Population ages 0-14 in Libya
Libya: Population ages 0-14 was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Libya is 26.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Libya peaked at 50.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2025.
Libya ranks 85th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.6% | — |
| 1961 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 45.5% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 46.1% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 48.4% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 49.5% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 50.3% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 50.7% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.2% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 49.3% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 48.9% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 48.6% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 48.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 46.8% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 46.1% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 44.8% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 44.1% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 41.7% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 40.7% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 33.3% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.0% | 43.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 47.9% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 42.6% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 32.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.1% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 29.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.8% | 29.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 82 Bangladesh 27.6% compare
- 83 Israel 27.2% compare
- 84 Philippines 27.1% compare
- 86 Fiji 26.8% compare
- 87 American Samoa 26.3% compare
- 88 Belize 26.3% compare
More education data for Libya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,696 (1983)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107 (2006)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0115 units per person (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Libya?
- Population ages 0-14 in Libya was 26.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for population ages 0-14?
- Libya ranks 85th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.