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Number of pharmacists — Singapore

Number of pharmacists in Singapore in 2023 — 3,494 people. Ranked 51 in the world out of 101. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 235%.

2023 3,494 people +5.56% vs 2022
World rank 51of 101
Period maximum 3,494 people2023
Period minimum 876 people2000

Trend over time

1999–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — Singapore, 1999–202301,0002,0003,0004,0001999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 1,043 people2000: 876 people2001: 916 people2002: 949 people2003: 1,036 people2004: 1,113 people2005: 1,187 people2006: 1,281 people2007: 1,349 people2008: 1,413 people2009: 1,520 people2010: 1,643 people2011: 1,820 people2012: 1,982 people2013: 2,186 people2014: 2,353 people2015: 2,528 people2016: 2,615 people2017: 2,816 people2018: 2,902 people2019: 3,060 people2020: 3,053 people2021: 3,222 people2022: 3,310 people2023: 3,494 people
Change over the period: +2,451 (+235%) Average annual rate: 5.17 %
Number of pharmacists — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 3,494 +184 +5.56%
2022 3,310 +88 +2.73%
2021 3,222 +169 +5.54%
2020 3,053 −7 −0.23%
2019 3,060 +158 +5.44%
2018 2,902 +86 +3.05%
2017 2,816 +201 +7.69%
2016 2,615 +87 +3.44%
2015 2,528 +175 +7.44%
2014 2,353 +167 +7.64%
2013 2,186 +204 +10.29%
2012 1,982 +162 +8.9%
2011 1,820 +177 +10.77%
2010 1,643 +123 +8.09%
2009 1,520 +107 +7.57%
2008 1,413 +64 +4.74%
2007 1,349 +68 +5.31%
2006 1,281 +94 +7.92%
2005 1,187 +74 +6.65%
2004 1,113 +77 +7.43%
2003 1,036 +87 +9.17%
2002 949 +33 +3.6%
2001 916 +40 +4.57%
2000 876 −167 −16.01%
1999 1,043 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

ID Indonesia 55,261 MY Malaysia 21,993 SG Singapore 3,494 TL Timor-Leste 277 BN Brunei Darussalam 101
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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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