Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Libya
Libya: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 29.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Libya, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 29.3% for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Libya peaked at 30.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2015.
Libya ranks 74th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.8% | — |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +1.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 29.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 29.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.5%, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 29.1% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 27.9% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.3% | 29.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 72 Timor-Leste 29.7% compare
- 73 Morocco 29.5% compare
- 74 Türkiye 29.3% compare
- 76 Papua New Guinea 28.8% compare
- 77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 28.6% compare
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,998 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,998 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Libya?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Libya was 29.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2015.
- How does Libya rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.