Age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Libya
Libya: Age population, age 16, male, interpolated was 70,737 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
70,737
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
94th
of 218 countries
All-time high
70,737
in 2025
All-time low
14,539
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
Analysis
Libya recorded 70,737 for age population, age 16, male, interpolated in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Libya peaked at 70,737 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,539, in 1960.
That places Libya 94th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14,539 | — |
| 1961 | 15,218 | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 15,914 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 16,423 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 16,633 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 17,014 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 17,584 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 17,971 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 18,461 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 19,319 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 20,429 | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 22,222 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 24,536 | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 27,154 | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 29,824 | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 31,856 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 33,566 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 35,401 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 37,424 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 38,437 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 39,760 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 42,437 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 43,468 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 43,436 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 44,656 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 46,561 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 48,661 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 50,850 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 52,838 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 54,632 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 56,693 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 58,759 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 60,622 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 62,621 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 64,595 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 66,274 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 67,455 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 67,645 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 67,050 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 65,126 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 63,546 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 64,034 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64,570 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 64,747 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 64,993 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 65,193 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 64,885 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 64,062 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 63,191 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 62,344 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 61,555 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 58,464 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 56,086 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 56,945 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 57,857 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 58,590 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 59,432 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 60,734 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 62,422 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 64,261 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 66,154 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 67,950 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 69,558 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 70,436 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 70,641 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 70,737 | +0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 70,737 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55,338, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 70,737 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,752, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,908 | 14,539 | 19,319 | 10 |
| 1970s | 30,085 | 20,429 | 38,437 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,730 | 39,760 | 54,632 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,684 | 56,693 | 67,645 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,156 | 62,344 | 65,193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,635 | 56,086 | 64,261 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,246 | 66,154 | 70,737 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Libya?
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated in Libya was 70,737 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
- What is the highest age population, age 16, male, interpolated recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 70,737 in 2025.
- What is the lowest age population, age 16, male, interpolated recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,539 in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for age population, age 16, male, interpolated?
- Libya ranks 94th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age population, age 16, male, interpolated rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as part of Age population, age 16, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.