Population6,310,434 Age structure0-14 years: 33% (male 1,064,866/female 1,019,790) Median agetotal: 23.9 years Population growth rate2.17% (2009 est.) Birth rate25.15 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate3.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rateNA (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 78% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 21.05 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 77.26 years Total fertility rate3.08 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.3% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS10,000 (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Nationalitynoun: Libyan(s) Ethnic groupsBerber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians) ReligionsSunni Muslim 97%, other 3% LanguagesArabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 17 years Education expenditures2.7% of GDP (1999) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |