Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq

Iraq: Pharmacists per 10,000 population was 7.18 per 10,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.18 per 10,000 population
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
51st
of 165 countries
All-time high
7.18 per 10,000 population
in 2023
All-time low
1.83 per 10,000 population
in 2010
Years of data
11
2010–2023

Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq, 2010–2023

24682010201620232010: 1.8 per 10,000 population2014: 2.4 per 10,000 population2015: 2.1 per 10,000 population2016: 2.2 per 10,000 population2017: 2.8 per 10,000 population2018: 3.1 per 10,000 population2019: 3.8 per 10,000 population2020: 3.9 per 10,000 population2021: 5 per 10,000 population2022: 6.2 per 10,000 population2023: 7.2 per 10,000 population

Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 10,000 population.

Analysis

In 2023, pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq stood at 7.18 per 10,000 population. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 204.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq peaked at 7.18 per 10,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.83 per 10,000 population, in 2010.

Iraq ranks 51st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq, 2010 to 2023.
Year per 10,000 population Change
2010 1.83 per 10,000 population
2014 2.36 per 10,000 population +29.0%
2015 2.13 per 10,000 population -9.7%
2016 2.2 per 10,000 population +3.3%
2017 2.78 per 10,000 population +26.4%
2018 3.12 per 10,000 population +12.2%
2019 3.79 per 10,000 population +21.5%
2020 3.92 per 10,000 population +3.4%
2021 4.95 per 10,000 population +26.3%
2022 6.19 per 10,000 population +25.1%
2023 7.18 per 10,000 population +16.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 7.18 per 10,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13 per 10,000 population, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 7.18 per 10,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.22 per 10,000 population, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.6 per 10,000 population 1.83 per 10,000 population 3.79 per 10,000 population 7
2020s 5.56 per 10,000 population 3.92 per 10,000 population 7.18 per 10,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 48 Poland 7.39 per 10,000 population compare
  2. 48 Slovenia 7.39 per 10,000 population compare
  3. 50 Chile 7.27 per 10,000 population compare
  4. 52 Maldives 7.01 per 10,000 population compare
  5. 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.01 per 10,000 population compare
  6. 54 Switzerland 7 per 10,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

More reference data data for Iraq

All data for Iraq →

Frequently asked questions

What is pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq?
Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq was 7.18 per 10,000 population in 2023, according to World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmacists per 10,000 population recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 7.18 per 10,000 population in 2023.
What is the lowest pharmacists per 10,000 population recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 1.83 per 10,000 population in 2010.
How does Iraq rank for pharmacists per 10,000 population?
Iraq ranks 51st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is pharmacists per 10,000 population rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 204.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmacists per 10,000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/pharmaceutical-personnel-per-1000/iraq/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/pharmaceutical-personnel-per-1000/iraq/">Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Iraq</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pharmacists per 10,000 population
Unit
per 10,000 population
Source
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population).