Number of pharmacists in Norway in 2023 — 3,542 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 101. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 61.9%.
2002–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,542 | +134 | +3.93% |
| 2022 | 3,408 | +115 | +3.49% |
| 2021 | 3,293 | +94 | +2.94% |
| 2020 | 3,199 | +63 | +2.01% |
| 2019 | 3,136 | +116 | +3.84% |
| 2018 | 3,020 | +84 | +2.86% |
| 2017 | 2,936 | +117 | +4.15% |
| 2016 | 2,819 | +179 | +6.78% |
| 2015 | 2,640 | −1,070 | −28.84% |
| 2014 | 3,710 | +204 | +5.82% |
| 2013 | 3,506 | +139 | +4.13% |
| 2012 | 3,367 | +171 | +5.35% |
| 2011 | 3,196 | +76 | +2.44% |
| 2010 | 3,120 | +104 | +3.45% |
| 2009 | 3,016 | +127 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2,889 | +205 | +7.64% |
| 2007 | 2,684 | +111 | +4.31% |
| 2006 | 2,573 | +147 | +6.06% |
| 2005 | 2,426 | +81 | +3.45% |
| 2004 | 2,345 | +34 | +1.47% |
| 2003 | 2,311 | +123 | +5.62% |
| 2002 | 2,188 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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