Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — South-Eastern Asia

Number of pharmacists in South-Eastern Asia in 2020 — 116,448 people. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 88.2%.

2020 116,448 people +1.31% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 152,328 people2017
Period minimum 36,744 people2008

Trend over time

2004–2020 · people

Number of pharmacists — South-Eastern Asia, 2004–2020050,000100,000150,000200,0002004200620082010201220142016201820202004: 61,868 people2008: 36,744 people2009: 40,881 people2010: 67,087 people2012: 50,539 people2014: 90,383 people2015: 121,442 people2017: 152,328 people2018: 104,741 people2019: 114,943 people2020: 116,448 people
Change over the period: +54,580 (+88.22%) Average annual rate: 4.03 %
Number of pharmacists — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 116,448 +1,505 +1.31%
2019 114,943 +10,202 +9.74%
2018 104,741 −47,587 −31.24%
2017 152,328
2015 121,442 +31,059 +34.36%
2014 90,383
2012 50,539
2010 67,087 +26,206 +64.1%
2009 40,881 +4,137 +11.26%
2008 36,744
2004 61,868

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.