Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon

Lebanon: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.92 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
134th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.92 per 1,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
0.944 per 1,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
11
2001–2018

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon, 2001–2018

00.511.522001200920182001: 0.944 per 1,000 people2005: 1 per 1,000 people2007: 1.4 per 1,000 people2009: 1.7 per 1,000 people2010: 1.7 per 1,000 people2013: 1.6 per 1,000 people2014: 1.6 per 1,000 people2015: 1.6 per 1,000 people2016: 1.7 per 1,000 people2017: 1.8 per 1,000 people2018: 1.9 per 1,000 people

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

Lebanon recorded 1.92 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon peaked at 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.944 per 1,000 people, in 2001.

That places Lebanon 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.26 per 1,000 people 0.944 per 1,000 people 1.66 per 1,000 people 4
2010s 1.7 per 1,000 people 1.56 per 1,000 people 1.92 per 1,000 people 7

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 132 Bhutan 2.05 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 133 Solomon Islands 2 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 135 Angola 1.87 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 136 Cape Verde 1.8 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 137 Egypt 1.79 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon was 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018, 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 nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.944 per 1,000 people in 2001.
How does Lebanon rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Lebanon ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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 Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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