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Libya
State of Libya
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Population
7.46M
Capital
Tripoli
Area
1,759,540 km²
Currency
LYD
Libyan dinar
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$48.49B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$6,569
as of 2024
Population
7.38M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.0%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
2.1%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
19.1%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
82.0%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
71.12
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
7.8%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
—
no data
Urban population (% of total)
87.9%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
2.30
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
128.8%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
1.76M
as of 2023
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About Libya
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currencies
- Libyan dinar (LYD)
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Demonym
- Libyan
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- LY · LBY
- Map
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