Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Libya

Number of pharmacists in Libya in 2020 — 2,889 people. Ranked 60 in the world out of 128. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 135.8%.

2020 2,889 people −26.97% vs 2017
World rank 60of 128
Period maximum 3,956 people2017
Period minimum 1,130 people2004

Trend over time

1997–2020 · people

Number of pharmacists — Libya, 1997–202001,0002,0003,0004,0001997200020032006200920122015201820201997: 1,225 people2004: 1,130 people2008: 2,232 people2009: 2,275 people2014: 3,928 people2015: 3,117 people2017: 3,956 people2020: 2,889 people
Change over the period: +1,664 (+135.84%) Average annual rate: 3.8 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 2,889 people
Middle East & North Africa computed 188,593 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 703,341 people
Number of pharmacists — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 2,889
2017 3,956
2015 3,117 −811 −20.65%
2014 3,928
2009 2,275 +43 +1.93%
2008 2,232
2004 1,130
1997 1,225

Northern Africa, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of pharmaceutical personnel, from WHO. The indicator matters for assessing the availability of medicines: in systems with a weak primary level the pharmacy often turns out to be the first and only point of contact a person has with medicine, and provision of pharmacists determines how safe that contact is.

Important: In different countries the category takes in both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, so comparison of absolute numbers between countries is approximate.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.