Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Moldova

Number of pharmacists in Moldova in 2023 — 1,873 people. Ranked 56 in the world out of 101. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 28.2%.

2023 1,873 people +5.76% vs 2022
World rank 56of 101
Period maximum 3,380 people1990
Period minimum 1,218 people2020

Trend over time

1980–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — Moldova, 1980–20231,0002,0003,0004,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 2,607 people1981: 2,724 people1982: 2,838 people1983: 3,081 people1984: 3,012 people1985: 3,145 people1986: 3,210 people1987: 3,245 people1988: 3,253 people1989: 3,352 people1990: 3,380 people1991: 3,329 people1992: 3,113 people1993: 3,054 people1994: 2,935 people2000: 1,320 people2001: 1,393 people2002: 1,338 people2003: 1,280 people2004: 1,622 people2005: 1,650 people2006: 1,601 people2007: 1,666 people2008: 1,779 people2009: 1,772 people2010: 1,779 people2011: 1,874 people2013: 1,901 people2015: 1,874 people2016: 1,647 people2017: 1,644 people2018: 1,699 people2019: 1,814 people2020: 1,218 people2021: 1,739 people2022: 1,771 people2023: 1,873 people
Change over the period: −734 (−28.15%) Average annual rate: -0.77 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Moldova 1,873 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 536,063 people
Eastern Europe computed 83,904 people
Number of pharmacists — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 1,873 +102 +5.76%
2022 1,771 +32 +1.84%
2021 1,739 +521 +42.78%
2020 1,218 −596 −32.86%
2019 1,814 +115 +6.77%
2018 1,699 +55 +3.35%
2017 1,644 −3 −0.18%
2016 1,647 −227 −12.11%
2015 1,874
2013 1,901
2011 1,874 +95 +5.34%
2010 1,779 +7 +0.4%
2009 1,772 −7 −0.39%
2008 1,779 +113 +6.78%
2007 1,666 +65 +4.06%
2006 1,601 −49 −2.97%
2005 1,650 +28 +1.73%
2004 1,622 +342 +26.72%
2003 1,280 −58 −4.33%
2002 1,338 −55 −3.95%
2001 1,393 +73 +5.53%
2000 1,320
1994 2,935 −119 −3.9%
1993 3,054 −59 −1.9%
1992 3,113 −216 −6.49%
1991 3,329 −51 −1.51%
1990 3,380 +28 +0.84%
1989 3,352 +99 +3.04%
1988 3,253 +8 +0.25%
1987 3,245 +35 +1.09%
1986 3,210 +65 +2.07%
1985 3,145 +133 +4.42%
1984 3,012 −69 −2.24%
1983 3,081 +243 +8.56%
1982 2,838 +114 +4.19%
1981 2,724 +117 +4.49%
1980 2,607

Eastern Europe, 2023

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.