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Number of pharmacists — Latvia

Number of pharmacists in Latvia in 2024 — 1,608 people. Ranked 32 in the world out of 70. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 1.3%.

2024 1,608 people +0.06% vs 2023
World rank 32of 70
Period maximum 1,850 people2017
Period minimum 1,240 people2004

Trend over time

1997–2024 · people

Number of pharmacists — Latvia, 1997–20241,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 1,629 people1998: 1,537 people1999: 1,614 people2000: 1,434 people2001: 1,453 people2002: 1,476 people2003: 1,273 people2004: 1,240 people2005: 1,279 people2006: 1,343 people2007: 1,260 people2008: 1,340 people2009: 1,362 people2010: 1,433 people2011: 1,358 people2012: 1,402 people2013: 1,612 people2014: 1,548 people2015: 1,574 people2016: 1,643 people2017: 1,850 people2018: 1,650 people2019: 1,613 people2020: 1,644 people2021: 1,651 people2022: 1,662 people2023: 1,607 people2024: 1,608 people
Change over the period: −21 (−1.29%) Average annual rate: -0.05 %
Number of pharmacists — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,608 +1 +0.06%
2023 1,607 −55 −3.31%
2022 1,662 +11 +0.67%
2021 1,651 +7 +0.43%
2020 1,644 +31 +1.92%
2019 1,613 −37 −2.24%
2018 1,650 −200 −10.81%
2017 1,850 +207 +12.6%
2016 1,643 +69 +4.38%
2015 1,574 +26 +1.68%
2014 1,548 −64 −3.97%
2013 1,612 +210 +14.98%
2012 1,402 +44 +3.24%
2011 1,358 −75 −5.23%
2010 1,433 +71 +5.21%
2009 1,362 +22 +1.64%
2008 1,340 +80 +6.35%
2007 1,260 −83 −6.18%
2006 1,343 +64 +5%
2005 1,279 +39 +3.15%
2004 1,240 −33 −2.59%
2003 1,273 −203 −13.75%
2002 1,476 +23 +1.58%
2001 1,453 +19 +1.32%
2000 1,434 −180 −11.15%
1999 1,614 +77 +5.01%
1998 1,537 −92 −5.65%
1997 1,629 — —

Northern Europe, 2024

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

IE Ireland 6,250 LV Latvia 1,608 IS Iceland 480
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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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