Number of pharmacists in Ghana in 2024 — 7,119 people. Ranked 17 in the world out of 70. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 585.8%.
2007–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,119 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5,736 | +4,701 | +454.2% |
| 2021 | 1,035 | −353 | −25.43% |
| 2020 | 1,388 | +250 | +21.97% |
| 2019 | 1,138 | +220 | +23.97% |
| 2018 | 918 | +200 | +27.86% |
| 2017 | 718 | +148 | +25.96% |
| 2016 | 570 | — | — |
| 2008 | 547 | −491 | −47.3% |
| 2007 | 1,038 | — | — |
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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