Population, female, per capita in Libya
Libya: Population, female, per capita was 0.4916 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4916 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
186th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.4916 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.4485 units per person
in 1984
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female, per capita in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, per capita in Libya is 0.4916 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.4916 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4485 units per person, in 1984.
Libya ranks 186th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, female, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4905 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4901 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4897 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4893 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4893 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4891 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4885 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4881 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.488 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4881 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4885 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4888 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.489 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4893 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4868 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4845 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4823 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4801 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4781 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4763 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4745 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4674 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4546 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4485 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4497 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4509 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4521 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4533 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4544 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4554 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4564 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4573 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4582 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.459 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4598 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4607 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4616 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4626 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4635 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4661 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4703 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4744 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4784 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4823 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.486 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4878 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4878 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4877 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4877 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4877 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4875 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4874 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4877 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4882 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4888 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4894 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.49 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4903 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4907 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4911 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4914 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4915 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4915 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4916 units per person | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.4916 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5034 units per person, 98% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.4916 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4933 units per person, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4891 units per person | 0.488 units per person | 0.4905 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4857 units per person | 0.4781 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4582 units per person | 0.4485 units per person | 0.4763 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4594 units per person | 0.4554 units per person | 0.4635 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4809 units per person | 0.4661 units per person | 0.4878 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4887 units per person | 0.4874 units per person | 0.4903 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4913 units per person | 0.4907 units per person | 0.4916 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 183 Senegal 0.4921 units per person compare
- 184 Iran 0.492 units per person compare
- 185 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4917 units per person compare
- 187 Cape Verde 0.4915 units per person compare
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4914 units per person compare
- 189 Nauru 0.4912 units per person compare
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, female, per capita in Libya?
- Population, female, per capita in Libya was 0.4916 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4916 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4485 units per person in 1984.
- How does Libya rank for population, female, per capita?
- Libya ranks 186th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female 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, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.