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.
Pharmacists in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.8 | — |
| 1991 | 6.63 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 6.8 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 6.91 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.97 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.01 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.12 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.14 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.17 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.71 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 7.65 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 7.57 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.81 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.87 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7.86 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.84 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 8.43 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 8.59 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 8.89 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.04 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.26 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.06 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.23 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.32 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 10.01 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.19 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.02 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 11.08 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.12 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.21 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 11.26 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.62 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 11.66 | +0.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 11.66 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % 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 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % 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 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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