Nurses and midwives in Libya

Libya had 63.8 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2017.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1997 to 2017 Source: WHO
The latest value for Libya is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Libya, 2017 63.8 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2014 −3.5per 10,000 people 2014: 67.2 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives 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.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2004 to 2017
Period Libya
2017 63.8 per 10,000 people
2014 67.2 per 10,000 people
2013 69.8 per 10,000 people
2009 67.5 per 10,000 people
2008 53.7 per 10,000 people
2004 47.3 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 67.2 per 10,000 people in 2014, a change of −3.5.
  • Since 1997, when it was 35.1 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +28.7.

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
1997 to 2017 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