Number of pharmacists in the United States in 2024 — 328,870 people. Ranked 2 in the world out of 70. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 45.3%.
1999–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 328,870 | −2,830 | −0.85% |
| 2023 | 331,700 | +6,220 | +1.91% |
| 2022 | 325,480 | +12,930 | +4.14% |
| 2021 | 312,550 | −2,920 | −0.93% |
| 2020 | 315,470 | +4,270 | +1.37% |
| 2019 | 311,200 | +1,650 | +0.53% |
| 2018 | 309,550 | +220 | +0.07% |
| 2017 | 309,330 | +3,820 | +1.25% |
| 2016 | 305,510 | +9,890 | +3.35% |
| 2015 | 295,620 | +4,840 | +1.66% |
| 2014 | 290,780 | +3,360 | +1.17% |
| 2013 | 287,420 | +5,860 | +2.08% |
| 2012 | 281,560 | +9,240 | +3.39% |
| 2011 | 272,320 | +4,290 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 268,030 | +170 | +0.06% |
| 2009 | 267,860 | +1,450 | +0.54% |
| 2008 | 266,410 | +13,300 | +5.25% |
| 2007 | 253,110 | +13,190 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 239,920 | +10,180 | +4.43% |
| 2005 | 229,740 | +6,780 | +3.04% |
| 2004 | 222,960 | +7,930 | +3.69% |
| 2003 | 215,030 | −4,360 | −1.99% |
| 2002 | 219,390 | −4,240 | −1.9% |
| 2001 | 223,630 | +10,970 | +5.16% |
| 2000 | 212,660 | −13,640 | −6.03% |
| 1999 | 226,300 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
328,870
Canada
46,334
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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