 +119 +4.74%
2009 2,509 +25 +1.01%
2008 2,484 −10 −0.4%
2007 2,494 −7 −0.28%
2006 2,501 +3 +0.12%
2005 2,498 +141 +5.98%
2004 2,357 −55 −2.28%
2003 2,412 +52 +2.2%
2002 2,360 +28 +1.2%
2001 2,332 +152 +6.97%
2000 2,180 −102 −4.47%
1999 2,282 +50 +2.24%
1998 2,232 +48 +2.2%
1997 2,184 +140 +6.85%
1996 2,044 −71 −3.36%
1995 2,115 +48 +2.32%
1994 2,067 +167 +8.79%
1993 1,900 +61 +3.32%
1992 1,839 −1,533 −45.46%
1991 3,372 +108 +3.31%
1990 3,264 +96 +3.03%
1989 3,168 +87 +2.82%
1988 3,081 +70 +2.32%
1987 3,011 +77 +2.62%
1986 2,934 +89 +3.13%
1985 2,845 +101 +3.68%
1984 2,744 +76 +2.85%
1983 2,668 +55 +2.1%
1982 2,613 +58 +2.27%
1981 2,555 +64 +2.57%
1980 2,491

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.