Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Libya
Libya: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 2.04 per 1,000 people in 2017. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Libya, 1960–2017
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Libya is 2.04 per 1,000 people, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Libya peaked at 2.04 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.152 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Libya ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2055 per 1,000 people | 0.152 per 1,000 people | 0.259 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.368 per 1,000 people | 0.368 per 1,000 people | 0.368 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.49 per 1,000 people | 1.33 per 1,000 people | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people | 2.04 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Libya
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 70,474 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Libya?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Libya was 2.04 per 1,000 people in 2017, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.152 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Libya ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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