EU countries by pharmacists per 10,000 people
Malta had the highest pharmacists per 10,000 people of 26 EU countries in 2018, at 12.88 per 10,000 people. The Netherlands had the lowest, at 2.08 per 10,000 people. The median was 8.29 per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.
All EU countries, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 12.88 | -0.4% |
| 2 | Ireland | 12.82 | +11.6% |
| 3 | Belgium | 12.5 | +1% |
| 4 | Italy | 11.94 | +1.6% |
| 5 | Spain | 11.81 | +2.8% |
| 6 | Finland | 11.64 | +1.5% |
| 7 | Lithuania | 10.28 | +3.7% |
| 8 | Greece | 10.19 | -2.6% |
| 9 | France | 9.44 | -0.5% |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 9.24 | +2.2% |
| 11 | Portugal | 9.06 | +0.2% |
| 12 | Romania | 8.95 | -0.8% |
| 13 | Latvia | 8.56 | -10.1% |
| 14 | Hungary | 8.02 | +3.9% |
| 15 | Slovakia | 8 | +2.4% |
| 16 | Sweden | 7.92 | +2.6% |
| 17 | Poland | 7.81 | -1.1% |
| 18 | Croatia | 7.75 | +2.9% |
| 19 | Estonia | 7.22 | -0.6% |
| 20 | Austria | 7.18 | +1.1% |
| 21 | Slovenia | 7.08 | +2.6% |
| 22 | Czechia | 6.97 | +0.6% |
| 23 | Germany | 6.54 | +1.6% |
| 24 | Cyprus | 6.28 | +0.3% |
| 25 | Denmark | 5.4 | +1.7% |
| 26 | Netherlands | 2.08 | +1% |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest pharmacists per 10,000 people?
Malta, with 12.88 per 10,000 people in 2018, according to World Health Organization.
Which EU country has the lowest pharmacists per 10,000 people?
The Netherlands, with 2.08 per 10,000 people in 2018.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Health Organization, Density of pharmaceutical personnel (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0014). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.