Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — El Salvador

Number of pharmacists in El Salvador in 2023 — 1,006 people. Ranked 66 in the world out of 101. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 38%.

2023 1,006 people +28.48% vs 2022
World rank 66of 101
Period maximum 4,181 people2017
Period minimum 698 people2021

Trend over time

1999–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — El Salvador, 1999–202302,0004,0006,0001999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 1,623 people2005: 2,280 people2008: 2,316 people2017: 4,181 people2021: 698 people2022: 783 people2023: 1,006 people
Change over the period: −617 (−38.02%) Average annual rate: -1.97 %
Number of pharmacists — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 1,006 +223 +28.48%
2022 783 +85 +12.18%
2021 698
2017 4,181
2008 2,316
2005 2,280
1999 1,623

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.