Pharmacists in Canada
Canada: Pharmacists was 11.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.66
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 166 countries
All-time high
11.66
in 2024
All-time low
6.63
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Pharmacists in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 11.66 for pharmacists in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Canada peaked at 11.66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.63, in 1991.
Canada ranks 17th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.03 | 6.63 | 7.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.05 | 7.57 | 8.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8 | 9.04 | 11.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.37 | 11.12 | 11.66 | 5 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists in Canada?
- Pharmacists in Canada was 11.66 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for pharmacists?
- Canada ranks 17th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pharmacists (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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