Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Mercosur

Number of pharmacists in Mercosur in 2023 — 113,974 people. Since 2021, the indicator has risen by 7.3%.

2023 113,974 people +249.51% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 113,974 people2023
Period minimum 32,610 people2022

Trend over time

2021–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — Mercosur, 2021–2023050,000100,000150,0002021202220232021: 106,224 people2022: 32,610 people2023: 113,974 people
Change over the period: +7,750 (+7.3%) Average annual rate: 3.58 %
Number of pharmacists — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 113,974 +81,364 +249.51%
2022 32,610 −73,614 −69.3%
2021 106,224

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.