| People | Libya |
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Population:
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6,597,960 (July 2011 est.)
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals |
Population density:
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4 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 78% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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TRIPOLI (capital) 1.095 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 32.8% (male 1,104,590/female 1,057,359)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 2,124,053/female 2,011,226)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 146,956/female 153,776) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 24.5 years
male: 24.5 years
female: 24.4 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.064% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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24.04 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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3.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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 (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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64 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 20.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.65 years
male: 75.34 years
female: 80.08 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.96 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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6.6% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
Hospital bed density:
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3.7 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 54% of population
rural: 55% of population
total: 54% of population
unimproved:
urban: 46% of population
rural: 45% of population
total: 46% of population (2000) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 96% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3% of population
rural: 4% of population
total: 3% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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10,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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5.6% (2007) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan |
Ethnic groups:
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Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians) |
Religions:
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Sunni Muslim (official) 97%, other 3% |
Languages:
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Arabic (official), Italian, English
note: all are widely understood in the major cities |
Literacy:
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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):
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total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2003) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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