Age structure:
0-14 years:
36% (male 938,476; female 899,139)
15-64 years:
60% (male 1,595,306; female 1,485,069)
65 years and over:
4% (male 97,770; female 99,690) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.42% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 27.68 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 3.51 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.98 male(s)/female
total population:
1.06 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 30.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
75.45 years
male:
73.34 years
female:
77.66 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.71 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Libyan(s)
adjective:
Libyan
Ethnic groups: 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:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
76.2%
male:
87.9%
female:
63% (1995 est.)
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