Saudi Arabia—Pharmacists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #19 of 189Series years: 2008–2023
Latest Value
36,810
2023
YoY Change
+8.1%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#19
of 189 countries
Maximum
36,810
2023
Minimum
14,928
2010
CAGR
+5.8%
15 years
Last
36,810
Previous
34,040
Highest
36,810
Lowest
14,928
Unit
pharmacists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Saudi Arabia's pharmacists (total) was 36,810 in 2023, ranking #19 out of 189 countries. This represents a +8.1% change from 2022. Over the past 15 years, the highest recorded value was 36,810 (2023) and the lowest was 14,928 (2010). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Saudi Arabia — Pharmacists (total): 36,810 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 34,040 pharmacists in 2022.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36,810 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 34,040 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 30,840 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 27,529 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 31,872 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 29,125 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 28,312 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 25,119 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 23,624 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 21,639 | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 15,590 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 15,317 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 14,928 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14,943 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 15,862 |
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: 2008–2023View original source →