| Population | 6,244,174 note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 26.9% (male 859,016/female 820,643) 15-24 years: 18.2% (male 586,749/female 546,602) 25-54 years: 46.1% (male 1,509,108/female 1,370,709) 55-64 years: 4.8% (male 154,847/female 145,330) 65 years and over: 4% (male 126,691/female 124,479) (2014 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 52.2 % youth dependency ratio: 44.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 % potential support ratio: 13.5 (2014 est.) |
| Median age | total: 27.5 years male: 27.7 years female: 27.4 years (2014 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 3.08% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 18.4 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.57 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 16.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 77.7% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major cities - population | TRIPOLI (capital) 1.127 million (2011) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 11.87 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.83 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.04 years male: 74.36 years female: 77.82 years (2014 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.07 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.3% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 10,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 54.2% of population rural: 54.9% of population total: 54.4% of population unimproved: urban: 45.8% of population rural: 45.1% of population total: 45.6% of population (2001 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 96.8% of population rural: 95.7% of population total: 96.6% of population unimproved: urban: 3.2% of population rural: 4.3% of population total: 3.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| 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 | Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu <.1, Jewish <.1, folk religion <.1, unafilliated 0.2%, other <.1 note: non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (<1% of the population) and foreign Muslims (2010 est.) |
| Languages | Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.5% male: 95.8% female: 83.3% (2011 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2003) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
| Maternal mortality rate | 58 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 5.6% (2007) |
| Health expenditures | 4.4% of GDP (2011) |
| Physicians density | 1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.7 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 27.8% (2008) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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