Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Libya in numbers

Libya is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Tripoli. Its population was 7.46 million in 2025, ranking 105 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$6,449 in 2025.

Population7.46 million2025
GDPUS$48.1 billion2025
GDP per personUS$6,4492025
Life expectancy71.12024
Area1.76 million2024
Urban share87.9%2025

People

Population

7.46 million
2025 · +41% since 2000 · Rank 105 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

1.04%
2025 · 1.65% in 2000 · Rank 98 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

4.2
2024 · +39% since 2000 · Rank 209 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

87.9%
2025 · 87.0% in 2000 · Rank 40 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

26.8%
2025 · 32.0% in 2000 · Rank 85 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

5.2%
2025 · 3.7% in 2000 · Rank 146 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

2.30
2024 · -21% since 2000 · Rank 85 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

71.1
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 147 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

9.8
2024 · -65% since 2000 · Rank 122 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$470
2023 · +90% since 2000 · Rank 97 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

77.4%
2024 · 99.8% in 2000 · Rank 173 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

82.0%
2024 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 97 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

107.0%
2006 · 113.0% in 2001

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$48.1 billion
2025 · +26% since 2000 · Rank 101 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$6,449
2025 · -11% since 2000 · Rank 128 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$16,521
2025 · -20% since 2000 · Rank 117 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

13.37%
2025 · 3.68% in 2000 · Rank 3 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

1.84%
2025 · -2.90% in 2000 · Rank 126 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

18.8%
2025 · 19.3% in 2000 · Rank 10 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

71.7%
2025 · 31.6% in 2000 · Rank 25 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.0%
2006 · 0.0% in 2000

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

1.76 million
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 16 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

0.1%
2024 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 207 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

8.66
2024 · -7% since 2000 · Rank 24 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanon

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Libya. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.