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Libya: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 6,735,277 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 1.215 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 50.781 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 80.994 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 9.5 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 72.472 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 32.02 billion kWh (2021) #69
Consumption 27.18 billion kWh (2021) #67
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 1.35 billion kWh (2021) #68
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.01 billion kWh (2021) #168

Oil

Ranking
Production 1,251.74 thousand bbl/day (2021) #17
Consumption 222.67 thousand bbl/day (2021) #50
Exports (Refined) [3] 834.1 thousand bbl/day (2013) #18
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 48.363 billion bbl (2021) #9

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 591.526 billion cu ft (2015) #40
Consumption (Dry) 243.38 billion cu ft (2021) #55
Exports (Dry) 111.98 billion cu ft (2021) #36
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 53.144 trillion cu ft (2021) #22

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 146 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 6,020,000 (2018 est.)
Highways 37,000 km (2010)
Internet Users 1,389,750 (2017 est.)
Telephones 1,576,000 (2017 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia, and Algeria
Total Area1,759,540 sq. km
Land Area1,759,540 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline1,770 km
ClimateMediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Terrainmostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions
Lowest PointSabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m
Highest Point Bikku Bitti 2,267 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020