Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Iran

Number of pharmacists in Iran in 2023 — 30,427 people. Ranked 16 in the world out of 101. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 215.3%.

2023 30,427 people +26.78% vs 2018
World rank 16of 101
Period maximum 30,427 people2023
Period minimum 7,161 people2006

Trend over time

2004–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — Iran, 2004–2023010,00020,00030,00040,000200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 9,650 people2005: 13,900 people2006: 7,161 people2014: 17,750 people2015: 15,872 people2017: 19,011 people2018: 24,000 people2023: 30,427 people
Change over the period: +20,777 (+215.31%) Average annual rate: 6.23 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 30,427 people
Southern Asia computed 1.82M people
Number of pharmacists — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 30,427
2018 24,000 +4,989 +26.24%
2017 19,011
2015 15,872 −1,878 −10.58%
2014 17,750
2006 7,161 −6,739 −48.48%
2005 13,900 +4,250 +44.04%
2004 9,650

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.