Number of pharmacists in Japan in 2022 — 253,198 people. Ranked 4 in the world out of 129. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 297.1%.
1980–2022 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 253,198 | — | — |
| 2020 | 250,585 | — | — |
| 2018 | 240,371 | — | — |
| 2016 | 230,186 | — | — |
| 2014 | 216,077 | — | — |
| 2012 | 205,716 | — | — |
| 2010 | 197,616 | — | — |
| 2008 | 186,052 | — | — |
| 2006 | 174,218 | — | — |
| 2004 | 164,397 | — | — |
| 2002 | 154,428 | — | — |
| 2000 | 142,910 | — | — |
| 1998 | 130,259 | — | — |
| 1996 | 118,854 | — | — |
| 1994 | 106,419 | — | — |
| 1992 | 95,642 | — | — |
| 1990 | 90,025 | — | — |
| 1988 | 84,302 | — | — |
| 1986 | 78,548 | +1,918 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 76,630 | +1,954 | +2.62% |
| 1984 | 74,676 | — | — |
| 1982 | 69,971 | +2,697 | +4.01% |
| 1981 | 67,274 | +3,509 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 63,765 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of pharmaceutical personnel, from WHO. The indicator matters for assessing the availability of medicines: in systems with a weak primary level the pharmacy often turns out to be the first and only point of contact a person has with medicine, and provision of pharmacists determines how safe that contact is.
Important: In different countries the category takes in both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, so comparison of absolute numbers between countries is approximate.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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