# Pharmacists per 10,000 people

Pharmacists per 10,000 population (ISCO-08 code 2262), as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts, divided by the national population. Depending on the country's source, the count covers practising pharmacists only or all registered pharmacists.

## Key facts

- Pharmacists per 10,000 people in the United States was 9.52 per 10,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization.
- Jordan had the highest pharmacists per 10,000 people of 129 countries in 2022, at 20.3 per 10,000 people, and Madagascar the lowest, at 0.01 per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.
- Published for 191 places, with figures from 1990 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `pharmacists_per_10k`
- Unit: per 10,000 people
- Note: Pharmacy technicians and assistants are not counted. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/pharmacists-per-10000-people
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/pharmacists_per_10k

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | per 10,000 people | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2024 | 9.52 | World Health Organization, data.who.int. Density of pharmaceutical personnel (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0014) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C668579/45CA7C8 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/pharmacists-per-10000-people/countries.md) (191 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/pharmacists-per-10000-people/eu-countries.md) (27 places)