Libya - Population Demographics

Learn more about the people of Libya with helpful information and statistics shared by the CIA World Factbook.

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Population:
6,461,454 country comparison to the world: 101 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male 1,065,606/female 1,020,102)
15-64 years: 62.6% (male 2,036,780/female 1,923,566) 65 years and over: 4.4% (male 136,224/female 142,079) (2010 est.)

Median age:
total: 24.2 years male: 24.3 years female: 24.2 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.117% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

Birth rate:
24.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 66

Death rate:
3.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 216

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 93

Urbanization:
urban population: 78% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.87 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 99 male: 22.87 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.47 years country comparison to the world: 57 male: 75.18 years female: 79.88 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:
3.01 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 91
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
10,000 (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 101
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

Nationality:
noun: Libyan(s) adjective: Libyan

Ethnic groups:
Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)

Religions:
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%

Languages:
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.6% male: 92.4% female: 72% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2003)

Education expenditures:
2.7% of GDP (1999) country comparison to the world: 159

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