Deaths in armed conflicts in Libya
Libya: Deaths in armed conflicts was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths in armed conflicts in Libya, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, deaths in armed conflicts in Libya stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in armed conflicts in Libya peaked at 6,456 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
Libya ranks 56th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths in armed conflicts in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 24 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 6,456 | — |
| 2012 | 405 | -93.7% |
| 2013 | 72 | -82.2% |
| 2014 | 1,521 | +2012.5% |
| 2015 | 1,663 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 3,502 | +110.6% |
| 2017 | 1,271 | -63.7% |
| 2018 | 791 | -37.8% |
| 2019 | 1,870 | +136.4% |
| 2020 | 789 | -57.8% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in armed conflicts in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +2012.5% | 72 | 1,521 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,755 | 0 | 6,456 | 10 |
| 2020s | 132 | 0 | 789 | 6 |
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- 56 Andorra 0
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- 56 Barbados 0
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- 56 Belize 0
- 56 Bhutan 0 compare
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- 56 Bulgaria 0
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- 56 Cape Verde 0
- 56 Chile 0
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- 56 Cuba 0
- 56 Cyprus 0
- 56 Czechia 0
- 56 Denmark 0
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- 56 Dominica 0
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- 56 Equatorial Guinea 0
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- 56 Greece 0
- 56 Greenland 0
- 56 Grenada 0
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- 56 Luxembourg 0
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- 56 Maldives 0
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- 56 Mongolia 0
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- 56 Nauru 0
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- 56 Portugal 0
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- 56 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 56 Saint Lucia 0
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 56 Samoa 0
- 56 San Marino 0
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 0
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- 56 Slovakia 0
- 56 Slovenia 0 compare
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- 56 Taiwan 0
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- 56 Tonga 0
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- 56 Turkmenistan 0
- 56 Tuvalu 0
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- 56 United States 0 compare
- 56 Uruguay 0
- 56 Uzbekistan 0 compare
- 56 Vanuatu 0
- 56 Vietnam 0
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- 56 Micronesia (country) 0
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in armed conflicts in Libya?
- Deaths in armed conflicts in Libya was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,456 in 2011.
- What is the lowest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Libya rank for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Libya ranks 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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