Population ages 05-09, female in Libya
Libya: Population ages 05-09, female was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 05-09, female in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 05-09, female in Libya stood at 9.0%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Libya peaked at 17.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2025.
Libya ranks 86th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.1% | — |
| 1961 | 14.4% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 14.9% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 15.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 16.1% | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 17.3% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 16.2% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 15.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 16.0% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 15.8% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 14.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 15.6% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 15.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.1% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 6 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0473 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female in Libya?
- Population ages 05-09, female in Libya was 9.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for population ages 05-09, female?
- Libya ranks 86th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 05-09, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.