Number of pharmacists in Romania in 2023 — 21,664 people. Ranked 22 in the world out of 101. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 235.8%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21,664 | −936 | −4.14% |
| 2022 | 22,600 | +1,220 | +5.71% |
| 2021 | 21,380 | +2,000 | +10.32% |
| 2020 | 19,380 | +1,371 | +7.61% |
| 2019 | 18,009 | +468 | +2.67% |
| 2018 | 17,541 | −218 | −1.23% |
| 2017 | 17,759 | +655 | +3.83% |
| 2016 | 17,104 | +41 | +0.24% |
| 2015 | 17,063 | +38 | +0.22% |
| 2014 | 17,025 | +794 | +4.89% |
| 2013 | 16,231 | +872 | +5.68% |
| 2012 | 15,359 | +869 | +6% |
| 2011 | 14,490 | +956 | +7.06% |
| 2010 | 13,534 | +1,640 | +13.79% |
| 2009 | 11,894 | +308 | +2.66% |
| 2008 | 11,586 | +597 | +5.43% |
| 2007 | 10,989 | +1,083 | +10.93% |
| 2006 | 9,906 | +647 | +6.99% |
| 2005 | 9,259 | +708 | +8.28% |
| 2004 | 8,551 | +933 | +12.25% |
| 2003 | 7,618 | +529 | +7.46% |
| 2002 | 7,089 | +6 | +0.08% |
| 2001 | 7,083 | +71 | +1.01% |
| 2000 | 7,012 | +611 | +9.55% |
| 1999 | 6,401 | +4,759 | +289.83% |
| 1998 | 1,642 | −48 | −2.84% |
| 1997 | 1,690 | −888 | −34.45% |
| 1996 | 2,578 | −68 | −2.57% |
| 1995 | 2,646 | −168 | −5.97% |
| 1994 | 2,814 | +24 | +0.86% |
| 1993 | 2,790 | −1,027 | −26.91% |
| 1992 | 3,817 | −1,263 | −24.86% |
| 1991 | 5,080 | −1,206 | −19.19% |
| 1990 | 6,286 | −146 | −2.27% |
| 1989 | 6,432 | −44 | −0.68% |
| 1988 | 6,476 | −41 | −0.63% |
| 1987 | 6,517 | +46 | +0.71% |
| 1986 | 6,471 | −87 | −1.33% |
| 1985 | 6,558 | +39 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 6,519 | +24 | +0.37% |
| 1983 | 6,495 | −93 | −1.41% |
| 1982 | 6,588 | −78 | −1.17% |
| 1981 | 6,666 | +215 | +3.33% |
| 1980 | 6,451 | — | — |
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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