Number of pharmacists fell 0.051% to 5,886 persons in Switzerland in 2018, according to OECD.
Historically, number of pharmacists in Switzerland reached an all time high of 5,889 persons in 2017 and an all time low of 2,120 persons in 1980. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, number of pharmacists in Austria amounted to 6,349 persons, 69,145 persons in France, 54,493 persons in Germany and 71,953 persons in Italy in 2018.
Switzerland has been ranked 17th within the group of 26 countries we follow in terms of number of pharmacists, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pharmacists | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Austria | persons | 5,918 | 5,999 | 6,104 | 6,194 | 6,246 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 13,280 | 13,508 | 13,643 | 13,876 | 14,084 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69,679 | 70,136 | 70,247 | 70,025 | 69,346 | ... | |||
| Germany | persons | 51,431 | 52,004 | 52,568 | 52,430 | 53,480 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | persons | 7,524 | 7,594 | 7,039 | 7,353 | 7,557 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68,474 | 70,277 | 69,939 | 70,074 | 70,934 | ||
| Poland | persons | 27,446 | 27,747 | 28,121 | 29,268 | 29,330 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | 1,189 | 1,244 | 1,295 | 1,356 | 1,422 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 52,100 | 54,567 | 55,400 | 56,167 | 53,867 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 5,223 | 5,292 | 5,339 | 5,863 | 5,889 | ... |
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