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Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) - Pharmacists

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data189 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4.3per 10,000 population
Median: 2.2per 10,000 population
Countries Covered
189
with available data
Highest
Monaco
23.4per 10,000 population
Lowest
Guinea-Bissau
0.0per 10,000 population
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco23.4per 10,000 population
2Belgium21.2per 10,000 population
3Jordan20.3per 10,000 population
4Finland20.3per 10,000 population
5Japan20.3per 10,000 population
By Region
Europe8.9per 10,000 population(32 countries)
Oceania8.2per 10,000 population(2 countries)
Asia7.1per 10,000 population(25 countries)
North America6.8per 10,000 population(4 countries)
South America3.1per 10,000 population(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0per 10,000 population)High (23.4per 10,000 population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.3per 10,000 population)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (110)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Monaco23.4per 10,000 population
2Belgium21.2per 10,000 population
3Jordan20.3per 10,000 population
4Finland20.3per 10,000 population
5Japan20.3per 10,000 population
6Syrian Arab Republic16.3per 10,000 population
7Lebanon16.3per 10,000 population
8United Arab Emirates15.3per 10,000 population
9Malta15.3per 10,000 population
10Italy13.4per 10,000 population
11Qatar12.4per 10,000 population
12Lithuania12.4per 10,000 population
13Spain12.3per 10,000 population
14Costa Rica12.1per 10,000 population
15Romania11.8per 10,000 population
16Canada11.4per 10,000 population
17Barbados11.4per 10,000 population
18United States of America11.1per 10,000 population
19Mongolia11.1per 10,000 population
20Saudi Arabia11.1per 10,000 population
21Ireland11.1per 10,000 population
22Iceland11.0per 10,000 population
23San Marino11.0per 10,000 population
24Greece10.8per 10,000 population
25Portugal10.2per 10,000 population
26Poland10.0per 10,000 population
27Andorra9.8per 10,000 population
28Australia9.4per 10,000 population
29France9.3per 10,000 population
30Bulgaria9.3per 10,000 population
31Kuwait9.0per 10,000 population
32United Kingdom9.0per 10,000 population
33Croatia8.8per 10,000 population
34Israel8.6per 10,000 population
35India8.6per 10,000 population
36Latvia8.5per 10,000 population
37Slovakia8.5per 10,000 population
38Hungary8.4per 10,000 population
39South Korea8.0per 10,000 population
40Sweden7.8per 10,000 population
41Belize7.7per 10,000 population
42Austria7.6per 10,000 population
43Slovenia7.3per 10,000 population
44Chile7.3per 10,000 population
45Cyprus7.3per 10,000 population
46Czech Republic7.2per 10,000 population
47Estonia7.1per 10,000 population
48New Zealand7.1per 10,000 population
49Maldives7.0per 10,000 population
50Oman7.0per 10,000 population
51Luxembourg7.0per 10,000 population
52Paraguay6.7per 10,000 population
53Germany6.7per 10,000 population
54Singapore6.7per 10,000 population
55Switzerland6.6per 10,000 population
56Grenada6.5per 10,000 population
57Trinidad and Tobago6.3per 10,000 population
58Malaysia6.3per 10,000 population
59Iraq6.2per 10,000 population
60The Republic of North Macedonia6.0per 10,000 population
61Denmark5.8per 10,000 population
62Argentina5.8per 10,000 population
63Niue5.6per 10,000 population
64Bahamas5.4per 10,000 population
65Jamaica4.8per 10,000 population
66Philippines4.7per 10,000 population
67Belarus4.5per 10,000 population
68Saint Lucia4.5per 10,000 population
69Türkiye4.5per 10,000 population
70Egypt4.3per 10,000 population
71Seychelles4.2per 10,000 population
72Brazil4.1per 10,000 population
73Libya4.1per 10,000 population
74Guatemala4.0per 10,000 population
75North Korea3.9per 10,000 population
76People's Republic of China3.7per 10,000 population
77Vietnam3.4per 10,000 population
78Islamic Republic of Iran3.4per 10,000 population
79Kazakhstan3.2per 10,000 population
80Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3.2per 10,000 population
81Algeria3.0per 10,000 population
82Norway2.8per 10,000 population
83Palau2.8per 10,000 population
84Montenegro2.8per 10,000 population
85Morocco2.7per 10,000 population
86South Africa2.7per 10,000 population
87Dominica2.6per 10,000 population
88Tajikistan2.6per 10,000 population
89Tunisia2.4per 10,000 population
90Bolivia2.4per 10,000 population
91Lao People's Democratic Republic2.3per 10,000 population
92Namibia2.3per 10,000 population
93Nepal2.3per 10,000 population
94Thailand2.2per 10,000 population
95Panama2.2per 10,000 population
96Netherlands2.2per 10,000 population
97Brunei Darussalam2.1per 10,000 population
98Djibouti2.1per 10,000 population
99Timor-Leste2.1per 10,000 population
100Pakistan2.0per 10,000 population
101Indonesia2.0per 10,000 population
102Tuvalu1.9per 10,000 population
103Nicaragua1.9per 10,000 population
104Colombia1.8per 10,000 population
105Antigua and Barbuda1.8per 10,000 population
106Nauru1.8per 10,000 population
107Ghana1.7per 10,000 population
108Peru1.7per 10,000 population
109Bahrain1.7per 10,000 population
110Sao Tome and Principe1.6per 10,000 population
111El Salvador1.6per 10,000 population
112Serbia1.6per 10,000 population
113Ethiopia1.5per 10,000 population
114Turkmenistan1.4per 10,000 population
115Bosnia and Herzegovina1.4per 10,000 population
116Zimbabwe1.2per 10,000 population
117Vanuatu1.2per 10,000 population
118Lesotho1.1per 10,000 population
119Bangladesh1.1per 10,000 population
120Sri Lanka1.1per 10,000 population
121Moldova, Republic of1.1per 10,000 population
122Fiji1.0per 10,000 population
123Georgia0.9per 10,000 population
124Nigeria0.8per 10,000 population
125Suriname0.8per 10,000 population
126Myanmar0.8per 10,000 population
127Marshall Islands0.8per 10,000 population
128Solomon Islands0.8per 10,000 population
129Gabon0.8per 10,000 population
130Tonga0.8per 10,000 population
131Mali0.8per 10,000 population
132Zambia0.7per 10,000 population
133Bhutan0.7per 10,000 population
134Eritrea0.7per 10,000 population
135Uruguay0.7per 10,000 population
136Azerbaijan0.6per 10,000 population
137Guyana0.6per 10,000 population
138Cook Islands0.6per 10,000 population
139Honduras0.5per 10,000 population
140Yemen0.5per 10,000 population
141Botswana0.5per 10,000 population
142Uzbekistan0.5per 10,000 population
143Mexico0.5per 10,000 population
144Comoros0.5per 10,000 population
145Cambodia0.5per 10,000 population
146Ecuador0.4per 10,000 population
147Angola0.4per 10,000 population
148Cote d'Ivoire0.4per 10,000 population
149Russian Federation0.4per 10,000 population
150Burkina Faso0.4per 10,000 population
151Armenia0.4per 10,000 population
152Uganda0.4per 10,000 population
153United Republic of Tanzania0.4per 10,000 population
154Eswatini0.3per 10,000 population
155Ukraine0.3per 10,000 population
156Liberia0.3per 10,000 population
157Mauritius0.3per 10,000 population
158Afghanistan0.3per 10,000 population
159Benin0.3per 10,000 population
160Haiti0.3per 10,000 population
161Togo0.3per 10,000 population
162Kiribati0.3per 10,000 population
163Kyrgyzstan0.3per 10,000 population
164Sudan0.2per 10,000 population
165Samoa0.2per 10,000 population
166Cameroon0.2per 10,000 population
167Kenya0.2per 10,000 population
168Mauritania0.2per 10,000 population
169Senegal0.2per 10,000 population
170Cape Verde0.2per 10,000 population
171Dominican Republic0.2per 10,000 population
172Guinea0.2per 10,000 population
173Mozambique0.2per 10,000 population
174South Sudan0.2per 10,000 population
175Sierra Leone0.1per 10,000 population
176Burundi0.1per 10,000 population
177Democratic Republic of the Congo0.1per 10,000 population
178Chad0.1per 10,000 population
179Equatorial Guinea0.1per 10,000 population
180Papua New Guinea0.1per 10,000 population
181Malawi0.1per 10,000 population
182Rwanda0.1per 10,000 population
183Republic of the Congo0.1per 10,000 population
184Republic of The Gambia0.0per 10,000 population
185Central African Republic0.0per 10,000 population
186Niger0.0per 10,000 population
187Somalia0.0per 10,000 population
188Madagascar0.0per 10,000 population
189Guinea-Bissau0.0per 10,000 population
Showing 189 of 189 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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