Year Public pharmacies Other pharmacies belonging to public pharmacies pharmacies of institutions Pharmacies handling turnover directly for the population, total Population per one public pharmacy Persons working in pharmacies
number of branch pharmacies number of pharmacies operated by a general practitioner total of which: pharmacies handling turnover directly for the population pharmacists pharmacy assistants other total
1990 1,479 .. .. .. .. 1,479 7,001 3,390 7,074 2,857 13,321
1991 1,455 .. .. .. .. 1,455 7,104 3,344 7,043 3,064 13,451
1992 1,738 .. .. .. .. 1,738 5,932 .. .. .. ..
1993 1,829 .. .. .. .. 1,829 5,619 3,265 6,962 2,675 12,902
1994 1,963 .. .. .. .. 1,963 5,219 3,306 6,820 2,512 12,638
1995 2,024 .. .. .. .. 2,024 5,046 3,422 6,419 2,110 11,951
1996 2,001 .. .. .. 35 2,036 5,085 4,104 6,008 2,858 12,970
1997 1,965 .. .. 140 38 2,003 5,158 4,766 6,860 2,835 14,461
1998 1,972 555 342 147 38 2,010 5,118 4,789 6,708 2,591 14,088
1999 1,985 564 329 133 43 2,028 5,060 4,762 6,621 2,568 13,951
2000 1,999 604 298 147 46 2,045 4,993 4,905 6,598 2,665 14,168
2001 1,999 607 310 148 50 2,049 4,972 5,024 6,233 2,599 13,856
2002 2,002 625 313 148 45 2,047 4,963 5,070 6,865 2,666 14,601
2003 2,008 644 311 149 58 2,066 4,903 5,125 6,673 2,717 14,515
2004 2,005 637 293 146 62 2,067 4,890 5,156 7,133 2,953 15,242
2005 2,006 641 286 142 64 2,070 4,873 5,313 7,362 3,043 15,718
2006 2,010 650 278 143 73 2,083 4,835 5,364 7,421 3,160 15,945
2007 2,159 656 261 138 72 2,231 4,507 5,483 7,590 3,194 16,267
2008 2,351 652 253 130 71 2,422 4,270 5,773 8,540 4,283 18,596
2009 2,412 655 248 130 74 2,486 4,032 5,731 8,326 4,092 18,149
2010 2,465 678 251 128 76 2,541 4,057 5,821 8,162 3,960 17,943
2011 2,437 686 238 118 69 2,506 4,087 5,741 8,356 2,536 16,633
2012 2,331 667 228 115 67 2,398 4,256 5,679 7,958 2,699 16,336
2013 2,286 662 219 106 62 2,348 4,328 5,721 7,862 2,358 15,941
2014 2,319 677 223 108 69 2,388 4,255 5,702 7,972 2,332 16,006
2015 2,303 665 203 105 73 2,376 4,274 5,944 7,870 2,586 16,400
2016 2,278 649 199 103 76 2,354 4,308 6,002 7,945 2,541 16,488
2017 2,293 659 180 101 76 2,369 4,269 6,065 8,101 2,527 16,693
2018 2,289 667 171 101 81 2,370 4,271 6,108 8,256 2,497 16,861
2019 2,276 646 156 100 80 2,356 4,293 6,134 8,498 2,597 17,229
2020 2,287 644 138 98 77 2,364 4,255 6,218 8,604 2,626 17,448
2021 2,277 636 119 101 80 2,357 4,264 6,238 8,533 2,627 17,398
2022 2,277 620 159 100 83 2,360 4,236 6,349 8,608 2,613 17,570
2023 2,260 613 142 95 83 2,343 4,244 6,362 8,548 2,649 17,559

Footnotes

*Private pharmacies excluded in 1990–1991. After the privatisation in 1996–1997 only private pharmacies are in operation.
Source: National Health Insurance Fund.

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