Pharmacists in Sweden
Sweden: Pharmacists was 8,406 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8,406
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
44th
of 166 countries
All-time high
8,406
in 2022
All-time low
3,850
in 1982
Years of data
43
1980–2022
Pharmacists in Sweden, 1980–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 8,406 for pharmacists in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Sweden peaked at 8,406 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,850, in 1982.
That places Sweden 44th out of 166 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,188 | 3,850 | 4,847 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,704 | 5,080 | 6,040 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,844 | 6,474 | 7,156 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,570 | 7,150 | 8,190 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,177 | 7,973 | 8,406 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists in Sweden?
- Pharmacists in Sweden was 8,406 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8,406 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,850 in 1982.
- How does Sweden rank for pharmacists?
- Sweden ranks 44th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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