Libya
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
7,458,555 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$6,449 per person
Life expectancy at birth
71.1 years
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
18.8%
Consumer price inflation
1.8%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population estimates and projections | 7,305,659 people people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Median age estimates and projections | 27.2 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Fertility rate estimates and projections | 2.35 births per woman births per woman | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration estimates and projections | -0.3 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Net migration | -172 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 12.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| ILO estimate of youth unemployment | 50.1% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Labour force participation | 48.0% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Women's labour force participation | 33.0% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$48.1 billion | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$14,118 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$7,250 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Consumer price index | 289.4 (2010 = 100) (2010 = 100) | 2025 | World Bank |
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | -3.9% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar | 5.303 per US$ per US$ | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 16.6% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate | 30.5% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Out-of-school children | 4.5% | 1983 | UNESCO UIS |
| Out-of-school adolescents | 14.1% | 1983 | UNESCO UIS |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy estimates and projections | 69.3 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections | 15.4 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Healthy life expectancy | 58.9 years years | 2023 | WHO |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 82.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 193 per 100 people per 100 people | 2022 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 4.5 per 100 people per 100 people | 2022 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 73.2% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Medium and high-tech manufacturing | 16.1% | 2021 | World Bank |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 2.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 71.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Imports share of GDP | 65.9% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade as a share of GDP | 137.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 21.3 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried | 1,094,579 passengers passengers | 2023 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 77.4% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 95.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 3.1% | 2021 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Temperature change | 1.40 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Agrifood emissions per person | 2.22 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) t CO2e per person | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 98.2 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 24.1 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 0.1% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 0.2% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Basic drinking water access | 96.4% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation access | 88.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Level of water stress | 817.1% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Pesticide use | 0.83 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Nitrogen fertiliser use | 6.7 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 1.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 443 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 16.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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