People Of Libya

Population 5,631,585
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2004 est.)
 
Age structure
0-14 years: 34.2% (male 983,050; female 941,603)
15-64 years: 61.7% (male 1,794,396; female 1,679,828)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 113,391; female 119,317) (2004 est.)
 
Median age
total: 22.4 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 22.2 years (2004 est.)
 
Population growth rate 2.37% (2004 est.)
 
Birth rate 27.17 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Death rate 3.48 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
 
Infant mortality rate
total: 25.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 28.04 deaths/1,000 live births
 
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.28 years
male: 74.1 years
female: 78.58 years (2004 est.)
 
Total fertility rate 3.42 children born/woman (2004 est.)
 
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.2% (2001 est.)
 
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 7,000 (2001 est.)
 
HIV/AIDS - deaths NA
 
Nationality
noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan
 
Ethnic groups Berber and Arab 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians
 
Religions Sunni Muslim 97%
 
Languages Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
 
Literacy
conventional long form: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
conventional short form: Libya
local short form: none
local long form: Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma
 

 

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