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Introduction - Libya: | Location - Libya: | People - Libya: | Population | 6,036,914
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2007 est.) | | Age structure | 0-14 years: 33.4% (male 1,029,096/female 985,606)
15-64 years: 62.4% (male 1,940,287/female 1,827,429)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 124,892/female 129,604) (2007 est.) | | Median age | total: 23.3 years
male: 23.4 years
female: 23.2 years (2007 est.) | | Population growth rate | 2.262% (2007 est.) | | Birth rate | 26.09 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Death rate | 3.47 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.044 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.062 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.964 male(s)/female
total population: 1.052 male(s)/female (2007 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | total: 22.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) | | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.88 years
male: 74.64 years
female: 79.23 years (2007 est.) | | Total fertility rate | 3.21 children born/woman (2007 est.) | | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 0.3% (2001 est.) | | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 10,000 (2001 est.) | | Hiv aids deaths | NA | | Nationality | noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan | | Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through October) (2007) | | Ethnic groups | Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians) | | Religions | Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3% | | Languages | Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities | | Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: 72% (2003 est.) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |