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Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — South Korea

Number of pharmacists in South Korea in 2023 — 42,722 people. Ranked 12 in the world out of 101. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.6%.

2023 42,722 people +2.66% vs 2022
World rank 12of 101
Period maximum 54,381 people2003
Period minimum 29,876 people2004

Trend over time

2000–2023 · people

Number of pharmacists — South Korea, 2000–202320,00030,00040,00050,00060,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 50,623 people2001: 51,872 people2002: 53,168 people2003: 54,381 people2004: 29,876 people2005: 30,600 people2006: 31,237 people2007: 31,265 people2008: 31,635 people2009: 31,994 people2010: 32,152 people2011: 33,643 people2012: 32,560 people2013: 32,537 people2014: 32,645 people2015: 33,206 people2016: 33,946 people2017: 36,980 people2018: 37,837 people2019: 38,941 people2020: 39,765 people2021: 40,388 people2022: 41,614 people2023: 42,722 people
Change over the period: −7,901 (−15.61%) Average annual rate: -0.74 %
Number of pharmacists — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 42,722 +1,108 +2.66%
2022 41,614 +1,226 +3.04%
2021 40,388 +623 +1.57%
2020 39,765 +824 +2.12%
2019 38,941 +1,104 +2.92%
2018 37,837 +857 +2.32%
2017 36,980 +3,034 +8.94%
2016 33,946 +740 +2.23%
2015 33,206 +561 +1.72%
2014 32,645 +108 +0.33%
2013 32,537 −23 −0.07%
2012 32,560 −1,083 −3.22%
2011 33,643 +1,491 +4.64%
2010 32,152 +158 +0.49%
2009 31,994 +359 +1.13%
2008 31,635 +370 +1.18%
2007 31,265 +28 +0.09%
2006 31,237 +637 +2.08%
2005 30,600 +724 +2.42%
2004 29,876 −24,505 −45.06%
2003 54,381 +1,213 +2.28%
2002 53,168 +1,296 +2.5%
2001 51,872 +1,249 +2.47%
2000 50,623 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

CN China 569,481 KR South Korea 42,722 MN Mongolia 4,114
Full table for all countries

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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