| Population: |
6,036,914
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 33.4% (male 1,029,096/female 985,606)
15-64 years: 62.4% (male 1,940,287/female 1,827,429)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 124,892/female 129,604) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.262% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
26.09 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
3.47 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.044 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.062 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.964 male(s)/female
total population: 1.052 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 22.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 76.88 years
male: 74.64 years
female: 79.23 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
3.21 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.3% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
10,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
| Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through October) (2007) |
| 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.) |
