Number of pharmacists in Slovakia in 2023 — 4,684 people. Ranked 44 in the world out of 101. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 138%.
2000–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Slovakia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,684 | +51 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4,633 | +15 | +0.32% |
| 2021 | 4,618 | +48 | +1.05% |
| 2020 | 4,570 | +109 | +2.44% |
| 2019 | 4,461 | +107 | +2.46% |
| 2018 | 4,354 | +111 | +2.62% |
| 2017 | 4,243 | +60 | +1.43% |
| 2016 | 4,183 | +357 | +9.33% |
| 2015 | 3,826 | +182 | +4.99% |
| 2014 | 3,644 | +311 | +9.33% |
| 2013 | 3,333 | −189 | −5.37% |
| 2012 | 3,522 | +140 | +4.14% |
| 2011 | 3,382 | +115 | +3.52% |
| 2010 | 3,267 | +350 | +12% |
| 2009 | 2,917 | +140 | +5.04% |
| 2008 | 2,777 | −464 | −14.32% |
| 2007 | 3,241 | +209 | +6.89% |
| 2006 | 3,032 | +346 | +12.88% |
| 2005 | 2,686 | +38 | +1.44% |
| 2004 | 2,648 | +113 | +4.46% |
| 2003 | 2,535 | +88 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2,447 | +163 | +7.14% |
| 2001 | 2,284 | +316 | +16.06% |
| 2000 | 1,968 | — | — |
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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