Number of pharmacists fell 0.290% to 69,145 persons in France in 2018, according to OECD.
Historically, number of pharmacists in France reached an all time high of 70,247 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 68,732 persons in 2011. When compared to France's main peers, number of pharmacists in Belgium amounted to 14,280 persons, 54,493 persons in Germany, 71,953 persons in Italy and 55,633 persons in Spain in 2018.
France has been ranked 3rd within the group of 26 countries we follow in terms of number of pharmacists, 3 places below 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68,474 | 70,277 | 69,939 | 70,074 | 70,934 | ||
| Luxembourg | persons | 382 | 382 | 397 | 406 | 416 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | persons | 3,566 | 3,635 | 3,599 | 3,651 | 3,571 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 27,446 | 27,747 | 28,121 | 29,268 | 29,330 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal | persons | 8,068 | 8,379 | 8,711 | 8,788 | 9,340 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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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