Number of pharmacists in North Korea in 2024 — 14,317 people. Ranked 13 in the world out of 70. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 96%.
2003–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,317 | — | — |
| 2019 | 11,099 | — | — |
| 2017 | 10,094 | +0 | +0% |
| 2016 | 10,094 | — | — |
| 2012 | 9,215 | — | — |
| 2008 | 8,622 | — | — |
| 2003 | 7,303 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
North Korea
14,317
Mongolia
4,467
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.
How many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
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