Death rate in armed conflicts in Libya
Libya: Death rate in armed conflicts was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts in Libya, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, death rate in armed conflicts in Libya stood at 0 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts in Libya peaked at 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1989.
That places Libya 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate in armed conflicts in Libya, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2015 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 0.2412 deaths per 100,000 people | -86.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people | -93.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0876 deaths per 100,000 people | +490.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 deaths per 100,000 people | -67.2% |
| 2020 | 0.071 deaths per 100,000 people | +146.7% |
| 2021 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2025 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4575 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.071 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 31 Philippines 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 34 Algeria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Andorra 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Angola 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Bhutan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Bolivia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
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- 34 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Canada 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Cape Verde 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Chile 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 China 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Cyprus 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Czechia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 East Timor 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Ecuador 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Finland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 France 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Gambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Germany 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Ghana 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Greenland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Guatemala 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Indonesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Jamaica 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Japan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Kenya 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Lebanon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Madagascar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Malawi 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Malaysia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Mauritius 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Monaco 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Mongolia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Montenegro 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Morocco 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Namibia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Nauru 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Nepal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 New Zealand 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Oman 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Palau 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Peru 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Poland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Portugal 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Qatar 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Romania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 San Marino 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Slovakia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Somalia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 South Africa 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 South Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 South Sudan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Switzerland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Taiwan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Tajikistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Thailand 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Tonga 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Tunisia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Turkey 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Uganda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 United Kingdom 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 United States 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Vanuatu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Venezuela 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Vietnam 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Western Sahara 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 34 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate in armed conflicts in Libya?
- Death rate in armed conflicts in Libya was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
- How does Libya rank for death rate in armed conflicts?
- Libya ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.