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People
6,461,454
country comparison to the world: note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)
0-14 years: 33% (male 1,065,606/female 1,020,102)
15-64 years: 62.6% (male 2,036,780/female 1,923,566)
65 years and over: 4.4% (male 136,224/female 142,079) (2010 est.)
total: 24.2 years
male: 24.3 years
female: 24.2 years (2010 est.)
2.117% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: urban population: 78% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 20.87 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: male: 22.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 77.47 years
country comparison to the world: male: 75.18 years
female: 79.88 years (2010 est.)
3.01 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 0.3% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10,000 (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: NA
noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan
Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: 72% (2003 est.)
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2003)
2.7% of GDP (1999)
country comparison to the world: 
