Nurses and midwives in Lebanon

Lebanon had 19.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2001 to 2018 Source: WHO
The latest value for Lebanon is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Lebanon, 2018 19.2 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2017 +1.0per 10,000 people 2017: 18.2 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Lebanon over time

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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2001 to 2018
Period Lebanon
2018 19.2 per 10,000 people
2017 18.2 per 10,000 people
2016 16.7 per 10,000 people
2015 15.6 per 10,000 people
2014 16.5 per 10,000 people
2013 15.8 per 10,000 people
2010 17.4 per 10,000 people
2009 16.6 per 10,000 people
2007 14.3 per 10,000 people
2005 10.1 per 10,000 people
2001 9.4 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 from 18.2 per 10,000 people in 2017.
  • Since 2001, when it was 9.4 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +9.7.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
HWF_0006 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2018 for Lebanon
Provider update
23 January 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory