Demographics of Libya
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Libya is projected at 6.96 million, up by 1.27% compared with 6.87 million in 2020. Libya is ranked 107th in terms of population and 87 th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.12 million births in Libya in 2021. That is 330 per day, which is ranked 103rd. The crude birth rate is 17.35 per 1000 people. There are 35.74 thousand deaths in Libya in 2021. That is 98 per day, which is ranked 122nd. The crude death rate is 5.15 per 1000 people.
5.46 million people are living in urban areas, which is 80.99% of Libya population. Libya is ranked 67th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Libya in 2021 is 101.85 males per 100 females. There are 3.51 million males and 3.45 million females in Libya. The percentage of female population is 49.54% compare to 50.46% male population. Libya has 63.92 thousand more males than females. Libya is at 159th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 1,124,519 | - |
1955 | 1,245,355 | 2.51 |
1960 | 1,448,416 | 3.34 |
1965 | 1,733,307 | 3.93 |
1970 | 2,133,527 | 4.39 |
1975 | 2,645,136 | 4.27 |
1980 | 3,219,462 | 3.96 |
1985 | 3,873,781 | 3.39 |
1990 | 4,436,663 | 2.49 |
1995 | 4,948,796 | 1.93 |
2000 | 5,357,893 | 1.55 |
2005 | 5,798,615 | 1.55 |
2010 | 6,197,667 | 1.04 |
2015 | 6,418,315 | 0.88 |
2016 | 6,492,160 | 1.15 |
2017 | 6,580,723 | 1.36 |
2018 | 6,678,565 | 1.49 |
2019 | 6,777,453 | 1.48 |
2020 | 6,871,287 | 1.38 |
2021 | 6,958,538 | 1.27 |
- Population
- Growth
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 34,129 | 57,576 | 30.49 | 50.68 |
1955 | 37,747 | 64,108 | 29.86 | 51.12 |
1960 | 34,811 | 73,205 | 23.97 | 50.39 |
1965 | 30,396 | 89,224 | 17.33 | 50.98 |
1970 | 28,239 | 109,519 | 13.12 | 50.99 |
1975 | 25,960 | 124,123 | 9.77 | 46.84 |
1980 | 23,771 | 130,337 | 7.33 | 40.30 |
1985 | 22,968 | 133,948 | 5.93 | 34.63 |
1990 | 22,893 | 130,324 | 5.16 | 29.38 |
1995 | 23,315 | 120,104 | 4.72 | 24.32 |
2000 | 24,892 | 116,193 | 4.63 | 21.63 |
2005 | 26,215 | 123,994 | 4.53 | 21.36 |
2010 | 29,597 | 135,132 | 4.80 | 21.93 |
2015 | 33,027 | 132,339 | 5.11 | 20.46 |
2020 | 35,088 | 122,062 | 5.12 | 17.81 |
2021 | 35,738 | 120,386 | 5.15 | 17.35 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 219,815 | 904,700 | - | 19.547 |
1955 | 289,027 | 956,331 | 6.03 | 23.208 |
1960 | 395,754 | 1,052,663 | 6.69 | 27.323 |
1965 | 583,541 | 1,149,765 | 13.14 | 33.666 |
1970 | 1,059,737 | 1,073,789 | 11.86 | 49.671 |
1975 | 1,660,757 | 984,382 | 6.90 | 62.785 |
1980 | 2,256,637 | 962,829 | 6.08 | 70.094 |
1985 | 2,922,777 | 951,004 | 3.60 | 75.450 |
1990 | 3,359,579 | 1,077,082 | 2.56 | 75.723 |
1995 | 3,760,787 | 1,188,011 | 2.00 | 75.994 |
2000 | 4,091,103 | 1,264,648 | 1.68 | 76.387 |
2005 | 4,465,029 | 1,327,659 | 1.75 | 77.080 |
2010 | 4,815,154 | 1,353,986 | 1.06 | 78.052 |
2015 | 4,942,479 | 1,292,476 | 0.83 | 79.270 |
2020 | 5,375,771 | 1,286,402 | 1.78 | 80.691 |
2021 | 5,463,598 | 1,282,075 | 1.63 | 80.994 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 313,002 | 296,444 | 609,446 | 8.76 | 105.586 |
05-09 | 339,866 | 321,873 | 661,739 | 9.51 | 105.590 |
10-14 | 325,857 | 309,662 | 635,519 | 9.13 | 105.230 |
15-19 | 293,039 | 279,022 | 572,061 | 8.22 | 105.024 |
20-24 | 276,386 | 266,483 | 542,869 | 7.80 | 103.716 |
25-29 | 276,503 | 271,536 | 548,039 | 7.88 | 101.829 |
30-34 | 290,473 | 290,291 | 580,764 | 8.35 | 100.063 |
35-39 | 290,080 | 289,510 | 579,590 | 8.33 | 100.197 |
40-44 | 289,276 | 281,444 | 570,720 | 8.20 | 102.783 |
45-49 | 256,885 | 245,835 | 502,720 | 7.22 | 104.495 |
50-54 | 201,424 | 192,993 | 394,417 | 5.67 | 104.369 |
55-59 | 130,922 | 134,560 | 265,482 | 3.82 | 97.296 |
60-64 | 82,732 | 90,892 | 173,624 | 2.50 | 91.022 |
65-69 | 58,534 | 66,434 | 124,968 | 1.80 | 88.108 |
70-74 | 37,716 | 45,152 | 82,868 | 1.19 | 83.531 |
75-79 | 26,334 | 32,728 | 59,062 | 0.85 | 80.463 |
80-84 | 14,778 | 20,313 | 35,091 | 0.50 | 72.751 |
85-89 | 5,799 | 9,049 | 14,848 | 0.21 | 64.084 |
90-94 | 1,436 | 2,659 | 4,095 | 0.06 | 54.005 |
95-99 | 176 | 404 | 580 | 0.01 | 43.564 |
100+ | 9 | 27 | 36 | 0.00 | 33.333 |
Total | 3,511,227 | 3,447,311 | 6,958,538 | 101.854 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio