Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Zimbabwe

Number of pharmacists in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 2,191 people. Ranked 30 in the world out of 70. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 668.8%.

2024 2,191 people +15.19% vs 2022
World rank 30of 70
Period maximum 2,191 people2024
Period minimum 141 people2015

Trend over time

1985–2024 · people

Number of pharmacists — Zimbabwe, 1985–202401,0002,0003,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120241985: 285 people1990: 347 people1995: 499 people2004: 605 people2009: 678 people2012: 378 people2013: 394 people2014: 193 people2015: 141 people2016: 219 people2017: 272 people2018: 1,397 people2022: 1,902 people2024: 2,191 people
Change over the period: +1,906 (+668.77%) Average annual rate: 5.37 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 2,191 people
Eastern Africa computed 34,711 people
Number of pharmacists — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2,191 — —
2022 1,902 — —
2018 1,397 +1,125 +413.6%
2017 272 +53 +24.2%
2016 219 +78 +55.32%
2015 141 −52 −26.94%
2014 193 −201 −51.02%
2013 394 +16 +4.23%
2012 378 — —
2009 678 — —
2004 605 — —
1995 499 — —
1990 347 — —
1985 285 — —

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.