Libya
Country in Africa
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 7.5M (2025). World rank 105 of 216; in Africa, 35 of 54. Area: 1,759,540 km². World rank 18 of 249; in Africa, 4 of 59. Life expectancy: 71.1 years (2024). World rank 146 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 8 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 6.5M → 7.5M, GDP $48.7B → $48.1B, and GDP per person $7,458 → $6,449. Better than all its neighbours (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia): GDP per person.
State
- Official name
- State of Libya
- Local name
- ليبيا
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Region
- Africa
- Form of government
- In transition
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- Mohamed al-Menfi
- Head of government
- Abd al-Hamid Dbeibeh
- Independence
- December 24, 1951
- Women in parliament
- 16.5% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 7,458,555 2025
- Area
- 1,759,540 km²
- GDP
- $48.1B 2025
- GDP per person
- $6,449 2025
- Life expectancy
- 71.1 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Libyan Dinar (LYD)
- Time zones
- UTC+2
- Calling code
- +218
- Emergency numbers
- 190, 191, 193
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- C, F, L
- Mains voltage
- 127 / 230 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 1,770
- Neighbours
- Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
- Agricultural land
- 8.7% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Bikku Bitti, 2,267 m
- Lowest point
- Sabkhat Ghuzayyil, -47 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 423
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 21
- Warmest month in the capital
- August, 28°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- February, 14°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 56 2022
Population and migration
- Population density
- 4.2 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +1% 2025
- Living in cities
- 87.9% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -172 2025
- Born in another country
- 12.2% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 26.9% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 68% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 5.2% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 72.7 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 69.6 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 2.3 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 16.5 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 6.5 2024
Society
- Religions
- Muslim 96.6% and Christian 2.7% (2020)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 31.5 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 17.2 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 21.9 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 26.9 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 31.3 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $16,521 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +13.4% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- Upper-middle income
- Gross national income per person
- $7,250 2025
- Inflation
- +1.8% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 39 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 1.5% 2025
- Industry, share of GDP
- 73.3% 2025
- Services, share of GDP
- 26.9% 2025
- Unemployment
- 18.8% 2025
- Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
- 50.1% 2025
- Women in work or seeking work
- 33% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 71.7% 2025
- Imports, share of GDP
- 66% 2025
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- +4.2% 2023
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +1.7% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 0% 2006
Education
- Adult literacy
- 60.2% 1984
- Primary school enrolment
- 107% 2006
- Secondary school enrolment
- 97.6% 2006
- Higher education enrolment
- 58.5% 2003
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 2.3% 1999
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 7.8% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $470 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 19.2% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 2 2017
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 6.4 2017
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 3.5 2022
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 89% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 7.9 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 9.8 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 59 2023
- HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
- 0.1% 2024
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 15.8% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 67.6% 2022
- Adults who use tobacco
- 24.2% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 96.3% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 88.5% 2024
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 95% 2024
Safety
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 21.3 2019
- Suicides per 100,000 people
- 5 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 33.4 2025
- Natural hazards
- dust and sand storms
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 20 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 8.7 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 13.3 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 0.1% 2024
- Protected areas
- 0.2% 2025
- Renewable fresh water, m³ per person
- 97 2022
- Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn
- 817% 2022
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 82% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 193 2022
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 4.5 2022
- Internet domain
- .ly
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 77.4% 2024
- Electricity use, kWh per person
- 5,156 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 3.1% 2021
- Electricity from renewables
- 0% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 100% 2024
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 1,094,579 2023
- Airports
- 75 2025
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 443 2023
- Patent applications by residents
- 12 1996
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 0.6% 2019