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Number of pharmacists — Russia

Number of pharmacists in Russia in 2020 — 5,748 people. Ranked 44 in the world out of 128. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 90.3%.

2020 5,748 people +3.08% vs 2019
World rank 44of 128
Period maximum 9,570 people1996
Period minimum 3,020 people1992

Trend over time

1992–2020 · people

Number of pharmacists — Russia, 1992–202002,5005,0007,50010,00019921995199820012004200720102013201620191992: 3,020 people1993: 3,310 people1994: 4,587 people1995: 5,980 people1996: 9,570 people1997: 8,912 people1998: 7,267 people1999: 7,360 people2000: 8,526 people2001: 8,256 people2002: 8,709 people2003: 9,422 people2004: 9,293 people2005: 9,479 people2006: 9,166 people2007: 8,916 people2008: 9,110 people2009: 9,238 people2010: 8,344 people2011: 8,181 people2012: 7,593 people2013: 7,661 people2014: 7,115 people2015: 5,672 people2016: 5,613 people2017: 5,378 people2018: 5,405 people2019: 5,576 people2020: 5,748 people
Change over the period: +2,728 (+90.33%) Average annual rate: 2.33 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia

Russia 5,748 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 539,197 people
Eastern Europe computed 85,906 people
Number of pharmacists — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 5,748 +172 +3.08%
2019 5,576 +171 +3.16%
2018 5,405 +27 +0.5%
2017 5,378 −235 −4.19%
2016 5,613 −59 −1.04%
2015 5,672 −1,443 −20.28%
2014 7,115 −546 −7.13%
2013 7,661 +68 +0.9%
2012 7,593 −588 −7.19%
2011 8,181 −163 −1.95%
2010 8,344 −894 −9.68%
2009 9,238 +128 +1.41%
2008 9,110 +194 +2.18%
2007 8,916 −250 −2.73%
2006 9,166 −313 −3.3%
2005 9,479 +186 +2%
2004 9,293 −129 −1.37%
2003 9,422 +713 +8.19%
2002 8,709 +453 +5.49%
2001 8,256 −270 −3.17%
2000 8,526 +1,166 +15.84%
1999 7,360 +93 +1.28%
1998 7,267 −1,645 −18.46%
1997 8,912 −658 −6.88%
1996 9,570 +3,590 +60.03%
1995 5,980 +1,393 +30.37%
1994 4,587 +1,277 +38.58%
1993 3,310 +290 +9.6%
1992 3,020 — —

Eastern Europe, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PL Poland 29,470 RO Romania 19,380 HU Hungary 7,645 CZ Czechia 7,594 BG Bulgaria 6,096 RU Russia 5,748 SK Slovakia 4,570 BY Belarus 4,185 MD Moldova 1,218
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About the indicator

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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