Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Libya
Libya: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0519 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Libya is 0.0519 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0519 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 units per person, in 1981.
Libya ranks 146th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0433 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.042 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0407 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0394 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0383 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0375 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0368 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0361 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0352 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0343 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0334 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0326 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0319 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.031 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0298 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0286 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0275 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0265 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0256 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0248 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0241 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0235 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0236 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0244 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0249 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0251 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0255 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.026 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0265 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0272 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0279 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0287 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0304 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0313 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0322 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0331 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0351 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0361 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0369 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0376 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0382 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0386 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0389 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0393 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0396 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0399 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0401 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0403 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0421 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.044 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0439 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0442 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0448 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0454 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0459 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0461 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0463 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0465 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0467 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0475 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0488 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0502 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0519 units per person | +3.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0519 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0858 units per person, 60% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0519 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0475 units per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0384 units per person | 0.0343 units per person | 0.0433 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0248 units per person | 0.0334 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0251 units per person | 0.0235 units per person | 0.0272 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0318 units per person | 0.0279 units per person | 0.0361 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0389 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0443 units per person | 0.0403 units per person | 0.0463 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0486 units per person | 0.0465 units per person | 0.0519 units per person | 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 population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Libya?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Libya was 0.0519 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0519 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 units per person in 1981.
- How does Libya rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Libya ranks 146th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.