Country profile
Libya
Libya ranks #105 of 215 for population, #121 of 209 for gdp per capita, #146 of 216 for life expectancy, across 23 open-data indicators.
People
Population
7,381,023
people · 2024
Rank #105 of 215
Life expectancy
71.1
years · 2024
Rank #146 of 216
Under-5 mortality
9.8
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #161 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
58.4%
% net enrollment · 1983
Rank #161 of 232
Calorie supply
2,867
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #107 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
760,000
arrivals · 2008
Rank #111 of 203
GDP per capita
$6,569
current US$ · 2024
Rank #121 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.13
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #136 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
204
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #36 of 210
Forest area
0.12%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #254 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
33
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #63 of 248
Protected areas
0.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #242 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
8.84
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #29 of 210
Fertilizer use
18.5
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #137 of 194
Pesticide use
0.84
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #136 of 193
Cereal yield
0.66
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #174 of 182
Digital
Internet users
82%
% of population · 2024
Rank #103 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
4.52
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #176 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
193
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #8 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
73.2%
% of population · 2023
Rank #174 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.02%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #252 of 257
Energy use per person
29,554
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #59 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.19
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #135 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Libya; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield