Population: 5,057,392 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.72% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 45.29 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 8.14 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 63.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 63.88 years
male: 61.73 years
female: 66.13 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.38 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan

Ethnic divisions: Berber and Arab 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians

Religions: Sunni Muslim 97%

Languages: Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 64%
male: 75%
female: 50%
Labor force: 1 million (includes about 280,000 resident foreigners)
by occupation: industry 31%, services 27%, government 24%, agriculture 18%

NOTE: The information regarding Libya on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Libya People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Libya People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.