Number of pharmacists in Kenya in 2024 — 2,776 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 70. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 56.6%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,776 | +282 | +11.31% |
| 2023 | 2,494 | +466 | +22.98% |
| 2022 | 2,028 | +477 | +30.75% |
| 2021 | 1,551 | −156 | −9.14% |
| 2020 | 1,707 | +265 | +18.38% |
| 2019 | 1,442 | +478 | +49.59% |
| 2018 | 964 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2,355 | +153 | +6.95% |
| 2013 | 2,202 | +126 | +6.07% |
| 2012 | 2,076 | — | — |
| 2010 | 3,097 | +176 | +6.03% |
| 2009 | 2,921 | +61 | +2.13% |
| 2008 | 2,860 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,773 | — | — |
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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