| People | Libya |
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Population:
 | 6,324,357 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
 | urban population: 78% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
 | 4 people per sq km land area |
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:
 | 2.172% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
 | 25.13 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
 | 3.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
 | NA (2009 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: 21.7 deaths/1,000 live births male: 23.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
 | total population: 77.29 years male: 75.01 years female: 79.68 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
 | 3.08 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
 | void |
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 - percent of GDP:
 | 2.7% of GDP (1999) |
People - note:
 | void |
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