Pharmacists in Italy

Italy: Pharmacists was 82,394 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82,394
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 166 countries
All-time high
82,394
in 2023
All-time low
44,000
in 2006
Years of data
38
1986–2023

Pharmacists in Italy, 1986–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1986200420231986: 52.3k1987: 53.0k1988: 53.9k1989: 54.3k1990: 54.8k1991: 54.2k1992: 55.6k1993: 56.1k1994: 56.5k1995: 57.9k1996: 58.8k1997: 59.9k1998: 61.0k1999: 61.3k2000: 62.9k2001: 63.0k2002: 64.1k2003: 66.1k2004: 53.0k2005: 50.0k2006: 44.0k2007: 55.1k2008: 59.6k2009: 53.1k2010: 51.8k2011: 57.6k2012: 57.7k2013: 68.5k2014: 70.3k2015: 69.9k2016: 70.1k2017: 70.9k2018: 72.0k2019: 75.0k2020: 73.8k2021: 80.7k2022: 81.9k2023: 82.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Italy recorded 82,394 for pharmacists in 2023. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmacists in Italy peaked at 82,394 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44,000, in 2006.

Italy ranks 5th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Pharmacists in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Pharmacists (number) in Italy, 1986 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1986 52,279 —
1987 53,049 +1.5%
1988 53,872 +1.6%
1989 54,278 +0.8%
1990 54,787 +0.9%
1991 54,176 -1.1%
1992 55,647 +2.7%
1993 56,069 +0.8%
1994 56,485 +0.7%
1995 57,880 +2.5%
1996 58,789 +1.6%
1997 59,904 +1.9%
1998 60,974 +1.8%
1999 61,326 +0.6%
2000 62,862 +2.5%
2001 63,008 +0.2%
2002 64,130 +1.8%
2003 66,119 +3.1%
2004 53,000 -19.8%
2005 50,000 -5.7%
2006 44,000 -12.0%
2007 55,077 +25.2%
2008 59,580 +8.2%
2009 53,110 -10.9%
2010 51,832 -2.4%
2011 57,586 +11.1%
2012 57,684 +0.2%
2013 68,474 +18.7%
2014 70,277 +2.6%
2015 69,939 -0.5%
2016 70,074 +0.2%
2017 70,934 +1.2%
2018 71,953 +1.4%
2019 75,000 +4.2%
2020 73,833 -1.6%
2021 80,653 +9.2%
2022 81,880 +1.5%
2023 82,394 +0.6%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 82,394 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,945, 13.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 82,394 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,470, 23.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pharmacists in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +25.2% 44,000 55,077

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 53,370 52,279 54,278 4
1990s 57,604 54,176 61,326 10
2000s 57,089 44,000 66,119 10
2010s 66,375 51,832 75,000 10
2020s 79,690 73,833 82,394 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 China 569,481 compare
  2. 3 United States 328,870 compare
  3. 4 Japan 253,198 compare
  4. 6 Brazil 80,603 compare
  5. 7 Indonesia 69,187 compare
  6. 8 United Kingdom 65,406 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmacists in Italy?
Pharmacists in Italy was 82,394 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 82,394 in 2023.
What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 44,000 in 2006.
How does Italy rank for pharmacists?
Italy ranks 5th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
Is pharmacists rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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
167 places, 3,402 data points, 1971–2024
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