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Population: |
5,631,585
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2004 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 34.2% (male 983,050; female
941,603)
15-64 years: 61.7% (male 1,794,396; female 1,679,828)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 113,391; female 119,317) (2004
est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 22.4 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 22.2 years (2004 est.) |
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Population growth
rate: |
2.37% (2004 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
27.17 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate: |
3.48 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 25.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 28.04 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at
birth: |
total population: 76.28 years
male: 74.1 years
female: 78.58 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
3.42 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult
prevalence rate: |
0.2% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people
living with HIV/AIDS: |
7,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
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: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: 72% (2003 est.) |