Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Pakistan

Number of pharmacists in Pakistan in 2024 — 58,234 people. Ranked 6 in the world out of 70. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 618.8%.

2024 58,234 people +21.58% vs 2021
World rank 6of 70
Period maximum 58,234 people2024
Period minimum 8,102 people2004

Trend over time

2004–2024 · people

Number of pharmacists — Pakistan, 2004–2024020,00040,00060,000200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 8,102 people2012: 24,907 people2017: 33,755 people2018: 33,755 people2019: 33,755 people2021: 47,896 people2024: 58,234 people
Change over the period: +50,132 (+618.76%) Average annual rate: 10.36 %
Number of pharmacists — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 58,234
2021 47,896
2019 33,755 +0 +0%
2018 33,755 +0 +0%
2017 33,755
2012 24,907
2004 8,102

Southern Asia, 2024

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

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.