Pharmacists in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Pharmacists was 6,142 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
6,142
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
55th
of 164 countries
All-time high
6,142
in 2022
All-time low
1,144
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2022

Pharmacists in Costa Rica, 2000–2022

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k2000201120222000: 1.1k2011: 3.8k2013: 3.7k2014: 4.0k2015: 4.3k2016: 4.6k2017: 4.8k2018: 5.1k2019: 5.4k2020: 5.7k2021: 6.0k2022: 6.1k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 6,142 for pharmacists in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmacists in Costa Rica peaked at 6,142 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,144, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,144 1,144 1,144 1
2010s 4,455 3,659 5,419 8
2020s 5,924 5,671 6,142 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 52 Bulgaria 6,481 compare
  2. 53 Ireland 6,250 compare
  3. 54 Switzerland 6,157 compare
  4. 56 Cuba 5,942 compare
  5. 57 Russia 5,748 compare
  6. 58 Peru 5,594 compare

See the full ranking of 166 places β†’

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All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is pharmacists in Costa Rica?
Pharmacists in Costa Rica was 6,142 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 6,142 in 2022.
What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,144 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for pharmacists?
Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
Is pharmacists rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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Indicator
Pharmacists (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
166 places, 3,388 data points, 1971–2024
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