Libya
Population 2026
7,539,848
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.09%
- Density
- 4 per km²
- Land area
- 1,759,540 km²
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Currency
- Dinar (LYD)
- Official languages
- AR-LY, IT, EN
- Urban population
- 87.9%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 118,9542026
- Deaths
- 37,0742026
- Birth rate
- 16.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.30
- Life expectancy
- 71.1At birth, years
- Median age
- 28.0
- Net migration
- -172
Age distribution
- 0–1426.8%
- 15–6468.0%
- 65+5.2%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $48.1B
- GDP per capita
- $6.4K
- GDP growth
- +13.4%
- Inflation
- 1.8%
- Unemployment
- 18.8%
- Exports
- $34.5B
- Imports
- $31.7B
- Tourism receipts
- 0.3%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture1.5%
- Industry73.2%
- Manufacturing2.8%
- Services26.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture10.0%
- Industry18.6%
- Services71.4%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TripoliTripoli | 1,302,9472026 |
| 2 | BenghaziBanghazi | 757,4902026 |
| 3 | MisratahMisratah | 355,6572026 |
| 4 | ZlitenMisratah | 203,7902026 |
| 5 | Al KhumsAl Marqab | 201,9432026 |
| 6 | Az ZāwīyahAz Zawiyah | 200,0002026 |
| 7 | ZawiyaAz Zawiyah | 186,1232026 |
| 8 | JanzūrAl Jafarah | 154,3892026 |
| 9 | SabhaSabha District | 149,3292026 |
| 10 | TobrukAl Butnan | 141,4992026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7,539,848 | 119K | 37.1K |
| 2020 | 7,045,403 | 132K | 39.1K |
| 2010 | 6,497,837 | 153K | 30.1K |
| 2000 | 5,305,020 | 115K | 25.3K |
| 1990 | 4,445,243 | 120K | 20.3K |
| 1980 | 3,424,375 | 152K | 23.9K |
| 1970 | 2,082,597 | 96.6K | 26.1K |
| 1960 | 1,492,890 | 76.5K | 38.1K |
| 1950 | 1,131,471 | 55.6K | 36.8K |