Number of pharmacists in Ethiopia in 2024 — 21,395 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 70. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 12,339%.
2003–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,395 | +2,470 | +13.05% |
| 2023 | 18,925 | +1,834 | +10.73% |
| 2022 | 17,091 | +1,593 | +10.28% |
| 2021 | 15,498 | +2,994 | +23.94% |
| 2020 | 12,504 | — | — |
| 2018 | 10,752 | — | — |
| 2009 | 632 | +219 | +53.03% |
| 2008 | 413 | +235 | +132.02% |
| 2007 | 178 | +16 | +9.88% |
| 2006 | 162 | −29 | −15.18% |
| 2005 | 191 | +19 | +11.05% |
| 2004 | 172 | +0 | +0% |
| 2003 | 172 | — | — |
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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