Country
Libya
- Region
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Income group
- upper middle income
- Capital
- Tripoli
- ISO code
- LY · LBY
68 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 7.5M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 14,118 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 71.1 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 8.7 t CO₂
Population
- Population 7.5M 2025 105th of 214
- Population density 4 people/km² 2024 205th of 212
- Population growth 1.04 % per year 2025 97th of 214
- Natural increase 10.4 per 1,000 people 2023 93rd of 228
- Net migration -0.0 per 1,000 people 2025 87th of 214
- Fertility rate 2.30 births per woman 2024 84th of 214
- Urban population 87.9 % 2025 39th of 214
- Median age 27.2 years 2023 146th of 228
- Population aged 65+ 5.2 % 2025 143rd of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 7.6 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 144th of 214
- Children under 15 26.8 % 2025 84th of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 71.1 years 2024 145th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 72.7 years 2024 151st of 214
- Life expectancy, men 69.6 years 2024 130th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 3.1 years 2024 196th of 214
- Infant mortality 7.9 per 1,000 births 2024 127th of 195
- Under-5 mortality 9.8 per 1,000 births 2024 121st of 195
- Maternal mortality 59 per 100,000 births 2023 87th of 193
- Health spending per person 470 USD 2023 95th of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 1,055 $ (PPP) 2023 99th of 191
- Physicians 2.04 per 1,000 people 2017 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Hospital beds 3.5 per 1,000 people 2022 49th of 150
- Measles immunization 89 % 2024 102nd of 191
- Undernourishment 18.7 % 2024 29th of 165
- Tobacco use 24.2 % 2024 52nd of 165
- Calorie supply 2,867 kcal per day 2023 105th of 175
- Meat supply 43.7 kg per person per year 2023 107th of 175
Economy
- GDP 48.1B USD 2025 100th of 185
- GDP per capita 6,449 USD 2025 107th of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 14,118 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 106th of 184
- GDP per capita since 1820 12,755 int-$ (2011 prices) 2022 86th of 165
- GDP growth 13.4 % 2025 2nd of 185
- GDP per capita growth 12.2 % 2025 2nd of 185
- Inflation 1.8 % 2025 117th of 169
- Unemployment 18.8 % 2025 9th of 181
- Youth unemployment 50.1 % 2025 4th of 181
- Trade 138 % of GDP 2024 27th of 172
- Agriculture in the economy 2.4 % of GDP 2024 140th of 187
- Women in the labour force 33.0 % 2025 160th of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.721 2023 115th of 192
- Literacy rate 60.2 % 1984 not ranked – no value for 2024
- Education spending 2.3 % of GDP 1999 not ranked – no value for 2022
- Secondary school enrolment 98 % 2006 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Tertiary enrolment 59 % 2003 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Primary completion rate 90 % 1983 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Women in parliament 16.5 % 2025 138th of 183
Technology and infrastructure
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 64.0 Mt CO₂ 2024 51st of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 8.7 t CO₂ 2024 23rd of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 8.84 t CO₂ 2024 29th of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.5 Gt CO₂ 2024 63rd of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 13.3 t CO₂e 2024 19th of 201
- Forest area 0.1 % of land 2024 204th of 208
- Water stress 817 % 2022 4th of 176
- Arable land 1.0 % of land 2024 181st of 205
- Renewable energy 3.1 % of final energy 2021 173rd of 210
- Renewable electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 189th of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.0 % of electricity 2024 108th of 193
- Electricity from solar 0.0 % of electricity 2024 174th of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 827 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 7th of 193
- Electricity generation per person 4,686 kWh 2024 58th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 20.0 µg/m³ 2023 85th of 199
Libya on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldArabic · official languageSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldLibyan dinar (LYD)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+2Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, L · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world4 national dishes
- Plants of the world8 characteristic plants
- Castles map2 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- VPN provider mapServers of 6 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)