Pharmacists in Japan
Japan: Pharmacists was 20.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.26
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
3rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
20.26
in 2022
All-time low
7.3
in 1990
Years of data
17
1990–2022
Pharmacists in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pharmacists in Japan is 20.26, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Japan peaked at 20.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 1990.
Japan ranks 3rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.64 | 7.3 | 10.29 | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.87 | 11.25 | 14.52 | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.1 | 15.42 | 18.94 | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.05 | 19.84 | 20.26 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More health data for Japan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 638,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 436,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 633,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 607,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 640,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 611,707 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists in Japan?
- Pharmacists in Japan was 20.26 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for pharmacists?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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