Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Tanzania

Number of pharmacists in Tanzania in 2024 — 3,860 people. Ranked 26 in the world out of 70. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 3,377.5%.

2024 3,860 people +70.65% vs 2022
World rank 26of 70
Period maximum 3,860 people2024
Period minimum 111 people2002

Trend over time

2002–2024 · people

Number of pharmacists — Tanzania, 2002–202401,0002,0003,0004,000200220052008201120142017202020232002: 111 people2012: 339 people2014: 707 people2018: 1,845 people2022: 2,262 people2024: 3,860 people
Change over the period: +3,749 (+3,377.48%) Average annual rate: 17.51 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 3,860 people
Eastern Africa computed 34,711 people
Number of pharmacists — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 3,860 — —
2022 2,262 — —
2018 1,845 — —
2014 707 — —
2012 339 — —
2002 111 — —

About the indicator

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.