Number of pharmacists in the Philippines in 2024 — 61,474 people. Ranked 5 in the world out of 70. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 32.6%.
2002–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61,474 | — | — |
| 2021 | 53,498 | +2,178 | +4.24% |
| 2020 | 51,320 | +39 | +0.08% |
| 2019 | 51,281 | +5,014 | +10.84% |
| 2018 | 46,267 | +4,486 | +10.74% |
| 2017 | 41,781 | +5,318 | +14.58% |
| 2016 | 36,463 | +2,751 | +8.16% |
| 2015 | 33,712 | +2,804 | +9.07% |
| 2014 | 30,908 | +2,160 | +7.51% |
| 2013 | 28,748 | +1,510 | +5.54% |
| 2012 | 27,238 | +1,327 | +5.12% |
| 2011 | 25,911 | +1,026 | +4.12% |
| 2010 | 24,885 | — | — |
| 2004 | 49,667 | — | — |
| 2002 | 46,360 | — | — |
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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