Demographics of Libya
| Demographics of Libya | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of Libya in 2020 | |
| Population | 7,137,931 (2022 est.) |
| Growth rate | 1.65% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 21.56 births/1,000 population |
| Death rate | 3.45 deaths/1,000 population |
| Life expectancy | 73.29 years |
| • male | 70.27 years |
| • female | 76.11 years |
| Fertility rate | 2.36 children (2023) |
| Infant mortality rate | 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | 1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 1.04 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Libyans |
| Major ethnic | Arabs (92%) |
| Minor ethnic | Berbers (5%) Others (3%) |
| Language | |
| Official | Arabic |
ليبيون (Libiūn) | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| c. 8 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Libya 7,420,000 (1-1-2025 UN est.) | |
| Tunisia | 300,000 (2018) |
| Algeria | 250,900 (2018) |
| Egypt | 200,000 (2016) |
| Morocco | 55,000 (2015) |
| Italy | 54,500 (2022) |
| Israel | 50,600 (2019) |
| China | 25,000 |
| Turkey | 21,677 (2022) |
| Malaysia | 15,000 (2019) |
| United Kingdom | 14,000 |
| Germany | 13,827 |
| Canada | 13,545 |
| United States | 11,979 (2000) |
| France | 11,000 (2021) |
| Malta | 5,622 (2017) |
| Brazil | 1,112 (2024) |
| South Africa | 1,000 (2019) |
| Languages | |
| Majority: Arabic (Libyan Arabic) Minority: Berber (Awjila, Nafusi, Tamasheq), Teda Foreign: Italian, Turkish, English, Greek | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Sunni Islam Minority: Ibadi Islam and Christianity | |
Libya is a country on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, to the west of and adjacent to Egypt. Tripoli is the capital of the country and is the city with the largest population. Benghazi is Libya's second largest city. All demographics figures are from the United Nations Demographic Yearbooks, unless otherwise indicated.