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 50th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
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
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers 42,696 (1983)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
- School enrollment, primary, male 109.5% (2006)
- Labor force, female 33.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.62 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI (2006)
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 50th out of 215 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.