Number of pharmacists in Switzerland in 2022 — 6,157 people. Ranked 42 in the world out of 129. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 190.4%.
1980–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,157 | +148 | +2.46% |
| 2021 | 6,009 | +296 | +5.18% |
| 2020 | 5,713 | −293 | −4.88% |
| 2019 | 6,006 | +256 | +4.45% |
| 2018 | 5,750 | +126 | +2.24% |
| 2017 | 5,624 | −195 | −3.35% |
| 2016 | 5,819 | +479 | +8.97% |
| 2015 | 5,340 | +57 | +1.08% |
| 2014 | 5,283 | +35 | +0.67% |
| 2013 | 5,248 | −261 | −4.74% |
| 2012 | 5,509 | +251 | +4.77% |
| 2011 | 5,258 | +285 | +5.73% |
| 2010 | 4,973 | +57 | +1.16% |
| 2009 | 4,916 | +98 | +2.03% |
| 2008 | 4,818 | +126 | +2.69% |
| 2007 | 4,692 | +174 | +3.85% |
| 2006 | 4,518 | +31 | +0.69% |
| 2005 | 4,487 | +27 | +0.61% |
| 2004 | 4,460 | −108 | −2.36% |
| 2003 | 4,568 | −34 | −0.74% |
| 2002 | 4,602 | +70 | +1.54% |
| 2001 | 4,532 | +82 | +1.84% |
| 2000 | 4,450 | +99 | +2.28% |
| 1999 | 4,351 | −155 | −3.44% |
| 1998 | 4,506 | +82 | +1.85% |
| 1997 | 4,424 | +48 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,376 | +198 | +4.74% |
| 1995 | 4,178 | +44 | +1.06% |
| 1994 | 4,134 | +162 | +4.08% |
| 1993 | 3,972 | +159 | +4.17% |
| 1992 | 3,813 | +117 | +3.17% |
| 1991 | 3,696 | +131 | +3.67% |
| 1990 | 3,565 | +148 | +4.33% |
| 1989 | 3,417 | +256 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 3,161 | +139 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 3,022 | +168 | +5.89% |
| 1986 | 2,854 | +116 | +4.24% |
| 1985 | 2,738 | +173 | +6.74% |
| 1984 | 2,565 | +88 | +3.55% |
| 1983 | 2,477 | +155 | +6.68% |
| 1982 | 2,322 | +68 | +3.02% |
| 1981 | 2,254 | +134 | +6.32% |
| 1980 | 2,120 | — | — |
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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