Number of pharmacists in India in 2024 — 1,758,044 people. Ranked 1 in the world out of 70. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 891.4%.
1991–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.76M | +871 | +0.05% |
| 2023 | 1.76M | +43,443 | +2.53% |
| 2022 | 1.71M | +379,532 | +28.45% |
| 2021 | 1.33M | +133,384 | +11.11% |
| 2020 | 1.2M | — | — |
| 2018 | 1.2M | +292,386 | +32.23% |
| 2017 | 907,132 | +165,584 | +22.33% |
| 2016 | 741,548 | — | — |
| 2014 | 664,176 | +20,875 | +3.24% |
| 2013 | 643,301 | +12,535 | +1.99% |
| 2012 | 630,766 | −26,464 | −4.03% |
| 2011 | 657,230 | +1,129 | +0.17% |
| 2010 | 656,101 | +300 | +0.05% |
| 2009 | 655,801 | −25,891 | −3.8% |
| 2008 | 681,692 | +0 | +0% |
| 2007 | 681,692 | +103,513 | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 578,179 | — | — |
| 2003 | 559,408 | — | — |
| 1991 | 177,333 | — | — |
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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