Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants (number) by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
441,105
United States
Lowest
12
Rwanda
Median
576
Years covered
42
1983–2024
Data points
446
What the numbers show
Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants (number) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 441,105 in United States; the lowest is 12 in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 576, and the mean is 16,679.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 36,759.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 7,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 94.0%).
Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 441,105 | 2022 | up 725.4% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 163,937 | 2023 | up 212.2% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 58,504 | 2024 | up 397.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 53,807 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 21,569 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 14,507 | 2024 | up 383.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 14,408 | 2024 | up 610.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Kenya | 10,498 | 2024 | up 688.7% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 9,700 | 2024 | up 756.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Nigeria | 6,243 | 2024 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Peru | 5,875 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 12 | Malaysia | 4,956 | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Mozambique | 4,048 | 2024 | up 191.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | 3,549 | 2024 | up 332.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Cuba | 3,058 | 2014 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 16 | Mongolia | 2,307 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 1,823 | 2024 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 1,691 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 19 | Oman | 1,688 | 2022 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 1,274 | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 21 | Vietnam | 1,076 | 2017 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Panama | 1,043 | 2022 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 800 | 2023 | up 62.6% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 721 | 2024 | up 230.7% | rising |
| 25 | Namibia | 593 | 2024 | up 162.4% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 559 | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Israel | 480 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 28 | Botswana | 436 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 29 | Benin | 427 | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Liberia | 417 | 2024 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Iceland | 379 | 2024 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 32 | Jamaica | 361 | 2024 | up 272.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Montenegro | 263 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 34 | Gabon | 233 | 2022 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Bhutan | 199 | 2022 | up 165.3% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 189 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 37 | Gambia | 172 | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 38 | East Timor | 160 | 2015 | up 1,130.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Burundi | 142 | 2022 | up 178.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 133 | 2024 | up 6,550.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Cambodia | 89 | 2014 | — | falling |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 88 | 2022 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 82 | 2024 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Congo | 76 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Togo | 72 | 2024 | up 7,100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Comoros | 71 | 2022 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 47 | Senegal | 57 | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Eswatini | 41 | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 23 | 2023 | up 1,050.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Rwanda | 12 | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |