| People | Libya |
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Population:
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6,173,579
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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4 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 23.6 years
male: 23.7 years
female: 23.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.216% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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25.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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3.46 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA |
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 (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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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:
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total population: 77.07 years
male: 74.81 years
female: 79.44 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.15 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
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 |
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 97%, other 3% |
Languages:
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Arabic, Italian, English, 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.) |
People - note:
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void |
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