Population 5,368,585
note: includes 662,669 non-nationals, of which an estimated 500,000 or more are Africans living in Libya (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 35% (male 958,243; female 917,940)
15-64 years: 61% (male 1,694,986; female 1,581,400)
65 years and over: 4% (male 105,500; female 110,516) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.41% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 27.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 27.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.86 years
female: 78.11 years (2002 est.)
male: 73.71 years

Total fertility rate 3.57 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.05% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

Nationality
noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan

Ethnic groups Berber and Arab 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians

Religions Sunni Muslim 97%

Languages Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 87.9%
female: 63% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Libya on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Libya People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Libya People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.