Pharmacists (number) by country
Countries reporting
166
Highest
1.76 million
India
Lowest
1
Niue
Median
1,836
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
3,388
What the numbers show
Pharmacists (number) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 1.76 million in India; the lowest is 1 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,836, and the mean is 26,909.
Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 5,853.9%), and the largest decrease in Morocco (down 94.4%).
Pharmacists: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.76 million | 2024 | up 164.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 569,481 | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 328,870 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 253,198 | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 82,394 | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 80,603 | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 69,187 | 2024 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 65,406 | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 9 | France | 62,643 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 61,474 | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 59,667 | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 58,366 | 2021 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 58,234 | 2024 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 56,219 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 46,334 | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 16 | Korea, Rep. | 42,722 | 2023 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 17 | Turkiye | 40,610 | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37,261 | 2022 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 36,810 | 2023 | up 136.1% | rising |
| 20 | Nigeria | 35,182 | 2024 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 21 | Iraq | 32,370 | 2023 | up 276.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 31,808 | 2017 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 23 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 30,427 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 28,635 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 26,314 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 25,339 | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 27 | Jordan | 24,378 | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Malaysia | 22,869 | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 21,664 | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 21,395 | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 18,921 | 2023 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 18,313 | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 16,474 | 2022 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 16,263 | 2023 | up 330.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Belgium | 15,040 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 36 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 14,317 | 2024 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 14,294 | 2023 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 38 | Algeria | 13,642 | 2022 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 11,482 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 10,442 | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 9,657 | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 42 | Lebanon | 9,295 | 2020 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 9,000 | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 44 | Sweden | 8,406 | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 8,392 | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 8,253 | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 47 | Nepal | 7,430 | 2024 | up 519.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 7,119 | 2024 | up 1,149.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Austria | 7,017 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 6,850 | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 51 | Finland | 6,504 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 6,481 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 53 | Ireland | 6,250 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 54 | Switzerland | 6,157 | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 6,142 | 2022 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 56 | Cuba | 5,942 | 2022 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 5,748 | 2020 | down 31.1% | flat |
| 58 | Peru | 5,594 | 2023 | up 266.1% | rising |
| 59 | Slovak Republic | 4,684 | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 60 | Mongolia | 4,467 | 2024 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Oman | 4,384 | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Belarus | 4,216 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 63 | Kuwait | 3,960 | 2020 | up 345.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Qatar | 3,923 | 2024 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands | 3,900 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 66 | Tanzania | 3,860 | 2024 | up 446.0% | volatile |
| 67 | New Zealand | 3,856 | 2024 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 68 | Norway | 3,542 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 69 | Singapore | 3,494 | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 70 | Denmark | 3,470 | 2022 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 71 | Croatia | 3,422 | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 72 | Albania | 3,125 | 2018 | up 194.8% | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 2,920 | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 74 | Libya | 2,889 | 2020 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 75 | Bolivia | 2,882 | 2021 | up 336.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 2,776 | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 77 | Lithuania | 2,700 | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 2,500 | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 2,499 | 2020 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Lao PDR | 2,312 | 2024 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 2,191 | 2024 | up 1,035.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Yemen, Rep. | 2,015 | 2022 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 83 | Moldova | 1,873 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 84 | Uganda | 1,798 | 2024 | up 226.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Latvia | 1,608 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 86 | Slovenia | 1,566 | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 87 | Ukraine | 1,521 | 2014 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 88 | Afghanistan | 1,308 | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,218 | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 1,211 | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 1,095 | 2022 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Mali | 1,062 | 2024 | up 447.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Cyprus | 1,057 | 2023 | up 465.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Serbia | 1,054 | 2022 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 1,029 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 96 | Sudan | 1,027 | 2017 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 1,006 | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Zambia | 1,000 | 2024 | up 144.5% | rising |
| 99 | Panama | 958 | 2022 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 100 | Estonia | 955 | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 101 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 928 | 2022 | up 227.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 923 | 2018 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 103 | Malta | 854 | 2023 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 104 | Namibia | 826 | 2024 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 105 | Benin | 774 | 2024 | up 5,853.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cambodia | 745 | 2018 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 107 | Ecuador | 672 | 2015 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 642 | 2022 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Cameroon | 602 | 2022 | up 271.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Mozambique | 537 | 2024 | up 421.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 536 | 2019 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 112 | Morocco | 515 | 2024 | down 94.4% | falling |
| 113 | Iceland | 480 | 2024 | up 213.7% | rising |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 463 | 2019 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 115 | South Sudan | 430 | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 416 | 2017 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 117 | Angola | 415 | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Senegal | 380 | 2024 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 376 | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Maldives | 352 | 2020 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 121 | Georgia | 350 | 2022 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 122 | Barbados | 327 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 123 | Belize | 310 | 2022 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Jamaica | 287 | 2024 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 277 | 2023 | up 1,746.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 276 | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Togo | 255 | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 128 | Bahrain | 244 | 2020 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 129 | Guinea | 215 | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 130 | Djibouti | 210 | 2014 | up 1,066.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Gabon | 187 | 2022 | up 306.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Kyrgyz Republic | 186 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Montenegro | 178 | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 134 | Malawi | 175 | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 135 | Chad | 163 | 2024 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 136 | Liberia | 154 | 2024 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Botswana | 137 | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Burundi | 124 | 2022 | up 3,000.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Armenia | 111 | 2022 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Brunei Darussalam | 106 | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 141 | Seychelles | 104 | 2024 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritania | 97 | 2022 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 143 | Monaco | 89 | 2020 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 89 | 2022 | down 54.8% | rising |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 85 | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Andorra | 80 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 147 | Grenada | 75 | 2016 | up 240.9% | volatile |
| 148 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 57 | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 150 | Niger | 56 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 151 | Rwanda | 55 | 2023 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Bhutan | 53 | 2022 | up 381.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Eswatini | 46 | 2024 | up 53.3% | flat |
| 154 | Comoros | 40 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 155 | Congo, Rep. | 35 | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 155 | San Marino | 35 | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 157 | Madagascar | 24 | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 10 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Gambia, The | 10 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Tonga | 8 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Kiribati | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 162 | Cabo Verde | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Cook Islands | 4 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Niue | 1 | 2024 | — | flat |