Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Lesotho

Number of pharmacists in Lesotho in 2024 — 165 people. Ranked 52 in the world out of 70. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 5,400%.

2024 165 people −35.8% vs 2022
World rank 52of 70
Period maximum 398 people2018
Period minimum 3 people2003

Trend over time

2003–2024 · people

Number of pharmacists — Lesotho, 2003–20240100200300400200320062009201220152018202120242003: 3 people2018: 398 people2022: 257 people2024: 165 people
Change over the period: +162 (+5,400%) Average annual rate: 21.02 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lesotho 165 people
Southern Africa computed 19,487 people
Number of pharmacists — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 165
2022 257
2018 398
2003 3

Southern Africa, 2024

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.