Pharmacists in Senegal
Senegal: Pharmacists was 380 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
380
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
118th
of 166 countries
All-time high
380
in 2024
All-time low
63
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2024
Pharmacists in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pharmacists in Senegal is 380, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Senegal peaked at 380 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 118th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Pharmacists in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 63 | — |
| 2008 | 107 | +69.8% |
| 2016 | 170 | +58.9% |
| 2017 | 170 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 188 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 212 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 293 | +38.2% |
| 2022 | 352 | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 365 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 380 | +4.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 380 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 800, 48% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 380 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 376, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85 | 63 | 107 | 2 |
| 2010s | 176 | 170 | 188 | 3 |
| 2020s | 320.4 | 212 | 380 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 115 South Sudan 430 compare
- 116 Luxembourg 416 compare
- 117 Angola 415 compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 376 compare
- 120 Maldives 352 compare
- 121 Georgia 350 compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists in Senegal?
- Pharmacists in Senegal was 380 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 380 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for pharmacists?
- Senegal ranks 118th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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