Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Malawi

Number of pharmacists in Malawi in 2024 — 175 people. Ranked 51 in the world out of 70. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 40.3%.

2024 175 people +19.05% vs 2023
World rank 51of 70
Period maximum 387 people2018
Period minimum 123 people2022

Trend over time

2008–2024 · people

Number of pharmacists — Malawi, 2008–202401002003004002008201020122014201620182020202220242008: 293 people2013: 170 people2018: 387 people2020: 151 people2022: 123 people2023: 147 people2024: 175 people
Change over the period: −118 (−40.27%) Average annual rate: -3.17 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 175 people
Eastern Africa computed 34,711 people
Number of pharmacists — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 175 +28 +19.05%
2023 147 +24 +19.51%
2022 123
2020 151
2018 387
2013 170
2008 293

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.