Libya Demographics Profile 2009

Population

6,310,434
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 33% (male 1,064,866/female 1,019,790)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 2,033,478/female 1,920,755)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 133,092/female 138,453) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 23.9 years
male: 24 years
female: 23.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.17% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

25.15 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

3.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA (2009 est.)

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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 21.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.26 years
male: 74.98 years
female: 79.65 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.08 children born/woman (2009 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

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)