Number of pharmacists rose 1.43% to 4,243 persons in Slovakia in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, number of pharmacists in Slovakia reached an all time high of 4,243 persons in 2017 and an all time low of 1,968 persons in 2000. When compared to Slovakia's main peers, number of pharmacists in Austria amounted to 6,246 persons, 7,308 persons in Czech Republic, 7,557 persons in Hungary and 29,330 persons in Poland in 2017.
Slovakia has been ranked 19th within the group of 29 countries we follow in terms of number of pharmacists, 1 place 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Czechia | persons | 6,383 | 6,724 | 6,965 | 7,172 | 7,308 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Slovakia | persons | ... | 3,333 | 3,644 | 3,826 | 4,183 | 4,243 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 5,223 | 5,292 | 5,339 | 5,863 | 5,889 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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