Demographics of Libya

[Woody Campbell]

The total population of Libya is 6,470,956 people. People in Libya speak the Arabic language. The linguistic diversity of Libya is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Libya is 0.0758. The median age is approximately 27.5 years. Life expectancy in Libya is 75. The female fertility rate in Libya is 2.4. Around 28.% of the population of Libya are obese. The ethnic diversity is very diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Libya is 0.792. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Libya see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.

Population
In Libya, the population density is 3.5 people per square kilometer (9 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be very sparsely. The total population of Libya is 6,470,956 people. Libya has approximately 771,146 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Libya represent 0.3 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Libya represent 12.2 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Libya is very diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Libya is 0.792. This means that there is a very high number of unique ethnic groups in Libya. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Libya on median age and gender distribution at various ages.

Age
The median age is approximately 27.5 years. The median age for men is 27.7, while the median age for women is 27.4.

Gender
The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.05. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.04; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 1.06; sex ratio over 64 - 0.96; total sex ratio - 1.05. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion
The majority religion of Libya is Islam, the followers of which comprise 96.6% of all religious believers in the country. Islam (Arabic: الإسلام‎) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Quran, a religious text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God (Allāh), and, for the vast majority of adherents, by the teachings and normative example (called the sunnah, Arabic سنة, composed of accounts called hadith, Arabic حديث) of Muhammad, considered by most of them to be the last prophet of God. An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim. Besides Islam, there are several other religions present within the country. Other religions in Libya are Christianity, Islam, Buddhism. The religious diversity of Libya is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Libya. The index of religious fractionalization in Libya is 0.057. This score means that within the country there is one major with a few other minor beliefs.

General development
Libya is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Libya may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Libya, 19.86 in every 100 people use internet. Libya has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.784. Libya has a high HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will be able to attain a desirable life while providing substantial aid and assistance to citizens with lower living standards. The migration rate in Libya is 7.8%. In Libya, 40% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Libya is very high when compared with other nations. This situation is indicative of a variety of alarming economic and political factors. It is not advisable to make any investments in countries with this level of poverty.