Pharmacists in Japan
Japan: Pharmacists was 253,198 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
253,198
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 166 countries
All-time high
253,198
in 2022
All-time low
63,765
in 1980
Years of data
24
1980–2022
Pharmacists in Japan, 1980–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 253,198 for pharmacists in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Japan peaked at 253,198 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63,765, in 1980.
Japan ranks 4th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73,595 | 63,765 | 84,302 | 7 |
| 1990s | 108,240 | 90,025 | 130,259 | 5 |
| 2000s | 164,401 | 142,910 | 186,052 | 5 |
| 2010s | 217,993 | 197,616 | 240,371 | 5 |
| 2020s | 251,892 | 250,585 | 253,198 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More health data for Japan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 638,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 436,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 633,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 607,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 640,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 611,707 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists in Japan?
- Pharmacists in Japan was 253,198 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 253,198 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,765 in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for pharmacists?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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