Number of pharmacists rose 1.34% to 3,619 persons in Netherlands in 2018, according to OECD.
Historically, number of pharmacists in Netherlands reached an all time high of 3,651 persons in 2016 and an all time low of 1,529 persons in 1980. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, number of pharmacists in Belgium amounted to 14,280 persons, 3,130 persons in Denmark, 54,493 persons in Germany and 59,704 persons in United Kingdom in 2018.
Netherlands has been ranked 19th within the group of 26 countries we follow in terms of number of pharmacists.
| 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 2,849 | 2,879 | 2,931 | 2,979 | 3,063 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69,679 | 70,136 | 70,247 | 70,025 | 69,346 | ... | |||
| Germany | persons | 51,431 | 52,004 | 52,568 | 52,430 | 53,480 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Luxembourg | persons | 382 | 382 | 397 | 406 | 416 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 3,566 | 3,635 | 3,599 | 3,651 | 3,571 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,506 | 3,710 | 3,863 | 4,100 | 4,241 | ||||||
| Poland | persons | 27,446 | 27,747 | 28,121 | 29,268 | 29,330 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 7,268 | 7,372 | 7,506 | 7,612 | 7,689 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | 51,315 | 53,261 | 54,380 | 56,542 | 58,329 |
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