Labor force, total, per capita in Libya
Libya: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3509 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Libya is 0.3509 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.3509 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2656 units per person, in 1990.
Libya ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2656 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2701 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2749 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2802 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2858 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2917 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2976 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3033 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3088 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.314 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3169 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3174 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3181 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3191 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3201 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3212 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3244 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3294 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.334 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3382 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.342 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3399 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3367 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3388 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3401 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3407 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3413 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3423 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3436 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.345 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3176 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3227 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3483 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3494 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3504 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3509 units per person | +0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.3509 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 75% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.3509 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2892 units per person | 0.2656 units per person | 0.314 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3239 units per person | 0.3169 units per person | 0.3382 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.341 units per person | 0.3367 units per person | 0.345 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3399 units per person | 0.3176 units per person | 0.3509 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,673 (1983)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 69,173 (1983)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,554 (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,692 (2006)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 732,614 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 755,338 (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1263 units per person (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Libya?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Libya was 0.3509 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3509 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2656 units per person in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Libya ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.