Number of pharmacists in Portugal in 2023 — 10,442 people. Ranked 30 in the world out of 101. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 119%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10,442 | −147 | −1.39% |
| 2022 | 10,589 | +469 | +4.63% |
| 2021 | 10,120 | +305 | +3.11% |
| 2020 | 9,815 | +229 | +2.39% |
| 2019 | 9,586 | +233 | +2.49% |
| 2018 | 9,353 | +13 | +0.14% |
| 2017 | 9,340 | +552 | +6.28% |
| 2016 | 8,788 | +77 | +0.88% |
| 2015 | 8,711 | +332 | +3.96% |
| 2014 | 8,379 | +311 | +3.85% |
| 2013 | 8,068 | +324 | +4.18% |
| 2012 | 7,744 | −186 | −2.35% |
| 2011 | 7,930 | +256 | +3.34% |
| 2010 | 7,674 | +207 | +2.77% |
| 2009 | 7,467 | +536 | +7.73% |
| 2008 | 6,931 | +641 | +10.19% |
| 2007 | 6,290 | +331 | +5.55% |
| 2006 | 5,959 | +224 | +3.91% |
| 2005 | 5,735 | +277 | +5.08% |
| 2004 | 5,458 | +340 | +6.64% |
| 2003 | 5,118 | +443 | +9.48% |
| 2002 | 4,675 | +225 | +5.06% |
| 2001 | 4,450 | +200 | +4.71% |
| 2000 | 4,250 | +139 | +3.38% |
| 1999 | 4,111 | −3,394 | −45.22% |
| 1998 | 7,505 | +171 | +2.33% |
| 1997 | 7,334 | +553 | +8.16% |
| 1996 | 6,781 | +349 | +5.43% |
| 1995 | 6,432 | +113 | +1.79% |
| 1994 | 6,319 | +319 | +5.32% |
| 1993 | 6,000 | +50 | +0.84% |
| 1992 | 5,950 | +38 | +0.64% |
| 1991 | 5,912 | +474 | +8.72% |
| 1990 | 5,438 | +127 | +2.39% |
| 1989 | 5,311 | +301 | +6.01% |
| 1988 | 5,010 | +282 | +5.96% |
| 1987 | 4,728 | +443 | +10.34% |
| 1986 | 4,285 | −522 | −10.86% |
| 1985 | 4,807 | −246 | −4.87% |
| 1984 | 5,053 | +200 | +4.12% |
| 1983 | 4,853 | −208 | −4.11% |
| 1982 | 5,061 | +55 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 5,006 | +238 | +4.99% |
| 1980 | 4,768 | — | — |
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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