Population ages 15-64 in Libya
Libya: Population ages 15-64 was 68.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Libya stood at 68.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Libya peaked at 68.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1970.
Libya ranks 52nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.1% | — |
| 1961 | 51.6% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 51.1% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 50.6% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 49.2% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 47.9% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 46.9% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 46.2% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 45.8% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 46.7% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 47.8% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 51.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 52.6% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 60.5% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2% | 45.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 45.8% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 49.9% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 55.5% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 64.4% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 64.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 65.9% | 68.0% | 6 |
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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 0-14 26.8% (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 15-64 in Libya?
- Population ages 15-64 in Libya was 68.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for population ages 15-64?
- Libya ranks 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.