Number of pharmacists in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 2,191 people. Ranked 30 in the world out of 70. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 668.8%.
1985–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,191 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,902 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,397 | +1,125 | +413.6% |
| 2017 | 272 | +53 | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 219 | +78 | +55.32% |
| 2015 | 141 | −52 | −26.94% |
| 2014 | 193 | −201 | −51.02% |
| 2013 | 394 | +16 | +4.23% |
| 2012 | 378 | — | — |
| 2009 | 678 | — | — |
| 2004 | 605 | — | — |
| 1995 | 499 | — | — |
| 1990 | 347 | — | — |
| 1985 | 285 | — | — |
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.
How many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
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