Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Sierra Leone

Number of pharmacists in Sierra Leone in 2022 — 89 people. Ranked 112 in the world out of 129. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 6%.

2022 89 people −53.89% vs 2020
World rank 112of 129
Period maximum 197 people2011
Period minimum 82 people2016

Trend over time

2004–2022 · people

Number of pharmacists — Sierra Leone, 2004–20225010015020020042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 84 people2011: 197 people2016: 82 people2018: 156 people2019: 164 people2020: 193 people2022: 89 people
Change over the period: +5 (+5.95%) Average annual rate: 0.32 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Sierra Leone 89 people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 77,494 people
Western Africa computed 29,447 people
Low-income countries computed 63,548 people
Number of pharmacists — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 89
2020 193 +29 +17.68%
2019 164 +8 +5.13%
2018 156
2016 82
2011 197
2004 84

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.