Argentina—Pharmacists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #25 of 189Series years: 1992–2023
Latest Value
26,314
2023
YoY Change
-5.5%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#25
of 189 countries
Maximum
27,843
2022
Minimum
10,500
1992
CAGR
+3.0%
14 years
Last
26,314
Previous
27,843
Highest
27,843
Lowest
10,500
Unit
pharmacists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Argentina's pharmacists (total) was 26,314 in 2023, ranking #25 out of 189 countries. This represents a -5.5% change from 2022. Over the past 14 years, the highest recorded value was 27,843 (2022) and the lowest was 10,500 (1992). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Argentina — Pharmacists (total): 26,314 pharmacists for reference year 2023. Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here. The previous reference-year reading was 27,843 pharmacists in 2022.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26,314 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 27,843 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 27,490 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 27,317 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 27,205 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 26,942 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 26,684 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 26,376 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 26,034 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 25,614 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25,083 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 24,564 | +60.5% |
| 1998 | 15,300 | +45.7% |
| 1992 | 10,500 |
Top Countries — Pharmacists (total)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.8M | 2024 |
| 2 | China | 569,481 | 2023 |
| 3 | United States | 328,870 | 2024 |
| 4 | Japan | 253,198 | 2022 |
| 5 | Italy | 82,394 | 2023 |
| 6 | Brazil | 80,603 | 2024 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 69,187 | 2024 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 65,406 | 2023 |
| 9 | France | 62,643 | 2023 |
| 10 | Philippines | 61,474 | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Number of pharmacists; not midwifery personnel. WHO GHO series HWF_0015. These are workforce counts, not counts per 10,000 people. Country definitions, sector coverage, reporting years and completeness can differ; consult WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts documentation when comparing countries.
Unit
pharmacists
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory)Available series: 1992–2023View original source →