| Region | Northern Africa | |
| Population (000, 2024) | 7 381a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2024) | 4.4a | |
| Capital city | Tripoli | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2024) | 1 160.9c | |
| UN membership date | 14 December 1955 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 1 676 198b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 103.4a | |
| National currency | Libyan Dinar (LYD) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 4.8d |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 48 718 | 46 842 | 40 537b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | -0.8 | -29.5 | -18.5b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 7 867.5 | 7 039.7 | 5 950.5b |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7b |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 31.2 | 42.4 | 43.8b |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 64.9 | 54 | 52.5b |
| Employment in agriculturee (% of employed) | 10 | 9.6 | 9.2b |
| Employment in industrye (% of employed) | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.8b |
| Employment in servicese (% employed) | 67.6 | 67.9 | 68b |
| Unemploymente (% of labour force) | 19.7 | 19.7 | 18.1 |
| Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %) | 33.9 / 61.1 | 33.0 / 58.8 | 35.0 / 61.6 |
| CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) | 142 | 253 | 272b |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 101 | 105 | 106b |
| International trade: exportse (million current US$) | 25 949 | 8 454 | 25 134d |
| International trade: importse (million current US$) | 12 865 | 11 510 | 11 936d |
| International trade: balancee (million current US$) | 13 084 | - 3 056 | 13 197d |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | - 9 346 | - 4 780 | 5 675f |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 79.3 | 80.4c | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 0.5g | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 75.2 / 68.6 | 75.7 / 69.5 | 72.7 / 69.6a |
| Population age distributionh (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 31.0 / 6.5 | 29.5 / 7.1 | 27.4 / 8.2a |
| International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 771.1 / 12.0i,j | 826.5 / 12.0i,j | ... / ... |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 471.7 | 460.9 | 206.1d |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 14.6 | 11.9 | 14.8a |
| Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP) | 4k,l,m | ... | ... |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 2 | 2.2n | ... |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 16 | 16o | 16.5o |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Individuals using the Internete (per 100 inhabitants) | 17.8p | 87.6 | 88.4b |
| Threatened species (number) | 54 | 75 | 95d |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 0.1e | 0.1e | 0.1f |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 53.5 / 8.6 | 28.4 / 4.3 | 43.5 / 6.5f |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 1 601 | 1 162 | 2 998f |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 147 | 69 | 104f |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 0 | 0 | 0d |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.81f |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | 2022 | |
| c | 2019 | |
| d | 2023 | |
| e | Estimate. | |
| f | 2021 | |
| g | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| h | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
| i | Including refugees. | |
| j | Refers to foreign citizens. | |
| k | Estimates should be viewed with caution as these are derived from scarce data. | |
| l | Data based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31). | |
| m | 2011 | |
| n | 2017 | |
| o | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
| p | 2014 |