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Pharmacists per 10,000 people in Portugal

Pharmacists per 10,000 people in Portugal was 10.01 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is down 1.6% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 26 EU countries in 2022.

2023, per 10,000 people10.01
Change on 2022-1.6%
Rank9th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high10.172022
Series low4.031999

Pharmacists per 10,000 people in Portugal, 1990 to 2023

468101219901995200020052010201520231990: 5.44 per 10,000 people1991: 5.93 per 10,000 people1992: 5.97 per 10,000 people1993: 6.02 per 10,000 people1994: 6.32 per 10,000 people1995: 6.41 per 10,000 people1996: 6.74 per 10,000 people1997: 7.25 per 10,000 people1998: 7.39 per 10,000 people1999: 4.03 per 10,000 people2000: 4.13 per 10,000 people2001: 4.3 per 10,000 people2002: 4.49 per 10,000 people2003: 4.9 per 10,000 people2004: 5.21 per 10,000 people2005: 5.46 per 10,000 people2006: 5.66 per 10,000 people2007: 5.96 per 10,000 people2008: 6.56 per 10,000 people2009: 7.06 per 10,000 people2010: 7.25 per 10,000 people2011: 7.51 per 10,000 people2012: 7.37 per 10,000 people2013: 7.71 per 10,000 people2014: 8.05 per 10,000 people2015: 8.4 per 10,000 people2016: 8.49 per 10,000 people2017: 9.04 per 10,000 people2018: 9.06 per 10,000 people2019: 9.27 per 10,000 people2020: 9.46 per 10,000 people2021: 9.74 per 10,000 people2022: 10.17 per 10,000 people2023: 10.01 per 10,000 people
per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Density of pharmaceutical personnel (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0014). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 34 values
Periodper 10,000 people
202310.01
202210.17
20219.74
20209.46
20199.27
20189.06
20179.04
20168.49
20158.4
20148.05
20137.71
20127.37
20117.51
20107.25
20097.06
20086.56
20075.96
20065.66
20055.46
20045.21
20034.9
20024.49
20014.3
20004.13
19994.03
19987.39
19977.25
19966.74
19956.41
19946.32
19936.02
19925.97
19915.93
19905.44

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Definition

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.

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.

How to cite

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.

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What is the pharmacists per 10,000 people in Portugal?

Pharmacists per 10,000 people in Portugal was 10.01 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is down 1.6% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 26 EU countries in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Density of pharmaceutical personnel (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0014). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest pharmacists per 10,000 people in Portugal?

10.17 per 10,000 people in 2022, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

Pharmacists per 10,000 people elsewhere in European Union (27)

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