Pharmacists in Italy

Italy: Pharmacists was 82,394 in 2023. β–² 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.

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

See the full ranking of 166 places β†’

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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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About this data

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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