Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Estonia

Number of pharmacists in Estonia in 2023 — 955 people. Ranked 67 in the world out of 101. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 33.4%.

2023 955 people −0.83% vs 2022
World rank 67of 101
Period maximum 968 people2020
Period minimum 697 people1992

Trend over time

1980–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — Estonia, 1980–20236007008009001,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 716 people1985: 742 people1986: 860 people1987: 835 people1988: 870 people1989: 904 people1990: 926 people1991: 820 people1992: 697 people1995: 724 people1996: 720 people1997: 769 people1998: 777 people1999: 805 people2000: 815 people2001: 799 people2002: 754 people2003: 776 people2004: 844 people2005: 849 people2006: 810 people2007: 872 people2008: 862 people2009: 857 people2010: 842 people2011: 832 people2012: 847 people2013: 868 people2014: 883 people2015: 948 people2016: 963 people2017: 956 people2018: 955 people2019: 951 people2020: 968 people2021: 947 people2022: 963 people2023: 955 people
Change over the period: +239 (+33.38%) Average annual rate: 0.67 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Estonia 955 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 536,063 people
Number of pharmacists — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 955 −8 −0.83%
2022 963 +16 +1.69%
2021 947 −21 −2.17%
2020 968 +17 +1.79%
2019 951 −4 −0.42%
2018 955 −1 −0.1%
2017 956 −7 −0.73%
2016 963 +15 +1.58%
2015 948 +65 +7.36%
2014 883 +15 +1.73%
2013 868 +21 +2.48%
2012 847 +15 +1.8%
2011 832 −10 −1.19%
2010 842 −15 −1.75%
2009 857 −5 −0.58%
2008 862 −10 −1.15%
2007 872 +62 +7.65%
2006 810 −39 −4.59%
2005 849 +5 +0.59%
2004 844 +68 +8.76%
2003 776 +22 +2.92%
2002 754 −45 −5.63%
2001 799 −16 −1.96%
2000 815 +10 +1.24%
1999 805 +28 +3.6%
1998 777 +8 +1.04%
1997 769 +49 +6.81%
1996 720 −4 −0.55%
1995 724
1992 697 −123 −15%
1991 820 −106 −11.45%
1990 926 +22 +2.43%
1989 904 +34 +3.91%
1988 870 +35 +4.19%
1987 835 −25 −2.91%
1986 860 +118 +15.9%
1985 742
1980 716

Northern Europe, 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.