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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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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
current US$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology