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Photos of Libya

The sand dunes of the Sahara Desert in Libya.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 18

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>about 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly larger than Alaska</p>

People and Society

Languages

Arabic audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Libya. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 165

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 68

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 65

Death rate

comparison ranking: 221

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 172

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 89

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 128

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 48

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 197

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 137

Labor force

comparison ranking: 120

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 180

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 49

Exports

comparison ranking: 75

Imports

comparison ranking: 78

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 68

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 91

Military and Security

Terrorism

Transnational Issues