Number of pharmacists in New Zealand in 2024 — 3,856 people. Ranked 27 in the world out of 70. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 18.2%.
1985–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,856 | +183 | +4.98% |
| 2023 | 3,673 | +36 | +0.99% |
| 2022 | 3,637 | −61 | −1.65% |
| 2021 | 3,698 | +46 | +1.26% |
| 2020 | 3,652 | +163 | +4.67% |
| 2019 | 3,489 | +81 | +2.38% |
| 2018 | 3,408 | +211 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3,197 | +49 | +1.56% |
| 2016 | 3,148 | +73 | +2.37% |
| 2015 | 3,075 | +85 | +2.84% |
| 2014 | 2,990 | +58 | +1.98% |
| 2013 | 2,932 | +71 | +2.48% |
| 2012 | 2,861 | +40 | +1.42% |
| 2011 | 2,821 | +71 | +2.58% |
| 2010 | 2,750 | +88 | +3.31% |
| 2009 | 2,662 | +62 | +2.38% |
| 2008 | 2,600 | −289 | −10% |
| 2007 | 2,889 | +88 | +3.14% |
| 2006 | 2,801 | +14 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,787 | −1,150 | −29.21% |
| 2004 | 3,937 | +21 | +0.54% |
| 2003 | 3,916 | +57 | +1.48% |
| 2002 | 3,859 | +51 | +1.34% |
| 2001 | 3,808 | +34 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3,774 | +23 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 3,751 | +36 | +0.97% |
| 1998 | 3,715 | +81 | +2.23% |
| 1997 | 3,634 | −4 | −0.11% |
| 1996 | 3,638 | +106 | +3% |
| 1995 | 3,532 | +18 | +0.51% |
| 1994 | 3,514 | +9 | +0.26% |
| 1993 | 3,505 | +56 | +1.62% |
| 1992 | 3,449 | −3 | −0.09% |
| 1991 | 3,452 | −16 | −0.46% |
| 1990 | 3,468 | −10 | −0.29% |
| 1989 | 3,478 | +34 | +0.99% |
| 1988 | 3,444 | +41 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 3,403 | +97 | +2.93% |
| 1986 | 3,306 | +43 | +1.32% |
| 1985 | 3,263 | — | — |
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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