Population, age 20, male in Libya

Libya: Population, age 20, male was 56,452 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
56,452
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
101st
of 191 countries
All-time high
69,225
in 2003
All-time low
45,350
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 20, male in Libya, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 45.4k1991: 47.3k1992: 49.2k1993: 51.3k1994: 53.4k1995: 55.7k1996: 57.9k1997: 60.2k1998: 62.4k1999: 64.4k2000: 66.1k2001: 67.5k2002: 68.6k2003: 69.2k2004: 69.2k2005: 68.3k2006: 66.5k2007: 64.1k2008: 61.2k2009: 58.6k2010: 56.7k2011: 55.5k2012: 55.0k2013: 55.2k2014: 55.7k2015: 56.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 20, male in Libya stood at 56,452.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, male in Libya peaked at 69,225 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 45,350, in 1990.

That places Libya 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, age 20, male in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 20, male in Libya, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 45,350
1991 47,253 +4.2%
1992 49,231 +4.2%
1993 51,289 +4.2%
1994 53,433 +4.2%
1995 55,651 +4.2%
1996 57,932 +4.1%
1997 60,228 +4.0%
1998 62,439 +3.7%
1999 64,440 +3.2%
2000 66,125 +2.6%
2001 67,518 +2.1%
2002 68,607 +1.6%
2003 69,225 +0.9%
2004 69,160 -0.1%
2005 68,298 -1.2%
2006 66,548 -2.6%
2007 64,052 -3.8%
2008 61,222 -4.4%
2009 58,622 -4.2%
2010 56,666 -3.3%
2011 55,500 -2.1%
2012 55,035 -0.8%
2013 55,167 +0.2%
2014 55,691 +0.9%
2015 56,452 +1.4%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 56,452 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,452, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 56,452 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 67,248, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54,725 45,350 64,440 10
2000s 65,938 58,622 69,225 10
2010s 55,752 55,035 56,666 6

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 98 Portugal 58,564 compare
  2. 99 Greece 57,120 compare
  3. 100 Eritrea 56,972 compare
  4. 102 Czechia 56,141 compare
  5. 103 Kyrgyzstan 56,112 compare
  6. 104 Belarus 54,937 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 20, male in Libya?
Population, age 20, male in Libya was 56,452 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, male recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 69,225 in 2003.
What is the lowest population, age 20, male recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 45,350 in 1990.
How does Libya rank for population, age 20, male?
Libya ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, male rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 20, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 20, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, age 20, male refers to the male population at the specified age.