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Libya

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Capital
Tripoli
Currency
Libyan dinar
Continent
Africa
Area
1,759,541 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1016 ↗ · Official languages: Arabic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
7.46M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
48.1B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
6,448.82 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
1.84 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
18.76 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.3 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
71.12 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.04 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
13.37 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
16.52K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
5.19 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
87.91 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
47.96 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
50.06 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
81.95 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
137.66 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.81 · 2023
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Libya: 7.46M
Libya · Population5.83M6.28M6.72M7.16M7.61M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Libya · Population · people
YearLibya
20257,458,555
20247,381,023
20237,305,659
20227,223,805
20217,135,175
20207,045,399
20196,951,033
20186,849,055
20176,738,770
20166,632,126
20156,531,819
20146,427,252
20136,304,628
20126,179,328
20116,343,203
20106,497,839
20096,366,686
20086,235,430
20076,104,380
20065,980,211

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Libya: 48.1B
Libya · GDP29.49B46.68B63.88B81.08B98.27B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Libya · GDP · current US$
YearLibya
202548,098,909,613.63
202448,487,151,215.35
202344,027,664,915.19
202243,246,297,921.85
202135,217,995,647.29
202046,854,285,440.64
201969,254,496,471.69
201876,686,029,772.15
201767,157,452,181.77
201649,912,073,701.3
201548,717,501,321.31
201457,372,355,592.02
201375,351,107,029.06
201292,540,938,129.13
201148,169,263,294.1
201075,380,825,062.42
200960,808,562,033.42
200886,710,767,415.14
200768,032,978,390.6
200660,094,231,606.64

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Libya: 6,448.82
Libya · GDP per capita3,931.826,943.849,955.8612.97K15.98K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Libya · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearLibya
20256,448.82
20246,569.16
20236,026.52
20225,986.64
20214,935.83
20206,650.34
20199,963.19
201811,196.59
20179,965.83
20167,525.8
20157,458.49
20148,926.42
201311,951.71
201214,975.89
20117,593.84
201011,600.91
20099,551.05
200813,906.14
200711,144.94
200610,048.85

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Libya: 1.84
Libya · Inflation-4.963.4411.8520.2528.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Libya · Inflation · %
YearLibya
20251.84
20242.13
20232.37
20224.51
20212.87
20201.45
2019-2.16
201813.17
201725.8
201625.85
201510.4
20142.43
20132.61
20126.06
201115.52
20102.8
20092.46
200810.36
20076.25
20061.46

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Libya: 18.76
Libya · Unemployment18.6118.9319.2519.5719.892006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Libya · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearLibya
202518.76
202419.09
202318.71
202219.24
202119.78
202019.65
201919.09
201818.87
201719.05
201619.56
201519.69
201419.3
201319.31
201219.03
201119.5
201019.32
200919.29
200819.04
200718.77
200618.81

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Libya: —
Libya · Fertility rate2.252.392.532.662.82006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Libya · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearLibya
2025No data available
20242.3
20232.36
20222.4
20212.46
20202.51
20192.54
20182.58
20172.63
20162.67
20152.71
20142.75
20132.72
20122.68
20112.65
20102.6
20092.56
20082.6
20072.65
20062.7

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Libya: —
Libya · Life expectancy68.8370.3671.973.4474.972006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Libya · Life expectancy · years
YearLibya
2025No data available
202471.12
202369.34
202274.46
202172.06
202072.39
201972.94
201873.15
201772.72
201671.8
201571.64
201471.3
201372.34
201272.19
201169.95
201072.2
200972.07
200871.94
200771.79
200671.63
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Libya

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

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