Dentists in Libya

Libya had 5.80 dentists per 10,000 people in 2020.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1997 to 2020 Source: WHO
The latest value for Libya is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Libya, 2020 5.80 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2017 −2.77per 10,000 people 2017: 8.57 per 10,000 people

Dentists in Libya 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.

Dentists per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2004 to 2020
Period Libya
2020 5.80 per 10,000 people
2017 8.57 per 10,000 people
2015 7.64 per 10,000 people
2014 7.13 per 10,000 people
2009 5.96 per 10,000 people
2008 3.28 per 10,000 people
2004 1.48 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 8.57 per 10,000 people in 2017, a change of −2.77.
  • Since 1997, when it was 1.37 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +4.43.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
HWF_0010 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2020 for Libya
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