The 2024 Workforce Demographic report compiles data provided by practitioners when they apply for their annual registration and can be read here 

Key findings include:

• a 2.46 percent increase in the number of practising pharmacists, which is higher than the long-term average of 2.1 percent. In 2023 there was a 0.6 percent increase and in 2022 a 1.4 percent increase. 

• the increase in the number of practising pharmacists has not kept pace with the growth of our national population. The ‘density’ of practising pharmacists has only increased from 7.93 per 10,000 people in 2023 to 7.95 per 10,000 people in 2024. 

• although lower than in the previous year, 36 percent of pharmacists reported practising in excess of 1.0 FTE over the APC year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The percentage of pharmacists reporting part-time work has increased from 30 percent in 2023 to 32.9 percent in 2024.