Number of pharmacists in Oman in 2024 — 4,384 people. Ranked 23 in the world out of 70. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 54,700%.
1975–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,384 | — | — |
| 2022 | 3,314 | +522 | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 2,792 | −119 | −4.09% |
| 2020 | 2,911 | +268 | +10.14% |
| 2019 | 2,643 | −49 | −1.82% |
| 2018 | 2,692 | +247 | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 2,445 | +25 | +1.03% |
| 2016 | 2,420 | +289 | +13.56% |
| 2015 | 2,131 | +158 | +8.01% |
| 2014 | 1,973 | +181 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 1,792 | +135 | +8.15% |
| 2012 | 1,657 | +299 | +22.02% |
| 2011 | 1,358 | +107 | +8.55% |
| 2010 | 1,251 | +164 | +15.09% |
| 2009 | 1,087 | +136 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 951 | +35 | +3.82% |
| 2007 | 916 | +111 | +13.79% |
| 2006 | 805 | +52 | +6.91% |
| 2005 | 753 | +55 | +7.88% |
| 2004 | 698 | +36 | +5.44% |
| 2003 | 662 | +72 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 590 | — | — |
| 2000 | 495 | — | — |
| 1995 | 356 | — | — |
| 1990 | 247 | — | — |
| 1985 | 193 | — | — |
| 1980 | 47 | — | — |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — |
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.
How many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
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Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
