Libya: 10,564 statistics available

In the first part you can find a summary of the most important information. Detailled statistics can be found in the second part: Statistics by category
Libya is a country in Northern Africa.
Population
The population in Libya totals 6,32 million people. The fertility rate was 2,38 births per women in the year 2015. According to the current population prospects of the United Nations the population of Libya in the year 2050 will first rise to 8,35 million and in the year 2100 will fall again to 7,64 million. Libya has a life expectency of 75,2 years.

Geography
With an area of 1,76 million sq. km Libya has a rank of 16 among all countries in the world. Libya has a low population density of 3,6 people per sq. km (World rank 216). By 2050 the population density will rise to 4,7 people per sq. km. The borderline with its neighboring countries is 4.348 km. In addition, it has a coastline (length between land and sea including islands) of 1.770 km.

Economy
The economic strength of Libya in the year 2015 according to the gross domestic product accounts for 29,15 billion US $ and ranks 98th among the world economies. The gross domestic product per capita amounts to 5.603 US $ and is therefore in the in the middle in the international comparison. The debt level amounts to 4,8 % of the GDP, placing Libya at rank 168 in the ranking of all countries. The unemployment rate in the year 2016 was 19,2 %.

Country Status	Independent State
UN member since	1955
ISO country code	LY
Internet Domain	.ly
License plate	LAR

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