Libya Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Libya vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Libya	World
1960	18.5	22.5
1961	18.2	22.5
1962	17.9	22.4
1963	17.5	22.2
1964	17.2	22
1965	16.7	21.8
1966	15.9	21.7
1967	15.3	21.6
1968	14.9	21.5
1969	14.7	21.5
1970	14.7	21.4
1971	14.7	21.4
1972	14.7	21.5
1973	14.9	21.5
1974	15.3	21.6
1975	15.5	21.7
1976	15.6	21.9
1977	15.8	22
1978	15.9	22.2
1979	15.9	22.3
1980	16	22.5
1981	16.1	22.6
1982	16.3	22.7
1983	16.5	22.9
1984	16.8	23
1985	17.1	23.2
1986	17.3	23.3
1987	17.6	23.4
1988	17.9	23.6
1989	18.2	23.8
1990	18.6	23.9
1991	18.9	24.1
1992	19.3	24.3
1993	19.7	24.5
1994	20.1	24.7
1995	20.6	25
1996	21.1	25.2
1997	21.5	25.4
1998	22	25.7
1999	22.4	25.9
2000	22.7	26.1
2001	22.9	26.3
2002	23.1	26.5
2003	23.2	26.7
2004	23.4	27
2005	23.6	27.2
2006	23.8	27.4
2007	24.2	27.6
2008	24.6	27.8
2009	25	28
2010	25.3	28.2
2011	25.5	28.4
2012	25.7	28.6
2013	25.9	28.9
2014	26.2	29.1
2015	26.4	29.3
2016	26.6	29.5
2017	26.8	29.8
2018	27	30
2019	27.2	30.3
2020	27.5	30.6
2021	27.7	30.8
2022	28	31
2023	28.2	31.3
2024	28.5	31.6
2025	28.7	31.9
2026	29	32.1
2027	29.3	32.3
2028	29.6	32.6
2029	30	32.8
2030	30.3	33
2031	30.6	33.2
2032	30.9	33.4
2033	31.3	33.6
2034	31.6	33.8
2035	32	34
2036	32.3	34.2
2037	32.7	34.4
2038	33	34.6
2039	33.4	34.8
2040	33.8	35
2041	34.1	35.2
2042	34.5	35.4
2043	34.8	35.6
2044	35.2	35.8
2045	35.5	36
2046	35.9	36.2
2047	36.2	36.4
2048	36.6	36.6
2049	36.9	36.8
2050	37.3	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Libya was 18.5 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 28.5 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 131st for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Libya ranks 114th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Libya is expected to increase to around 37.3 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Libya demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Libya
	Male	Female
0-4	4.39%	4.16%
5-9	4.77%	4.53%
10-14	4.91%	4.65%
15-19	4.73%	4.45%
20-24	4.21%	4%
25-29	3.79%	3.64%
30-34	3.62%	3.44%
35-39	3.69%	3.52%
40-44	3.86%	3.65%
45-49	3.69%	3.54%
50-54	3.11%	3.01%
55-59	2.21%	2.26%
60-64	1.54%	1.6%
65-69	0.93%	1%
70-74	0.61%	0.73%
75-79	0.39%	0.51%
80+	0.38%	0.47%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Libya has average demographic potential with 59.3% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 89/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Libya			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	92%	83.7%	8.31%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	93.8%	85.7%	8.14%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	95.7%	87.8%	7.96%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	97.8%	90%	7.79%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	99.5%	91.9%	7.64%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	103.1%	95.5%	7.62%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	108.6%	100.9%	7.68%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	113.2%	105.5%	7.69%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	116.5%	108.8%	7.63%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	118.2%	110.7%	7.5%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	118.3%	111%	7.3%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	118.1%	111%	7.11%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	117.9%	111%	6.94%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	113.9%	107.3%	6.63%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	109.4%	103.1%	6.25%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	107.3%	101.3%	5.93%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	105.4%	99.7%	5.65%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	103.6%	98.2%	5.39%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	102.3%	97.1%	5.17%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	101.4%	96.4%	4.99%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	100.4%	95.6%	4.82%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	99.5%	94.8%	4.69%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	98.6%	93.9%	4.69%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	97%	92.2%	4.81%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	94.7%	89.9%	4.86%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	92.4%	87.5%	4.84%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	90.1%	85.2%	4.85%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	87.8%	82.9%	4.88%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	85.4%	80.4%	4.92%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	82.8%	77.8%	4.97%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	80.1%	75.1%	5.03%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	77.3%	72.2%	5.09%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	74.3%	69.2%	5.15%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	71.3%	66.1%	5.21%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	68.2%	63%	5.26%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	65.3%	60%	5.32%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	62.6%	57.2%	5.39%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	60.2%	54.7%	5.47%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	58.2%	52.7%	5.56%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	56.5%	50.9%	5.64%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	55.4%	49.6%	5.73%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	54.9%	49%	5.83%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	54.5%	48.6%	5.91%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	54.2%	48.3%	5.95%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	54.1%	48.1%	6%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	54%	48%	6.06%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	53.6%	47.5%	6.06%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	52.8%	46.8%	6.06%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	52.2%	46.1%	6.07%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	51.7%	45.6%	6.08%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	51.4%	45.3%	6.1%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	53.6%	47.1%	6.47%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	56%	49.1%	6.86%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	55.5%	48.7%	6.83%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	55.2%	48.3%	6.85%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	55%	48.1%	6.94%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	54.8%	47.8%	7.03%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	54.3%	47.2%	7.08%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	53.6%	46.5%	7.08%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	52.7%	45.6%	7.06%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	51.8%	44.7%	7.05%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	50.8%	43.7%	7.05%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	49.8%	42.7%	7.12%	54%	39%	15%
2023	48.9%	41.6%	7.26%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	48%	40.6%	7.43%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Libya decreased from 54.1% to 48% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Libya working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Libya	World
1960	52.1%	57.6%
1961	51.6%	57.5%
1962	51.1%	57.4%
1963	50.6%	57.2%
1964	50.1%	57%
1965	49.2%	56.9%
1966	47.9%	56.8%
1967	46.9%	56.9%
1968	46.2%	56.9%
1969	45.8%	56.9%
1970	45.8%	57%
1971	45.9%	57.1%
1972	45.9%	57.2%
1973	46.7%	57.3%
1974	47.8%	57.3%
1975	48.2%	57.4%
1976	48.7%	57.5%
1977	49.1%	57.7%
1978	49.4%	58%
1979	49.7%	58.4%
1980	49.9%	58.7%
1981	50.1%	59%
1982	50.3%	59.3%
1983	50.8%	59.6%
1984	51.4%	59.9%
1985	52%	60.1%
1986	52.6%	60.4%
1987	53.3%	60.5%
1988	53.9%	60.7%
1989	54.7%	60.8%
1990	55.5%	60.9%
1991	56.4%	61%
1992	57.4%	61.1%
1993	58.4%	61.2%
1994	59.4%	61.3%
1995	60.5%	61.5%
1996	61.5%	61.7%
1997	62.4%	61.9%
1998	63.2%	62.2%
1999	63.9%	62.5%
2000	64.4%	62.8%
2001	64.6%	63.1%
2002	64.7%	63.4%
2003	64.8%	63.7%
2004	64.9%	64%
2005	64.9%	64.3%
2006	65.1%	64.5%
2007	65.4%	64.7%
2008	65.7%	64.9%
2009	65.9%	65%
2010	66.1%	65.1%
2011	65.1%	65.2%
2012	64.1%	65.2%
2013	64.3%	65.2%
2014	64.4%	65.2%
2015	64.5%	65.1%
2016	64.6%	65.1%
2017	64.8%	65%
2018	65.1%	64.9%
2019	65.5%	64.9%
2020	65.9%	64.8%
2021	66.3%	64.9%
2022	66.7%	64.9%
2023	67.2%	65%
2024	67.6%	65.1%
2025	68%	65.2%
2026	68.4%	65.3%
2027	68.7%	65.4%
2028	69%	65.4%
2029	69.2%	65.4%
2030	69.5%	65.4%
2031	69.6%	65.4%
2032	69.7%	65.4%
2033	69.7%	65.4%
2034	69.7%	65.3%
2035	69.5%	65.2%
2036	69.3%	65%
2037	69.1%	64.9%
2038	68.7%	64.7%
2039	68.4%	64.6%
2040	68%	64.5%
2041	67.6%	64.4%
2042	67.2%	64.3%
2043	66.8%	64.2%
2044	66.3%	64.1%
2045	65.9%	63.9%
2046	65.5%	63.8%
2047	65.2%	63.7%
2048	64.9%	63.6%
2049	64.7%	63.4%
2050	64.5%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Libya changed from 64.9% to 67.6% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Libya	World
1960	43.6%	37.4%
1961	44.2%	37.5%
1962	44.8%	37.6%
1963	45.5%	37.8%
1964	46.1%	38%
1965	47%	38%
1966	48.4%	38%
1967	49.5%	38%
1968	50.3%	37.9%
1969	50.7%	37.8%
1970	50.9%	37.7%
1971	50.9%	37.6%
1972	50.9%	37.5%
1973	50.2%	37.3%
1974	49.3%	37.2%
1975	48.9%	37.1%
1976	48.6%	36.9%
1977	48.2%	36.7%
1978	48%	36.3%
1979	47.9%	35.9%
1980	47.7%	35.5%
1981	47.5%	35.2%
1982	47.3%	34.9%
1983	46.8%	34.6%
1984	46.1%	34.3%
1985	45.5%	34%
1986	44.8%	33.8%
1987	44.1%	33.6%
1988	43.4%	33.4%
1989	42.6%	33.2%
1990	41.7%	33%
1991	40.7%	32.9%
1992	39.7%	32.7%
1993	38.6%	32.5%
1994	37.4%	32.3%
1995	36.3%	32.1%
1996	35.2%	31.8%
1997	34.2%	31.5%
1998	33.3%	31.1%
1999	32.5%	30.8%
2000	32%	30.4%
2001	31.7%	30%
2002	31.5%	29.6%
2003	31.3%	29.2%
2004	31.2%	28.8%
2005	31.1%	28.5%
2006	30.9%	28.1%
2007	30.6%	27.9%
2008	30.3%	27.6%
2009	30.1%	27.5%
2010	29.9%	27.3%
2011	30.7%	27.1%
2012	31.5%	27%
2013	31.3%	26.9%
2014	31.1%	26.8%
2015	31%	26.6%
2016	30.9%	26.5%
2017	30.6%	26.4%
2018	30.3%	26.2%
2019	29.9%	26%
2020	29.5%	25.8%
2021	29%	25.6%
2022	28.5%	25.3%
2023	28%	25%
2024	27.4%	24.7%
2025	26.8%	24.4%
2026	26.2%	24.1%
2027	25.6%	23.8%
2028	25.1%	23.4%
2029	24.5%	23.1%
2030	23.9%	22.8%
2031	23.4%	22.6%
2032	23%	22.3%
2033	22.5%	22.1%
2034	22.1%	21.9%
2035	21.8%	21.7%
2036	21.5%	21.6%
2037	21.3%	21.5%
2038	21%	21.4%
2039	20.9%	21.3%
2040	20.7%	21.2%
2041	20.6%	21.1%
2042	20.5%	21%
2043	20.4%	21%
2044	20.3%	20.9%
2045	20.2%	20.8%
2046	20.1%	20.7%
2047	20%	20.7%
2048	19.9%	20.6%
2049	19.8%	20.5%
2050	19.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Libya decreased from 31.2% to 27.4% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Libya	World
1960	4.33%	4.97%
1961	4.2%	4.99%
1962	4.07%	5.01%
1963	3.94%	5.02%
1964	3.83%	5.04%
1965	3.75%	5.08%
1966	3.68%	5.12%
1967	3.61%	5.16%
1968	3.52%	5.2%
1969	3.43%	5.24%
1970	3.34%	5.28%
1971	3.26%	5.32%
1972	3.19%	5.37%
1973	3.1%	5.42%
1974	2.98%	5.47%
1975	2.86%	5.53%
1976	2.75%	5.59%
1977	2.65%	5.65%
1978	2.56%	5.71%
1979	2.48%	5.77%
1980	2.41%	5.81%
1981	2.35%	5.81%
1982	2.36%	5.8%
1983	2.44%	5.79%
1984	2.49%	5.8%
1985	2.51%	5.82%
1986	2.55%	5.86%
1987	2.6%	5.91%
1988	2.65%	5.95%
1989	2.72%	6.01%
1990	2.79%	6.07%
1991	2.87%	6.14%
1992	2.95%	6.21%
1993	3.04%	6.29%
1994	3.13%	6.37%
1995	3.22%	6.45%
1996	3.31%	6.53%
1997	3.41%	6.61%
1998	3.51%	6.68%
1999	3.61%	6.76%
2000	3.69%	6.84%
2001	3.76%	6.92%
2002	3.82%	7.01%
2003	3.86%	7.1%
2004	3.89%	7.18%
2005	3.93%	7.26%
2006	3.95%	7.34%
2007	3.96%	7.41%
2008	3.99%	7.47%
2009	4.01%	7.52%
2010	4.03%	7.58%
2011	4.21%	7.66%
2012	4.4%	7.78%
2013	4.39%	7.92%
2014	4.42%	8.08%
2015	4.48%	8.26%
2016	4.54%	8.45%
2017	4.59%	8.65%
2018	4.61%	8.88%
2019	4.63%	9.1%
2020	4.65%	9.33%
2021	4.67%	9.53%
2022	4.75%	9.74%
2023	4.88%	9.98%
2024	5.02%	10.2%
2025	5.19%	10.4%
2026	5.41%	10.6%
2027	5.68%	10.8%
2028	5.97%	11.1%
2029	6.28%	11.5%
2030	6.6%	11.7%
2031	6.95%	12%
2032	7.32%	12.3%
2033	7.73%	12.6%
2034	8.19%	12.8%
2035	8.68%	13.1%
2036	9.18%	13.4%
2037	9.69%	13.7%
2038	10.2%	13.9%
2039	10.7%	14.1%
2040	11.3%	14.3%
2041	11.8%	14.5%
2042	12.3%	14.7%
2043	12.9%	14.9%
2044	13.4%	15%
2045	13.9%	15.2%
2046	14.4%	15.4%
2047	14.8%	15.7%
2048	15.2%	15.9%
2049	15.6%	16.1%
2050	15.9%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Libya increased from 3.89% to 5.02% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.