Australia—Pharmacists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #26 of 189Series years: 1986–2023
Latest Value
25,339
2023
YoY Change
+3.2%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#26
of 189 countries
Maximum
25,339
2023
Minimum
9,000
1990
CAGR
+2.3%
38 years
Last
25,339
Previous
24,544
Highest
25,339
Lowest
9,000
Unit
pharmacists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Australia's pharmacists (total) was 25,339 in 2023, ranking #26 out of 189 countries. This represents a +3.2% change from 2022. Over the past 38 years, the highest recorded value was 25,339 (2023) and the lowest was 9,000 (1990). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Australia — Pharmacists (total): 25,339 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 24,544 pharmacists in 2022.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25,339 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 24,544 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 24,028 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 23,446 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 22,599 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 22,063 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21,656 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 20,960 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20,281 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 19,655 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 19,148 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 17,097 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 15,222 | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 19,237 | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 23,300 | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 19,100 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 18,200 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 16,300 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 14,900 | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 18,400 | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 15,700 | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 12,900 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 12,600 | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 15,300 | +29.3% |
| 1999 | 11,829 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 11,600 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 11,360 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 11,126 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 10,722 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 10,639 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 10,193 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 10,111 | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 11,800 | +31.1% |
| 1990 | 9,000 | -26.8% |
| 1989 | 12,300 | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 15,500 | +50.5% |
| 1987 | 10,300 | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 11,000 |
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: 1986–2023View original source →