Population ages 15-64, female in Libya
Libya: Population ages 15-64, female was 67.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, female in Libya is 67.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Libya peaked at 67.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1970.
That places Libya 44th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.2% | — |
| 1961 | 51.6% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 51.0% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 49.0% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 46.7% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 46.0% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 45.7% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 47.5% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 53.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 57.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.0% | 45.6% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 45.5% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 48.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 52.9% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 62.8% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 64.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 65.7% | 67.7% | 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 15-64, female in Libya?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Libya was 67.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Libya ranks 44th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.