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Number of pharmacists — Nigeria

Number of pharmacists in Nigeria in 2024 — 35,182 people. Ranked 8 in the world out of 70. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 191.4%.

2024 35,182 people +92.49% vs 2022
World rank 8of 70
Period maximum 35,182 people2024
Period minimum 11,598 people2010

Trend over time

2005–2024 · people

Number of pharmacists — Nigeria, 2005–2024010,00020,00030,00040,000200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 12,072 people2006: 12,503 people2007: 13,199 people2008: 13,199 people2009: 14,353 people2010: 11,598 people2011: 15,377 people2012: 16,979 people2013: 17,842 people2014: 19,063 people2015: 20,507 people2016: 21,892 people2017: 23,437 people2018: 24,668 people2019: 24,664 people2021: 17,331 people2022: 18,277 people2024: 35,182 people
Change over the period: +23,110 (+191.43%) Average annual rate: 5.79 %
Number of pharmacists — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 35,182 — —
2022 18,277 +946 +5.46%
2021 17,331 — —
2019 24,664 −4 −0.02%
2018 24,668 +1,231 +5.25%
2017 23,437 +1,545 +7.06%
2016 21,892 +1,385 +6.75%
2015 20,507 +1,444 +7.57%
2014 19,063 +1,221 +6.84%
2013 17,842 +863 +5.08%
2012 16,979 +1,602 +10.42%
2011 15,377 +3,779 +32.58%
2010 11,598 −2,755 −19.19%
2009 14,353 +1,154 +8.74%
2008 13,199 +0 +0%
2007 13,199 +696 +5.57%
2006 12,503 +431 +3.57%
2005 12,072 — —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 35,182 GH Ghana 7,119 ML Mali 1,062 BJ Benin 774 SN Senegal 380 BF Burkina Faso 376 GN Guinea 215 LR Liberia 154 GW Guinea-Bissau 2
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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.

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