South Africa—Pharmacists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #32 of 189Series years: 2004–2024
Latest Value
18,313
2024
YoY Change
+2.4%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#32
of 189 countries
Maximum
18,313
2024
Minimum
11,097
2004
CAGR
+2.5%
9 years
Last
18,313
Previous
17,892
Highest
18,313
Lowest
11,097
Unit
pharmacists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
South Africa's pharmacists (total) was 18,313 in 2024, ranking #32 out of 189 countries. This represents a +2.4% change from 2023. Over the past 9 years, the highest recorded value was 18,313 (2024) and the lowest was 11,097 (2004). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
South Africa — Pharmacists (total): 18,313 pharmacists for reference year 2024. 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 17,892 pharmacists in 2023.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,313 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 17,892 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 16,829 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 15,267 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 15,784 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 14,994 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 13,642 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 12,813 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 11,097 |
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: 2004–2024View original source →