LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Arabic
: 6,613,000
- 2. Berber
: 69,000
Mother Tongue : Arabic
Literacy Rate (%) : 91.00
Country Capital | : | Tripoli |
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GDP Per capita | : | 17,588 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 100th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 71 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 6,493,008 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 83rd/195 |
Area | : | 1,676,276 |
Area Rank | : | 16th/195 |
Total Population | : | 7,459 |
Total Population Rank | : | 104th/195 |
Libya Highlights
Libya is the 104th ranked country in population and 16th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Libya is the 11th highest ranked in Arabic out of 195 countries in the world. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Arabic when compared to other countries.
- 2. The average Literacy Rate (%) of 195 countries in the world is 86. Libya is the 121st highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Libya is the 78th worst ranked in Rural Pop. out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
- 2. The average Total Labour Force (2021) of the countries in the world is 20,409,734. Libya is the 80th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may take into context a lower country population, or may simply imply that there is a low working age population in this country.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Libya is the 83rd worst ranked in Employment in Agriculture . This may indicate that a significant portion of population is living in urban areas or simply imply that the country is developed
Libya Metrics
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 171 | 1232 | ||
2 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 159 | 1230 | ||
3 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 151 | 1230 | ||
4 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 132 | 1231 | |||
5 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 130 | 1230 | ||
6 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 138 | 1235 | ||
7 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 138 | 1230 | ||
8 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 134 | 1233 | ||
9 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 116 | 1233 | ||
10 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 121 | 1235 | ||
11 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 84 | 1235 | ||
12 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 86 | 1234 | ||
13 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 79 | 1230 | ||
14 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 82 | 1232 | ||
15 | Apple Production (% of Total Apple Production) | Percent | 1 | 73 | 1233 | ||
16 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 78 | 1231 | ||
17 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 74 | 1230 | ||
18 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 74 | 1235 | ||
19 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 74 | 1233 | ||
20 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 74 | 1234 | ||
21 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,576,534 | 65 | 1231 | ||
22 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 64 | 1232 | ||
23 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 56 | 1230 | ||
24 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 59 | 1234 | ||
25 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 58 | 1231 | ||
26 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 58 | 1230 | ||
27 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 54 | 1234 | ||
28 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 55 | 1233 | ||
29 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 51 | 1232 | ||
30 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 52 | 1235 | ||
31 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 38 | 1235 | ||
32 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 38 | 1230 | ||
33 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 16 | 1234 | ||
34 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 16 | 1232 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 8 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 66 | 1234 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 40 | 1233 | ||
3 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 40 | 1233 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Arabic | # People | 1,760,925 | 11 | 1126 | ||
2 | Arabic as a % of total Arabic speakers | % People | 0 | 11 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Berber | # People | 116,117 | 5 | 1234 | ||
2 | Berber as a % of total Berber speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1230 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 14 | 1125 | |||
2 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 29 | 1125 | |||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 130 | 1231 | ||
2 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 107 | 1232 | ||
3 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 104 | 1235 | |||
4 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 100 | 1234 | ||
5 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 91 | 1234 | ||
6 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 95 | 1232 | ||
7 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 71 | 1230 | |||
8 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 74 | 1235 | ||
9 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 65 | 1233 | ||
10 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 64 | 1235 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 18 | 1126 | ||
2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 89 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 158 | 1235 | ||
2 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 105 | 1232 | ||
3 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 104 | 1233 | ||
4 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 103 | 1234 | ||
5 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 100 | 1234 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 35 | 1128 | ||
2 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 53 | 1129 | ||
3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 53 | 1130 | ||
4 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 61 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 138 | 1232 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 121 | 1231 | ||
3 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 117 | 1234 | ||
4 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 118 | 1234 | ||
5 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 116 | 1235 | ||
6 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 113 | 1230 | ||
7 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 106 | 1230 | ||
8 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 103 | 1235 | ||
9 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 89 | 1233 | ||
10 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 87 | 1233 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 41 | 1126 | ||
2 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 51 | 1127 | ||
3 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 55 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 153 | 1231 | ||
2 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 134 | 1231 | ||
3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 129 | 1234 | ||
4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 105 | 1230 | ||
5 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 105 | 1235 | ||
6 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 92 | 1234 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 84 | 1230 | ||
8 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 83 | 1235 | ||
9 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 76 | 1231 | ||
10 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 76 | 1230 | ||
11 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 53 | 1234 | ||
12 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 53 | 1232 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 42 | 1130 | ||
2 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 42 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 153 | 1234 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 154 | 1231 | ||
3 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 118 | 1230 | ||
4 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1232 | ||
6 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 86 | 1230 | ||
7 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 63 | 1233 | ||
8 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 53 | 1232 | ||
9 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 59 | 1230 | ||
10 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 49 | 1230 | ||
11 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 56 | 1234 | ||
12 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 57 | 1231 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 69 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 98 | 1233 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 121 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 1 | 1232 | ||
2 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 118 | 1231 | ||
3 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 108 | 1233 | ||
4 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 98 | 1230 | ||
5 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 72 | 1230 | ||
6 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 73 | 1232 | ||
7 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 28 | 1231 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 18 | 1233 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 153 | 1232 | ||
2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 122 | 1234 | ||
3 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 120 | 1231 | ||
4 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 79 | 1234 | ||
5 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 61 | 1232 |
Libya Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Berber | 0.93 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Libya
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Ajdabiya | 137,706 |
2 | Al Jadid | 129,509 |
3 | Al Khums | 206,866 |
4 | Az Zawiyah | 204,919 |
5 | Benghazi | 666,603 |
6 | Misratah | 395,597 |
7 | Sabha | 133,198 |
8 | Sabratah | 104,509 |
9 | Sirte | 131,251 |
10 | Tagiura | 102,460 |
11 | Tarhuna | 215,882 |
12 | Tobruk | 124,079 |
13 | Tripoli | 1,179,311 |
14 | Zliten | 112,706 |
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