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| Population: |
5,240,599
note:
includes 662,669 non-nationals, of which an estimated 500,000 or more are Africans living in Libya (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
35.41% (male 947,645; female 907,854)
15-64 years:
60.64% (male 1,645,085; female 1,533,066)
65 years and over:
3.95% (male 101,701; female 105,248) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.42% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
27.67 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
3.51 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.97 male(s)/female
total population:
1.06 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
28.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
75.65 years
male:
73.53 years
female:
77.88 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
3.64 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.05% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Libyan(s)
adjective:
Libyan
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| Ethnic groups: |
Berber and Arab 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians
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| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 97%
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| Languages: |
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
76.2%
male:
87.9%
female:
63% (1995 est.)
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