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Number of pharmacists — Syria

Number of pharmacists in Syria in 2022 — 37,261 people. Ranked 13 in the world out of 129. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 414.4%.

2022 37,261 people +5.6% vs 2021
World rank 13of 129
Period maximum 37,261 people2022
Period minimum 7,244 people1997

Trend over time

1997–2022 · people

Number of pharmacists — Syria, 1997–2022010,00020,00030,00040,0001997200020032006200920122015201820211997: 7,244 people1998: 7,936 people1999: 8,189 people2000: 8,868 people2001: 9,882 people2002: 10,055 people2003: 10,809 people2004: 12,724 people2005: 13,218 people2006: 12,192 people2007: 14,895 people2008: 15,647 people2009: 17,162 people2010: 16,554 people2011: 17,317 people2012: 20,158 people2013: 20,960 people2014: 24,132 people2015: 23,893 people2016: 22,533 people2017: 27,794 people2018: 24,141 people2019: 25,489 people2020: 34,313 people2021: 35,284 people2022: 37,261 people
Change over the period: +30,017 (+414.37%) Average annual rate: 6.77 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 37,261 people
Western Asia computed 189,304 people
Low-income countries computed 63,548 people
Number of pharmacists — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 37,261 +1,977 +5.6%
2021 35,284 +971 +2.83%
2020 34,313 +8,824 +34.62%
2019 25,489 +1,348 +5.58%
2018 24,141 −3,653 −13.14%
2017 27,794 +5,261 +23.35%
2016 22,533 −1,360 −5.69%
2015 23,893 −239 −0.99%
2014 24,132 +3,172 +15.13%
2013 20,960 +802 +3.98%
2012 20,158 +2,841 +16.41%
2011 17,317 +763 +4.61%
2010 16,554 −608 −3.54%
2009 17,162 +1,515 +9.68%
2008 15,647 +752 +5.05%
2007 14,895 +2,703 +22.17%
2006 12,192 −1,026 −7.76%
2005 13,218 +494 +3.88%
2004 12,724 +1,915 +17.72%
2003 10,809 +754 +7.5%
2002 10,055 +173 +1.75%
2001 9,882 +1,014 +11.43%
2000 8,868 +679 +8.29%
1999 8,189 +253 +3.19%
1998 7,936 +692 +9.55%
1997 7,244 — —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TR Türkiye 38,981 SY Syria 37,261 SA Saudi Arabia 34,040 IQ Iraq 27,270 JO Jordan 22,847 AE United Arab Emirates 13,922 IL Israel 7,583 OM Oman 3,314 YE Yemen 2,015 CY Cyprus 968 AZ Azerbaijan 642 GE Georgia 350 AM Armenia 111
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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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