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Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Euro area

Number of pharmacists in the Euro area in 2023 — 344,136 people. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 527.4%.

2023 344,136 people +0.38% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 344,136 people2023
Period minimum 54,850 people1980

Trend over time

1980–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — Euro area, 1980–20230100,000200,000300,000400,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 54,850 people1985: 64,626 people1986: 168,475 people1987: 173,191 people1988: 177,844 people1989: 181,236 people1990: 184,282 people1991: 225,665 people1992: 226,017 people1993: 228,156 people1994: 233,750 people1995: 240,632 people1996: 225,452 people1997: 232,319 people1998: 233,189 people1999: 236,045 people2000: 244,591 people2001: 249,809 people2002: 255,719 people2003: 259,987 people2004: 259,149 people2005: 262,299 people2006: 263,395 people2007: 280,620 people2008: 290,677 people2009: 289,410 people2010: 288,170 people2011: 283,585 people2012: 290,861 people2013: 307,334 people2014: 314,217 people2015: 316,821 people2016: 319,012 people2017: 319,143 people2018: 323,445 people2019: 329,722 people2020: 335,457 people2021: 340,698 people2022: 342,818 people2023: 344,136 people
Change over the period: +289,286 (+527.41%) Average annual rate: 4.36 %
Number of pharmacists — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 344,136 +1,318 +0.38%
2022 342,818 +2,120 +0.62%
2021 340,698 +5,241 +1.56%
2020 335,457 +5,735 +1.74%
2019 329,722 +6,277 +1.94%
2018 323,445 +4,302 +1.35%
2017 319,143 +131 +0.04%
2016 319,012 +2,191 +0.69%
2015 316,821 +2,604 +0.83%
2014 314,217 +6,883 +2.24%
2013 307,334 +16,473 +5.66%
2012 290,861 +7,276 +2.57%
2011 283,585 −4,585 −1.59%
2010 288,170 −1,240 −0.43%
2009 289,410 −1,267 −0.44%
2008 290,677 +10,057 +3.58%
2007 280,620 +17,225 +6.54%
2006 263,395 +1,096 +0.42%
2005 262,299 +3,150 +1.22%
2004 259,149 −838 −0.32%
2003 259,987 +4,268 +1.67%
2002 255,719 +5,910 +2.37%
2001 249,809 +5,218 +2.13%
2000 244,591 +8,546 +3.62%
1999 236,045 +2,856 +1.22%
1998 233,189 +870 +0.37%
1997 232,319 +6,867 +3.05%
1996 225,452 −15,180 −6.31%
1995 240,632 +6,882 +2.94%
1994 233,750 +5,594 +2.45%
1993 228,156 +2,139 +0.95%
1992 226,017 +352 +0.16%
1991 225,665 +41,383 +22.46%
1990 184,282 +3,046 +1.68%
1989 181,236 +3,392 +1.91%
1988 177,844 +4,653 +2.69%
1987 173,191 +4,716 +2.8%
1986 168,475 +103,849 +160.69%
1985 64,626 — —
1980 54,850 — —

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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