Number of pharmacists in Poland in 2023 — 28,635 people. Ranked 17 in the world out of 101. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 85.9%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28,635 | −864 | −2.93% |
| 2022 | 29,499 | +33 | +0.11% |
| 2021 | 29,466 | −4 | −0.01% |
| 2020 | 29,470 | +231 | +0.79% |
| 2019 | 29,239 | −612 | −2.05% |
| 2018 | 29,851 | −377 | −1.25% |
| 2017 | 30,228 | −53 | −0.18% |
| 2016 | 30,281 | +1,569 | +5.46% |
| 2015 | 28,712 | −41 | −0.14% |
| 2014 | 28,753 | +390 | +1.38% |
| 2013 | 28,363 | +524 | +1.88% |
| 2012 | 27,839 | +501 | +1.83% |
| 2011 | 27,338 | +1,112 | +4.24% |
| 2010 | 26,226 | +1,143 | +4.56% |
| 2009 | 25,083 | +1,433 | +6.06% |
| 2008 | 23,650 | −482 | −2% |
| 2007 | 24,132 | +574 | +2.44% |
| 2006 | 23,558 | +344 | +1.48% |
| 2005 | 23,214 | −116 | −0.5% |
| 2004 | 23,330 | −2,067 | −8.14% |
| 2003 | 25,397 | +976 | +4% |
| 2002 | 24,421 | +647 | +2.72% |
| 2001 | 23,774 | +1,613 | +7.28% |
| 2000 | 22,161 | +304 | +1.39% |
| 1999 | 21,857 | +1,628 | +8.05% |
| 1998 | 20,229 | −423 | −2.05% |
| 1997 | 20,652 | +513 | +2.55% |
| 1996 | 20,139 | +692 | +3.56% |
| 1995 | 19,447 | +731 | +3.91% |
| 1994 | 18,716 | +1,142 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 17,574 | +1,236 | +7.57% |
| 1992 | 16,338 | +244 | +1.52% |
| 1991 | 16,094 | +984 | +6.51% |
| 1990 | 15,110 | −850 | −5.33% |
| 1989 | 15,960 | −230 | −1.42% |
| 1988 | 16,190 | +186 | +1.16% |
| 1987 | 16,004 | −105 | −0.65% |
| 1986 | 16,109 | +45 | +0.28% |
| 1985 | 16,064 | +110 | +0.69% |
| 1984 | 15,954 | +42 | +0.26% |
| 1983 | 15,912 | +114 | +0.72% |
| 1982 | 15,798 | +338 | +2.19% |
| 1981 | 15,460 | +60 | +0.39% |
| 1980 | 15,400 | — | — |
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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