Pharmaceutical industry direct employment

Total number of people directly employed by the pharmaceutical industry.

Unit million Industry Pharmaceuticals

Records
1
Regions
1
Period
2022
Sources
1
Verification 1 verified data points Updated 15 Sep 2026 Last verified 15 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Pharmaceutical industry direct employment

Global, 2022

1 observation
7.8 million Global · 2022 · IFPMA · full record
Source: IFPMA · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

Every record

All records

1 record · 1 region · 2022

Pharmaceutical industry direct employment: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 1 record
2022 7.8 million IFPMA · 31 Dec 2022 actual

Primary documents

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Document Publisher Published Data points
Enabling innovation: The R&D ecosystem for medicines and vaccines IFPMA 1

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