Short facts about people of Libya

Population:

5,240,599 note:  includes 662,669 non-nationals, of which an estimated 500,000 or more are Africans living in Libya (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  35.41% (male 947,645; female 907,854) 15-64 years:  60.64% (male 1,645,085; female 1,533,066) 65 years and over:  3.95% (male 101,701; female 105,248) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.42% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

27.67 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

3.51 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.97 male(s)/female total population:  1.06 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

28.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  75.65 years male:  73.53 years female:  77.88 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.64 children born/woman (2001 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.)

Source: World Factbook