Berlin (OTE) – ABDA – Federal Union of German Associations of
Pharmacists has
released the Statistical Yearbook “German Pharmacies: Figures, Data,
Facts 2025”. The publication offers a comprehensive overview of the
latest trends in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors in Germany
and beyond. It shows that the number of pharmacies has decreased
again. At the end of 2024 there were 17.041 pharmacies in Germany,
which is the lowest number since the end of the 1970s. One of the
main reasons for the increasing number of pharmacy closures is the
economic difficulties many pharmacies are facing. Since the pharmacy
remuneration has not been elevated in the past 12 years, around 25
percent of German pharmacies have earnings below 75.000 Euros a year.
Around 7 percent of German pharmacies made losses in 2024.
Those and other relevant facts and figures are shown on more than
130 pages in a revamped design of the new Statistical Yearbook – with
several features that make the content easier to grasp than in
previous years. In addition to statistics on Germany’s community
pharmacies and their services, the range of international topics
includes “Pharmacy Density across Europe”, “Supply Shortages in
Europe”, “Ukrainians and Syrians in the Pharmacy Profession”,
“Pharmacy-related Legal Regulations in Europe”, “Comparison by
Country: Vaccinations in Pharmacies” and “Value-added Tax on
Pharmaceuticals”. There is even a separate chapter on “Europe,
Migration, Integration and Sustainability”.
ABDA’s Statistical Yearbook “German Pharmacies: Figures, Data,
Facts 2025” was first published in German on the occasion of Pharmacy
Day on 7 June 2025. Both German and English editions can be accessed
and downloaded from ABDA’s website. ABDA is the top-level
organisation for pharmacists in Germany. It represents the interests
of the pharmaceutical healthcare professions in politics and society
while promoting high-quality, comprehensive pharmaceutical care in
Germany.ABDA is a member of the Pharmaceutical Group of the European
Union (PGEU), the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and
the World Pharmacy Council (WPC).
More Information at https://www.abda.de/en/
Digital press kit: http://www.ots.at/pressemappe/DE7002/aom