Demographics of Libya
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 12 May 2024 |
There are 3.52 million males and 3.44 million females in Libya. The percentage of the male population is 50.54%, compared to 49.46% of the female population. Libya has 76k more males than females. The sex ratio in Libya in 2024 will be 102.198 males per 100 females. Libya is in the 194th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,130,677 | 0.96 |
| 1955 | 1,225,687 | 2.59 |
| 1960 | 1,426,986 | 3.47 |
| 1965 | 1,700,072 | 2.45 |
| 1970 | 1,909,177 | 2.51 |
| 1975 | 2,291,841 | 5.19 |
| 1980 | 2,962,720 | 4.98 |
| 1985 | 3,684,313 | 3.20 |
| 1990 | 4,236,983 | 2.50 |
| 1995 | 4,733,063 | 1.89 |
| 2000 | 5,154,790 | 2.27 |
| 2005 | 5,837,986 | 2.61 |
| 2010 | 6,491,988 | 2.05 |
| 2015 | 6,192,235 | 1.46 |
| 2020 | 6,653,942 | 1.26 |
| 2021 | 6,735,277 | 1.17 |
| 2022 | 6,812,341 | 1.10 |
| 2023 | 6,888,388 | 1.11 |
| 2024 | 6,964,197 | 1.07 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 36,021 | 53,256 | 31.771 | 46.972 |
| 1955 | 38,305 | 59,740 | 31.376 | 48.934 |
| 1960 | 36,901 | 71,663 | 25.985 | 50.463 |
| 1965 | 32,428 | 88,681 | 18.986 | 51.922 |
| 1970 | 25,916 | 88,951 | 13.520 | 46.404 |
| 1975 | 21,294 | 96,687 | 9.378 | 42.581 |
| 1980 | 20,192 | 113,154 | 6.878 | 38.545 |
| 1985 | 20,313 | 126,401 | 5.521 | 34.357 |
| 1990 | 19,750 | 124,869 | 4.663 | 29.479 |
| 1995 | 19,879 | 114,343 | 4.198 | 24.148 |
| 2000 | 24,081 | 108,912 | 4.686 | 21.195 |
| 2005 | 26,357 | 137,581 | 4.530 | 23.648 |
| 2010 | 29,280 | 152,900 | 4.512 | 23.562 |
| 2015 | 33,624 | 131,429 | 5.427 | 21.214 |
| 2020 | 37,248 | 121,777 | 5.598 | 18.302 |
| 2021 | 40,532 | 120,072 | 6.018 | 17.828 |
| 2022 | 40,561 | 117,846 | 5.954 | 17.298 |
| 2023 | 37,607 | 116,411 | 5.459 | 16.898 |
| 2024 | 38,328 | 115,149 | 5.503 | 16.533 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 219,815 | 904,700 | 19.547 |
| 1955 | 289,027 | 956,331 | 23.208 |
| 1960 | 395,754 | 1,052,663 | 27.323 |
| 1965 | 583,541 | 1,149,765 | 33.666 |
| 1970 | 1,059,737 | 1,073,789 | 49.671 |
| 1975 | 1,660,757 | 984,382 | 62.785 |
| 1980 | 2,256,637 | 962,829 | 70.094 |
| 1985 | 2,922,777 | 951,004 | 75.450 |
| 1990 | 3,359,579 | 1,077,082 | 75.723 |
| 1995 | 3,760,787 | 1,188,011 | 75.994 |
| 2000 | 4,091,103 | 1,264,648 | 76.387 |
| 2005 | 4,465,029 | 1,327,659 | 77.080 |
| 2010 | 4,815,154 | 1,353,986 | 78.052 |
| 2015 | 4,942,479 | 1,292,476 | 79.270 |
| 2020 | 5,375,771 | 1,286,402 | 80.691 |
| 2021 | 5,463,598 | 1,282,075 | 80.994 |
| 2022 | 5,547,099 | 1,275,753 | 81.302 |
| 2023 | 5,626,565 | 1,268,203 | 81.606 |
| 2024 | 5,703,871 | 1,259,969 | 81.907 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 302,341 | 286,600 | 588,941 | 8.46 | 105.492 |
| 05-09 | 324,092 | 307,442 | 631,534 | 9.07 | 105.416 |
| 10-14 | 342,966 | 324,924 | 667,890 | 9.59 | 105.553 |
| 15-19 | 340,437 | 320,661 | 661,098 | 9.49 | 106.167 |
| 20-24 | 304,274 | 293,469 | 597,743 | 8.58 | 103.682 |
| 25-29 | 269,942 | 261,455 | 531,397 | 7.63 | 103.246 |
| 30-34 | 242,752 | 231,038 | 473,791 | 6.80 | 105.070 |
| 35-39 | 242,313 | 232,774 | 475,087 | 6.82 | 104.098 |
| 40-44 | 258,568 | 248,162 | 506,731 | 7.28 | 104.193 |
| 45-49 | 252,525 | 246,899 | 499,425 | 7.17 | 102.279 |
| 50-54 | 215,696 | 213,841 | 429,538 | 6.17 | 100.867 |
| 55-59 | 155,559 | 163,202 | 318,761 | 4.58 | 95.317 |
| 60-64 | 108,485 | 115,482 | 223,967 | 3.22 | 93.941 |
| 65-69 | 64,082 | 71,558 | 135,640 | 1.95 | 89.553 |
| 70-74 | 42,127 | 53,212 | 95,340 | 1.37 | 79.168 |
| 75-79 | 27,508 | 37,342 | 64,849 | 0.93 | 73.665 |
| 80-84 | 17,710 | 21,614 | 39,325 | 0.56 | 81.938 |
| 85-89 | 6,702 | 10,539 | 17,241 | 0.25 | 63.592 |
| 90-94 | 1,620 | 3,365 | 4,985 | 0.07 | 48.143 |
| 95-99 | 229 | 615 | 844 | 0.01 | 37.236 |
| 100+ | 16 | 55 | 71 | 0.00 | 29.091 |
| Total | 3,519,944 | 3,444,249 | 6,964,198 | 102.198 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio