Number of pharmacists in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 2,500 people. Ranked 54 in the world out of 101. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 340.1%.
1993–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2,314 | +137 | +6.29% |
| 2020 | 2,177 | +357 | +19.62% |
| 2019 | 1,820 | +70 | +4% |
| 2018 | 1,750 | +124 | +7.63% |
| 2017 | 1,626 | +80 | +5.17% |
| 2016 | 1,546 | +42 | +2.79% |
| 2015 | 1,504 | +35 | +2.38% |
| 2014 | 1,469 | +121 | +8.98% |
| 2013 | 1,348 | −17 | −1.25% |
| 2012 | 1,365 | +29 | +2.17% |
| 2011 | 1,336 | — | — |
| 2007 | 886 | — | — |
| 2004 | 907 | — | — |
| 1993 | 568 | — | — |
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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