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Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — G7

Number of pharmacists in the G7 in 2023 — 644,028 people. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 141.7%.

2023 644,028 people −27.12% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 883,688 people2022
Period minimum 266,445 people1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — G7, 1992–20230250,000500,000750,0001M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 266,445 people1994: 281,642 people1996: 300,403 people1998: 317,312 people1999: 418,433 people2000: 551,281 people2001: 421,022 people2002: 610,853 people2003: 456,315 people2004: 618,884 people2005: 460,355 people2006: 642,582 people2007: 497,234 people2008: 704,053 people2009: 516,006 people2010: 712,941 people2011: 521,325 people2012: 738,453 people2013: 553,198 people2014: 778,095 people2015: 570,436 people2016: 813,568 people2017: 589,182 people2018: 836,525 people2019: 603,746 people2020: 856,900 people2021: 611,219 people2022: 883,688 people2023: 644,028 people
Change over the period: +377,583 (+141.71%) Average annual rate: 2.89 %
Number of pharmacists — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 644,028 −239,660 −27.12%
2022 883,688 +272,469 +44.58%
2021 611,219 −245,681 −28.67%
2020 856,900 +253,154 +41.93%
2019 603,746 −232,779 −27.83%
2018 836,525 +247,343 +41.98%
2017 589,182 −224,386 −27.58%
2016 813,568 +243,132 +42.62%
2015 570,436 −207,659 −26.69%
2014 778,095 +224,897 +40.65%
2013 553,198 −185,255 −25.09%
2012 738,453 +217,128 +41.65%
2011 521,325 −191,616 −26.88%
2010 712,941 +196,935 +38.17%
2009 516,006 −188,047 −26.71%
2008 704,053 +206,819 +41.59%
2007 497,234 −145,348 −22.62%
2006 642,582 +182,227 +39.58%
2005 460,355 −158,529 −25.62%
2004 618,884 +162,569 +35.63%
2003 456,315 −154,538 −25.3%
2002 610,853 +189,831 +45.09%
2001 421,022 −130,259 −23.63%
2000 551,281 +132,848 +31.75%
1999 418,433 +101,121 +31.87%
1998 317,312 — —
1996 300,403 — —
1994 281,642 — —
1992 266,445 — —

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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