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Libya in charts

The figure for Libya on 9 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $6,569

    World: $13,717
    113th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    7.46M

    World: 8.22B
    105th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    71.1

    World: 73.5
    147th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    82%

    World: 71.2%
    Tied for 92nd highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    77.4%

    World: 91.9%
    173rd highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    18.8%

    World: 4.8%
    9th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    2.1%

    World: 3%
    Tied for 121st highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    8.7

    World: 4.7
    24th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $470

    World: $1,317
    96th highest of 191

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Libya and the world, 1990 to 2024

Libya: Up from 0% in 1990 to 82% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Libya and the world, 1990 to 2024

Libya: Up from 69.3 years in 1990 to 71.1 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Libya and the world, 1990 to 2025

Libya: Down from $6,502 in 1990 to $6,449 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Libya, 1990 to 2025

Libya: Up from 4.4 million people in 1990 to 7.5 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Libya with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.