| People | Libya |
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Population:
 | 6,173,579 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
 | 4 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
 | 0-14 years: 33.2% (male 1,046,400/female 1,002,148) 15-64 years: 62.6% (male 1,988,038/female 1,875,034) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 128,386/female 133,573) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
 | total: 23.6 years male: 23.7 years female: 23.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
 | 2.216% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
 | 25.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
 | 3.46 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
 | NA |
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 (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
 | total: 21.94 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
 | total population: 77.07 years male: 74.81 years female: 79.44 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
 | 3.15 children born/woman (2008 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.) |
People - note:
 | void |
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