People Libya
Population: 5,765,563 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.9% (male 997,364/female 955,272)
15-64 years: 62% (male 1,842,775/female 1,729,235)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 117,967/female 122,950) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.68 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 22.56 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.33% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
26.82 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
3.48 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 24.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)