Number of pharmacists in Peru in 2023 — 5,594 people. Ranked 43 in the world out of 101. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 31.4%.
2007–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,594 | +465 | +9.07% |
| 2022 | 5,129 | +8 | +0.16% |
| 2021 | 5,121 | +886 | +20.92% |
| 2020 | 4,235 | +479 | +12.75% |
| 2019 | 3,756 | +460 | +13.96% |
| 2018 | 3,296 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1,528 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,822 | — | — |
| 2007 | 8,160 | — | — |
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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