Number of pharmacists in Malaysia in 2024 — 22,869 people. Ranked 10 in the world out of 70. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 3,288%.
1983–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,869 | +876 | +3.98% |
| 2023 | 21,993 | +2,215 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 19,778 | +1,203 | +6.48% |
| 2021 | 18,575 | −537 | −2.81% |
| 2020 | 19,112 | +174 | +0.92% |
| 2019 | 18,938 | +5,518 | +41.12% |
| 2018 | 13,420 | +1,861 | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 11,559 | +1,051 | +10% |
| 2016 | 10,508 | −3 | −0.03% |
| 2015 | 10,511 | −1,783 | −14.5% |
| 2014 | 12,294 | +2,217 | +22% |
| 2013 | 10,077 | +425 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 9,652 | +1,020 | +11.82% |
| 2011 | 8,632 | +873 | +11.25% |
| 2010 | 7,759 | +975 | +14.37% |
| 2009 | 6,784 | +387 | +6.05% |
| 2008 | 6,397 | +1,826 | +39.95% |
| 2007 | 4,571 | +279 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 4,292 | +280 | +6.98% |
| 2005 | 4,012 | +506 | +14.43% |
| 2004 | 3,506 | +402 | +12.95% |
| 2003 | 3,104 | +276 | +9.76% |
| 2002 | 2,828 | +261 | +10.17% |
| 2001 | 2,567 | +234 | +10.03% |
| 2000 | 2,333 | +15 | +0.65% |
| 1999 | 2,318 | +189 | +8.88% |
| 1998 | 2,129 | +383 | +21.94% |
| 1997 | 1,746 | +31 | +1.81% |
| 1996 | 1,715 | +178 | +11.58% |
| 1995 | 1,537 | +27 | +1.79% |
| 1994 | 1,510 | +186 | +14.05% |
| 1993 | 1,324 | −27 | −2% |
| 1992 | 1,351 | +137 | +11.29% |
| 1991 | 1,214 | −25 | −2.02% |
| 1990 | 1,239 | +69 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 1,170 | +86 | +7.93% |
| 1988 | 1,084 | +34 | +3.24% |
| 1987 | 1,050 | +87 | +9.03% |
| 1986 | 963 | +120 | +14.23% |
| 1985 | 843 | +109 | +14.85% |
| 1984 | 734 | +59 | +8.74% |
| 1983 | 675 | — | — |
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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