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Nationality:
noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan

Ethnic groups:
Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)

Languages:
Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)

Religions:
Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu <.1, Jewish <.1, folk religion <.1, unafilliated 0.2%, other <.1
note: non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (<1% of the population) and foreign Muslims (2010 est.)

Population:
6,244,174
country comparison to the world: 108
note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.)
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.9% (male 859,016/female 820,643)
15-24 years: 18.2% (male 586,749/female 546,602)
25-54 years: 46.1% (male 1,509,108/female 1,370,709)
55-64 years: 4.8% (male 154,847/female 145,330)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 126,691/female 124,479) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 52.2 %
youth dependency ratio: 44.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 %
potential support ratio: 13.5 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 27.5 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 27.4 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
3.08% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
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Birth rate:
18.4 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
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Death rate:
3.57 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 214
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Net migration rate:
16.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
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Urbanization:
urban population: 77.7% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
TRIPOLI (capital) 1.127 million (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female
total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
58 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.87 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 126
male: 12.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.04 years
country comparison to the world: 86
male: 74.36 years
female: 77.82 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.07 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
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Health expenditures:
4.4% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
3.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 54.2% of population
rural: 54.9% of population
total: 54.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 45.8% of population
rural: 45.1% of population
total: 45.6% of population (2001 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 96.8% of population
rural: 95.7% of population
total: 96.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3.2% of population
rural: 4.3% of population
total: 3.4% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
10,000 (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
27.8% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 35
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
5.6% (2007)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
NA
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Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.5%
male: 95.8%
female: 83.3% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 16 years (2003)