Pharmacists in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Pharmacists was 18,921 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18,921
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
31st
of 166 countries
All-time high
18,921
in 2023
All-time low
7,622
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2023
Pharmacists in Bangladesh, 2002–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 18,921 for pharmacists in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 104.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Bangladesh peaked at 18,921 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,622, in 2002.
Bangladesh ranks 31st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,989 | 7,622 | 8,351 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11,616 | 9,186 | 14,673 | 6 |
| 2020s | 17,777 | 16,569 | 18,921 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,153 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists in Bangladesh?
- Pharmacists in Bangladesh was 18,921 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 18,921 in 2023.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,622 in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for pharmacists?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pharmacists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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