Demographics of Libya - Population

Population

Libya has a small population residing in a large land area. Population density is about 50 persons per km² (130/sq. mi.) in the two northern regions of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, but falls to less than one person per km² (2.6/sq. mi.) elsewhere. Ninety percent of the people live in less than 10% of the area, primarily along the coast. About 88% of the population is urban, mostly concentrated in the four largest cities, Tripoli, Benghazi, Misrata and Bayda. Thirty percent of the population is estimated to be under the age of 15, but this proportion has decreased considerably during the past decades.

Total population (x 1000) Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 6 029 41.9 53.4 4.7
1955 6 126 43.0 52.7 4.3
1960 6 349 43.3 52.7 4.0
1965 6 623 43.4 53.0 3.6
1970 6 994 45.2 52.1 2.7
1975 7 066 46.5 51.3 2.2
1980 7 193 47.0 50.7 2.2
1985 7 750 47.3 50.5 2.3
1990 7 834 43.5 53.9 2.6
1995 7 975 38.3 58.8 2.9
2000 8 231 32.4 64.2 3.4
2005 8 970 30.6 65.6 3.8
2010 9 655 30.4 65.3 4.3

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