Number of pharmacists in Spain in 2023 — 59,667 people. Ranked 8 in the world out of 101. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 156.1%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 59,667 | +100 | +0.17% |
| 2022 | 59,567 | −500 | −0.83% |
| 2021 | 60,067 | −2,300 | −3.69% |
| 2020 | 62,367 | +4,234 | +7.28% |
| 2019 | 58,133 | +2,500 | +4.49% |
| 2018 | 55,633 | +1,766 | +3.28% |
| 2017 | 53,867 | −2,300 | −4.09% |
| 2016 | 56,167 | +767 | +1.38% |
| 2015 | 55,400 | +833 | +1.53% |
| 2014 | 54,567 | +2,467 | +4.74% |
| 2013 | 52,100 | +2,900 | +5.89% |
| 2012 | 49,200 | +5,433 | +12.41% |
| 2011 | 43,767 | +767 | +1.78% |
| 2010 | 43,000 | −500 | −1.15% |
| 2009 | 43,500 | −2,200 | −4.81% |
| 2008 | 45,700 | +2,633 | +6.11% |
| 2007 | 43,067 | +2,100 | +5.13% |
| 2006 | 40,967 | +3,534 | +9.44% |
| 2005 | 37,433 | +2,733 | +7.88% |
| 2004 | 34,700 | +2,467 | +7.65% |
| 2003 | 32,233 | −200 | −0.62% |
| 2002 | 32,433 | +400 | +1.25% |
| 2001 | 32,033 | +2,866 | +9.83% |
| 2000 | 29,167 | +3,534 | +13.79% |
| 1999 | 25,633 | +2,633 | +11.45% |
| 1998 | 23,000 | −1,267 | −5.22% |
| 1997 | 24,267 | +934 | +4% |
| 1996 | 23,333 | −18,054 | −43.62% |
| 1995 | 41,387 | +1,064 | +2.64% |
| 1994 | 40,323 | +715 | +1.81% |
| 1993 | 39,608 | +893 | +2.31% |
| 1992 | 38,715 | +1,067 | +2.83% |
| 1991 | 37,648 | +1,058 | +2.89% |
| 1990 | 36,590 | +1,449 | +4.12% |
| 1989 | 35,141 | +1,430 | +4.24% |
| 1988 | 33,711 | +1,404 | +4.35% |
| 1987 | 32,307 | +1,189 | +3.82% |
| 1986 | 31,118 | +1,149 | +3.83% |
| 1985 | 29,969 | +1,221 | +4.25% |
| 1984 | 28,748 | +1,102 | +3.99% |
| 1983 | 27,646 | +1,372 | +5.22% |
| 1982 | 26,274 | +1,442 | +5.81% |
| 1981 | 24,832 | +1,533 | +6.58% |
| 1980 | 23,299 | — | — |
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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