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Number of pharmacists — Western Asia

Number of pharmacists in Western Asia in 2022 — 189,304 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 328.8%.

2022 189,304 people +9.76% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 189,304 people2022
Period minimum 44,144 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2022 · people

Number of pharmacists — Western Asia, 2000–2022050,000100,000150,000200,000200020032006200920122015201820212000: 44,144 people2001: 49,681 people2002: 47,648 people2003: 48,524 people2004: 48,567 people2005: 58,820 people2006: 55,154 people2007: 63,353 people2008: 75,769 people2009: 84,930 people2010: 89,768 people2011: 75,020 people2012: 87,472 people2013: 81,617 people2014: 123,673 people2015: 122,053 people2016: 128,316 people2017: 142,703 people2018: 130,958 people2019: 146,909 people2020: 152,666 people2021: 172,474 people2022: 189,304 people
Change over the period: +145,160 (+328.83%) Average annual rate: 6.84 %
Number of pharmacists — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 189,304 +16,830 +9.76%
2021 172,474 +19,808 +12.97%
2020 152,666 +5,757 +3.92%
2019 146,909 +15,951 +12.18%
2018 130,958 −11,745 −8.23%
2017 142,703 +14,387 +11.21%
2016 128,316 +6,263 +5.13%
2015 122,053 −1,620 −1.31%
2014 123,673 +42,056 +51.53%
2013 81,617 −5,855 −6.69%
2012 87,472 +12,452 +16.6%
2011 75,020 −14,748 −16.43%
2010 89,768 +4,838 +5.7%
2009 84,930 +9,161 +12.09%
2008 75,769 +12,416 +19.6%
2007 63,353 +8,199 +14.87%
2006 55,154 −3,666 −6.23%
2005 58,820 +10,253 +21.11%
2004 48,567 +43 +0.09%
2003 48,524 +876 +1.84%
2002 47,648 −2,033 −4.09%
2001 49,681 +5,537 +12.54%
2000 44,144 — —

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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