Demographics & population — Libya
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Libya: 6,890,535
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Population overview
- Population
6,890,535
- Population - note
note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data
- Population Growth Rate
4.85%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
TRIPOLI (capital) 1.127 million
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
33.32
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Berber and Arab 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians
- Nationality Noun
Libyan(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
82.6%
- Literacy - male
92.4%
- Literacy - female
72%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
58
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.9
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
3.7
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
4.4%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
27.8%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
5.6%