Population:
6,324,357
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male 1,064,866/female 1,019,790)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 2,033,478/female 1,920,755)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 133,092/female 138,453) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 23.9 years
male: 24 years
female: 23.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.172% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
25.13 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
3.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 78% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.29 years
male: 75.01 years
female: 79.68 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
3.08 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
10,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

Nationality:
noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan

Ethnic groups:
Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)

Religions:
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%

Languages:
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: 72% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2003)

Education expenditures:
2.7% of GDP (1999)