Population, male, per capita in Libya
Libya: Population, male, per capita was 0.5084 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5084 units per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
32nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.5515 units per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.5084 units per person
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Libya is 0.5084 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.5515 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.5084 units per person, in 2025.
That places Libya 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Population, male, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5095 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5099 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5103 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5107 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5107 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5109 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5115 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5119 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.512 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5119 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5115 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5112 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.511 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5102 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5107 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5132 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5155 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5177 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5199 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5219 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5237 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5255 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5326 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5454 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5515 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5503 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5491 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5479 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5467 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5456 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5446 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5436 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5427 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5418 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.541 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5402 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5393 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5384 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5374 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5365 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5339 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5297 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5256 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5216 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5177 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.514 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5122 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5122 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5123 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5123 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5123 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5125 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5126 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5123 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5118 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5112 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5106 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.51 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5097 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5093 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5089 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5086 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5085 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5085 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5084 units per person | -0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.5084 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4966 units per person, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.5084 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5067 units per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5109 units per person | 0.5095 units per person | 0.512 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5143 units per person | 0.5102 units per person | 0.5219 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5418 units per person | 0.5237 units per person | 0.5515 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5406 units per person | 0.5365 units per person | 0.5446 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5191 units per person | 0.5122 units per person | 0.5339 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5113 units per person | 0.5097 units per person | 0.5126 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5087 units per person | 0.5084 units per person | 0.5093 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 29 Nauru 0.5088 units per person compare
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5086 units per person compare
- 31 Cape Verde 0.5085 units per person compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5083 units per person compare
- 34 Iran 0.508 units per person compare
- 35 Senegal 0.5079 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, male, per capita in Libya?
- Population, male, per capita in Libya was 0.5084 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5515 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5084 units per person in 2025.
- How does Libya rank for population, male, per capita?
- Libya ranks 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.