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Libya

Libya / LY

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Libya in numbers.

Area1,759,540 kmยฒWorld # 16 โ†’Population7.5MWorld # 105 โ†’Population density4.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 206 โ†’Life expectancy71.1 yearsWorld # 145 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 6,449World # 127 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Libya across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,759,540 kmยฒWorld # 16 / 2023 โ†’Population7.5MWorld # 105 / 2025 โ†’Population density4.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 206 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,951World # 104 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1%World # 98 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.3World # 85 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate16.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 91 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 138 / 2024 โ†’Median age27.2 yearsWorld # 150 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5.2%World # 144 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1426.8%World # 85 / 2025 โ†’Urban population87.9%World # 40 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-172World # 93 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 88 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share12.2%World # 70 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy71.1 yearsWorld # 145 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy62.1 yearsWorld # 100 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 86 / 2017 โ†’Smoking rate24.2%World # 53 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 6,449World # 127 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 48.1BWorld # 102 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 16,521World # 117 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth13.4%World # 3 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.8%World # 134 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment18.8%World # 10 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment50.1%World # 4 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,867 kcal/dayWorld # 109 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person43.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 114 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production90K tWorld # 83 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0.1%World # 205 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person3,796 kWh/personWorld # 58 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person8.8 tWorld # 29 / 2024 โ†’Internet use82%World # 102 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions193 per 100 peopleWorld # 8 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate21.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 62 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)5.3%World # 11 / 2023 โ†’Women in parliament16.5%World # 143 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 170MWorld # 138 / 2010 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 96.6%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal797 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyLibyan DinarLYDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country