Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Uganda

Number of pharmacists in Uganda in 2024 — 1,798 people. Ranked 31 in the world out of 70. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 736.3%.

2024 1,798 people +3.27% vs 2023
World rank 31of 70
Period maximum 1,798 people2024
Period minimum 162 people2005

Trend over time

2004–2024 · people

Number of pharmacists — Uganda, 2004–202405001,0001,5002,000200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 215 people2005: 162 people2012: 550 people2018: 324 people2020: 1,717 people2022: 1,712 people2023: 1,741 people2024: 1,798 people
Change over the period: +1,583 (+736.28%) Average annual rate: 11.2 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Uganda 1,798 people
Eastern Africa computed 34,711 people
Number of pharmacists — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,798 +57 +3.27%
2023 1,741 +29 +1.69%
2022 1,712
2020 1,717
2018 324
2012 550
2005 162 −53 −24.65%
2004 215

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.