Number of pharmacists in France in 2023 — 62,643 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 101. Since 1986, the indicator has risen by 24.9%.
1986–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 62,643 | +743 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 61,900 | −110 | −0.18% |
| 2021 | 62,010 | +317 | +0.51% |
| 2020 | 61,693 | −344 | −0.55% |
| 2019 | 62,037 | +209 | +0.34% |
| 2018 | 61,828 | −150 | −0.24% |
| 2017 | 61,978 | −468 | −0.75% |
| 2016 | 62,446 | −245 | −0.39% |
| 2015 | 62,691 | +198 | +0.32% |
| 2014 | 62,493 | +508 | +0.82% |
| 2013 | 61,985 | +316 | +0.51% |
| 2012 | 61,669 | +951 | +1.57% |
| 2011 | 60,718 | −12,580 | −17.16% |
| 2010 | 73,298 | −2,134 | −2.83% |
| 2009 | 75,432 | +967 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 74,465 | +980 | +1.33% |
| 2007 | 73,485 | +1,679 | +2.34% |
| 2006 | 71,806 | +1,142 | +1.62% |
| 2005 | 70,664 | +2,008 | +2.92% |
| 2004 | 68,656 | +2,390 | +3.61% |
| 2003 | 66,266 | +1,291 | +1.99% |
| 2002 | 64,975 | +1,902 | +3.02% |
| 2001 | 63,073 | +1,763 | +2.88% |
| 2000 | 61,310 | +2,012 | +3.39% |
| 1999 | 59,298 | +2,295 | +4.03% |
| 1998 | 57,003 | +486 | +0.86% |
| 1997 | 56,517 | +486 | +0.87% |
| 1996 | 56,031 | +71 | +0.13% |
| 1995 | 55,960 | +1,351 | +2.47% |
| 1994 | 54,609 | +747 | +1.39% |
| 1993 | 53,862 | +443 | +0.83% |
| 1992 | 53,419 | −1,549 | −2.82% |
| 1991 | 54,968 | +221 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 54,747 | +597 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 54,150 | +1,034 | +1.95% |
| 1988 | 53,116 | +1,334 | +2.58% |
| 1987 | 51,782 | +1,609 | +3.21% |
| 1986 | 50,173 | — | — |
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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