Population of Libya (2024)

Libya population

6,541,948

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Libya Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Muslim (official) 96.6% 6,319,522 people
Christian 2.7% 176,633 people
Buddhist 0.3% 19,626 people
Hindu <.1 0.1% 6,542 people
Jewish <.1 0.1% 6,542 people
folk religion <.1 0.1% 6,542 people
unafilliated 0.2% 13,084 people
other <.1 0.1% 6,542 people

Libya Population by Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Berber and Arab 97% 6,345,690 people
other (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians) 3% 196,258 people

Libya population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 6,700,086 3,361,398 3,338,688 100 100 100 100.7
00-04 593,293 304,299 288,994 8.9 9.1 8.7 105.3
05-09 646,438 331,315 315,123 9.6 9.9 9.4 105.1
10-14 648,198 331,899 316,299 9.7 9.9 9.5 104.9
15-19 572,102 293,139 278,963 8.5 8.7 8.4 105.1
20-24 509,673 258,796 250,877 7.6 7.7 7.5 103.2
25-29 481,066 236,887 244,179 7.2 7 7.3 97
30-34 527,314 254,935 272,379 7.9 7.6 8.2 93.6
35-39 530,528 259,933 270,595 7.9 7.7 8.1 96.1
40-44 532,678 268,614 264,064 8 8 7.9 101.7
45-49 474,457 243,431 231,026 7.1 7.2 6.9 105.4
50-54 380,213 193,212 187,001 5.7 5.7 5.6 103.3
55-59 269,754 133,456 136,298 4 4 4.1 97.9
60-64 193,229 95,576 97,653 2.9 2.8 2.9 97.9
65-69 139,396 67,275 72,121 2.1 2 2.2 93.3
70-74 88,555 41,109 47,446 1.3 1.2 1.4 86.6
75-79 61,342 27,010 34,332 0.9 0.8 1 78.7
80-84 34,183 13,925 20,258 0.5 0.4 0.6 68.7
85-89 13,687 5,247 8,440 0.2 0.2 0.3 62.2
90-94 3,478 1,193 2,285 0.1 0 0.1 52.2
95-99 470 139 331 0 0 0 42
100+ 32 8 24 0 0 0 33.3

Libya Age structure and Population pyramid

Libya Age structure and Population pyramid

Libya Sex ratio

Libya Sex ratio

Libya Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Libya

Libya Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2023 6,941,454 1.10 75,439 100.57 3.95
2022 6,866,015 1.18 80,176 100.62 3.90
2021 6,785,839 1.28 85,753 100.66 3.86
2020 6,700,086 1.43 94,256 100.68 3.81
2019 6,605,830 1.55 100,552 100.67 3.75
2018 6,505,278 1.51 96,536 100.63 3.70
2017 6,408,742 1.24 78,583 100.64 3.64
2016 6,330,159 0.82 51,721 100.78 3.60
2015 6,278,438 0.31 19,454 101.12 3.57
2014 6,258,984 -0.11 -7,003 101.69 3.56
2013 6,265,987 -0.28 -17,416 102.46 3.56
2012 6,283,403 -0.08 -5,249 103.32 3.57
2011 6,288,652 0.37 22,955 104.15 3.57
2010 6,265,697 0.92 57,017 104.87 3.56
2005 5,801,543 8.70 464,279 107.04 3.30
2000 5,337,264 9.41 459,062 109.05 3.03
1995 4,878,202 10.91 479,783 110.06 2.77
1990 4,398,419 14.52 557,784 111.58 2.50
1985 3,840,635 20.35 649,331 113.68 2.18
1980 3,191,304 21.73 569,574 109.95 1.81
1975 2,621,730 24.00 507,466 108.28 1.49
1970 2,114,264 23.12 397,009 106.56 1.20
1965 1,717,255 19.70 282,679 105.77 0.98
1960 1,434,576 16.35 201,551 105.40 0.82
1955 1,233,025 10.75 119,643 104.98 0.70
1950 1,113,382 107.18 0.63
Chart population Libya Population (1950 - 2024)