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Nationality:
noun: Libyan(s)
adjective:
Libyan
Ethnic groups:
Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)
Languages:
Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)
Religions:
Sunni Muslim (official) 97%, other 3%
Population:
5,613,380 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
note:
includes 166,510 non-nationals
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.7% (male 795,748/female 759,806)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19% (male 556,449/female 511,656)
25-54 years:
44.9% (male 1,320,602/female 1,201,081)
55-64 years:
4.5% (male 129,008/female 121,382)
65 years and over:
3.9% (male 111,144/female 106,504) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 24.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
24.8 years
female:
24.7 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.007% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
17.5 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
4.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 78% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
TRIPOLI (capital) 1.095 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
58 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.7 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 128
male:
13.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.83 years
country comparison to the world: 61
male:
75.5 years
female:
80.27 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.12 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 89
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
3.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 96% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
