El Salvador—Pharmacists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #103 of 189Series years: 1999–2023
Latest Value
1,006
2023
YoY Change
+28.5%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#103
of 189 countries
Maximum
4,181
2017
Minimum
698
2021
CAGR
-2.0%
7 years
Last
1,006
Previous
783
Highest
4,181
Lowest
698
Unit
pharmacists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
El Salvador's pharmacists (total) was 1,006 in 2023, ranking #103 out of 189 countries. This represents a +28.5% change from 2022. Over the past 7 years, the highest recorded value was 4,181 (2017) and the lowest was 698 (2021). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
El Salvador — Pharmacists (total): 1,006 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 783 pharmacists in 2022.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,006 | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 783 | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 698 | -83.3% |
| 2017 | 4,181 | +80.5% |
| 2008 | 2,316 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,280 | +40.5% |
| 1999 | 1,623 |
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: 1999–2023View original source →