Libya - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Libya. note 1: more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert
note 2: the volcano Waw an Namus lies in south central Libya in the middle of the Sahara; the caldera is an oasis -- the name means "oasis of mosquitoes" -- containing several small lakes that host many species of insects and birds.
Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A
, whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between Tripoli to the west and Al Bayda to the east; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and its lack of surface water, as shown in this population distribution map
People and Society
In Libya, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Amazigh and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Egyptian, Greek, Indian, Italian, Maltese, Pakistani, Tunisian, and Turkish)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 1.35% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 19.83 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.48 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 3.2 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.96 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 1.44 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Libyan | Libyan(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 32.3% (male 1,211,087/female 1,165,648) |
| 15-64 years | 63.2% (male 2,385,152/female 2,263,780) |
| 65 years and over | 4.6% (2024 est.) (male 151,125/female 184,471) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 58.3 (2024 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 51.1 (2024 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 7.2 (2024 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 13.9 (2024 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 26.4 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 26.3 years |
| Female | 26.2 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 81.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.183 million TRIPOLI (capital), 984,000 Misratah, 859,000 Benghazi (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.82 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.04 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 12.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 77.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 75.5 years |
| Female | 80 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: total | total: 99.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: total | total: 99.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Child marriage | |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Libya
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