Pharmacists in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pharmacists was 35,182 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35,182
Change on year
up 92.5%
World rank
20th
of 166 countries
All-time high
35,182
in 2024
All-time low
11,598
in 2010
Years of data
18
2005–2024
Pharmacists in Nigeria, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 35,182 for pharmacists in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 92.5% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Nigeria peaked at 35,182 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,598, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 20th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,065 | 12,072 | 14,353 | 5 |
| 2010s | 19,603 | 11,598 | 24,668 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,597 | 17,331 | 35,182 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 726 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 726 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists in Nigeria?
- Pharmacists in Nigeria was 35,182 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 35,182 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,598 in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for pharmacists?
- Nigeria ranks 20th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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