Basic Country Facts

People Population: 5,445,436 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (male 1,319,696; female 1,274,865) 15-64 years: 49% (male 1,375,441; female 1,308,613) 65 years and over: 3% (male 87,434; female 79,387) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 3.67% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 44.42 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 7.7 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.1 male(s)/female all ages: 1.04 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 59.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.67 years male: 62.48 years female: 66.97 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.26 children born/woman (1996 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 (1995 est.) total population: 76.2% male: 87.9% female: 63%