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Number of pharmacists — Northern Europe

Number of pharmacists in Northern Europe in 2022 — 94,145 people. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 51.3%.

2022 94,145 people +5.48% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 94,145 people2022
Period minimum 61,988 people2004

Trend over time

2002–2022 · people

Number of pharmacists — Northern Europe, 2002–202260,00070,00080,00090,000100,000200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222002: 62,228 people2003: 63,921 people2004: 61,988 people2005: 62,140 people2006: 64,237 people2007: 65,460 people2008: 66,540 people2009: 67,388 people2010: 69,104 people2011: 77,119 people2012: 79,714 people2013: 82,060 people2014: 84,500 people2015: 84,635 people2016: 87,629 people2017: 87,340 people2018: 89,761 people2019: 89,926 people2020: 90,406 people2021: 89,253 people2022: 94,145 people
Change over the period: +31,917 (+51.29%) Average annual rate: 2.09 %
Number of pharmacists — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 94,145 +4,892 +5.48%
2021 89,253 −1,153 −1.28%
2020 90,406 +480 +0.53%
2019 89,926 +165 +0.18%
2018 89,761 +2,421 +2.77%
2017 87,340 −289 −0.33%
2016 87,629 +2,994 +3.54%
2015 84,635 +135 +0.16%
2014 84,500 +2,440 +2.97%
2013 82,060 +2,346 +2.94%
2012 79,714 +2,595 +3.36%
2011 77,119 +8,015 +11.6%
2010 69,104 +1,716 +2.55%
2009 67,388 +848 +1.27%
2008 66,540 +1,080 +1.65%
2007 65,460 +1,223 +1.9%
2006 64,237 +2,097 +3.37%
2005 62,140 +152 +0.25%
2004 61,988 −1,933 −3.02%
2003 63,921 +1,693 +2.72%
2002 62,228 — —

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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