Demographics of Libya
Demographics of Libya | |
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Population | 7,137,931 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 1.65% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 21.56 births/1,000 population |
Death rate | 3.45 deaths/1,000 population |
Life expectancy | 73.29 years |
• male | 70.27 years |
• female | 76.11 years |
Fertility rate | 3.09 children |
Infant mortality rate | 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | 1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1.04 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Libyans |
Major ethnic | Arabs (92%)[1] |
Minor ethnic | Berbers (5%) Others (3%)[1] |
Language | |
Official | Arabic |
ليبيون (Libiūn) | |
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Total population | |
c. 8 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Libya 7,137,931 (2022 est.)[2] | |
Tunisia | 2.671.188 (2016)[3] |
Algeria | 250,900 (2018)[citation needed] |
Egypt | 200,000 (2016)[4] |
Morocco | 55,000 (2015)[citation needed] |
Italy | 54,500 (2022)[citation needed] |
Israel | 50,600 (2019)[5] |
China | 25,000[citation needed] |
Turkey | 21,677 (2022)[6] |
Malaysia | 15,000 (2019)[citation needed] |
United Kingdom | 14,000[7] |
Germany | 13,827[7] |
Canada | 13,545[8] |
United States | 11,979 (2000)[9] |
France | 11,000 (2021)[citation needed] |
Malta | 5,622 (2017) |
Brazil | 1,820 (2015)[citation needed] |
South Africa | 1,000 (2019)[citation needed] |
Languages | |
Majority: Arabic (Libyan Arabic) Minority: Berber (Nafusi, Tamasheq), Teda Foreign: Italian, Turkish, English, Greek | |
Religion | |
Majority: Sunni Islam Minority: Christianity, Ibadi Islam |
Demographics of Libya is the
History
Historically
In 1951, the country was granted independence by the United Nations, being governed by King Idris. In 1969, a military coup led by Muammar Gaddafi resulted in the overthrow of King Idris I. Gaddafi then established an anti-Western leadership. In 1970, Gaddafi ordered all British and American military bases closed.
The Libyan population has increased rapidly after 1969. They were only 2 million in 1968, and 5 million in 2006.[citation needed]. Many migrant workers came to Libya since 1969. Among the workers were construction workers and laborers from Tunisia, teachers and laborers from Egypt, teachers from Palestine, and doctors and nurses from Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. 1,000,000 workers, mainly from other neighboring African countries like Sudan, Niger, Chad and Mali, migrated to Libya in the 1990s, after changes were made to Libya's Pan-African policies.[12]
Gaddafi used money from the sale of oil to improve the living conditions of the population and to assist Palestinian
In September 2008, Italy and Libya signed a memorandum by which Italy would pay $5 billion over the next 20 years to compensate Libya for its dominion over Libya for its reign of 30 years.[13]
Since 2011, the country is swept by
Under Gaddhafi the country had oil income and a level of stability, allowing birthrates to fall to 2.56 by 2010. However, with instability, the government in Libya announced population of 7.7 million as of Oct 2022, indicating a substantial population boom and/or migration. Since migration is less likely, birthrates probably soared as women no longer afforded security of the old regime, about 10-15% higher than expected.
Population
Libya has a small population residing in a large land area. Population density is about 50 persons per km2 (130/sq. mi.) in the two northern regions of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, but falls to less than one person per km2 (2.7/sq. mi.) elsewhere. Ninety percent of the people live in less than 10% of the area, primarily along the coast. About 90%[14] of the population is urban, mostly concentrated in the four largest cities, Tripoli, Benghazi, Misrata and Bayda. As of 2019, twenty-eight percent of the population is estimated to be under the age of 15, but this proportion has decreased considerably during the past decades.[15] The majority of the population of Libya is composed of Arabs.[10][16][17]
Total population (x 1000) | Population aged 0–14 (%) | Population aged 15–64 (%) | Population aged 65+ (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 1 029 | 41.9 | 53.4 | 4.7 |
1955 | 1 126 | 43.0 | 52.7 | 4.3 |
1960 | 1 349 | 43.3 | 52.7 | 4.0 |
1965 | 1 623 | 43.4 | 53.0 | 3.6 |
1970 | 1 994 | 45.2 | 52.1 | 2.7 |
1975 | 2 466 | 46.5 | 51.3 | 2.2 |
1980 | 3 063 | 47.0 | 50.7 | 2.2 |
1985 | 3 850 | 47.3 | 50.5 | 2.3 |
1990 | 4 334 | 43.5 | 53.9 | 2.6 |
1995 | 4 775 | 38.3 | 58.8 | 2.9 |
2000 | 5 231 | 32.4 | 64.2 | 3.4 |
2005 | 5 770 | 30.6 | 65.6 | 3.8 |
2010 | 6 355 | 30.4 | 65.3 | 4.3 |
Age distribution
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (1.VII.2015) (Data refer to Libyan nationals only.):[18]
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 3 129 026 | 3 033 221 | 6 162 247 | 100 |
0–4 | 316 497 | 299 059 | 615 556 | 9.99 |
5–9 | 297 303 | 280 602 | 577 905 | 9.38 |
10–14 | 284 318 | 270 831 | 555 149 | 9.01 |
15–19 | 268 106 | 257 009 | 525 115 | 8.52 |
20–24 | 278 875 | 267 533 | 546 408 | 8.87 |
25–29 | 289 113 | 282 117 | 571 230 | 9.27 |
30–34 | 287 480 | 281 354 | 568 834 | 9.23 |
35–39 | 279 699 | 271 907 | 551 606 | 8.95 |
40–44 | 235 088 | 231 285 | 466 373 | 7.57 |
45–49 | 180 029 | 180 796 | 360 825 | 5.86 |
50–54 | 126 799 | 126 848 | 253 647 | 4.12 |
55–59 | 87 135 | 86 625 | 173 760 | 2.82 |
60–64 | 56 199 | 59 834 | 116 033 | 1.89 |
65–69 | 51 782 | 50 863 | 102 645 | 1.67 |
70–74 | 38 750 | 33 736 | 72 486 | 1.18 |
75-79 | 26 942 | 25 616 | 52 558 | 0.85 |
80-84 | 15 038 | 15 233 | 30 271 | 0.49 |
85+ | 9 873 | 11 973 | 21 846 | 0.35 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 898 118 | 850 492 | 1 748 610 | 28.38 |
15–64 | 2 088 523 | 2 045 308 | 4 133 831 | 67.08 |
65+ | 142 385 | 137 421 | 279 806 | 4.54 |
Population history
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Population census
Eight population censuses have been carried out in Libya, the first in 1931 and the most recent one in 2006.[19][20] The population multiplied sixfold between 1931 and 2006.
Year | Males (thousands) | Females (thousands) | Total population (thousands) | Average annual growth rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1931 | 704 | |||
1936 | 463 | 386 | 849 | 3.8 |
1954 | 564 | 524 | 1,089 | 1.4 |
1964 (July 31) | 813 | 751 | 1,564 | 3.7 |
1973 (July 31) | 1,192 | 1,057 | 2,249 | 4.1 |
1984 (July 31) | 1,954 | 1,689 | 3,643 | 4.5 |
1995 (August 11) | 2,237 | 2,168 | 4,405 | 1.7 |
2006 (April 15) | 2,934 | 2,723 | 5,658 | 2.3 |
Vital statistics
During the past 60 years the demographic situation of Libya changed considerably. Since the 1950s, life expectancy increased steadily and the infant mortality rates decreased. As the fertility rates remained high until the 1980s (the number of births tripled between 1950–55 and 1980–85), population growth was very high for three decades. However, after 1985 a fast decrease in fertility was observed from over 7 children per woman in the beginning of the 1980s to less than 3 in 2005–2010.[21] Because of this decrease in fertility the population growth slowed down and also the proportion of Libyans under the age of 15 decreased from 45% in 1985 to 29% in 2010.[22]
Births and deaths
Period | Population (thousands) |
Live births (thousands) |
Deaths (thousands) |
Natural change (thousands) |
CBR[i] | CDR[i] | NC[i] | TFR[i] | IMR[i] | Life expectancy (years) |
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1950 | 1 131 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 47.0 | 31.8 | 15.2 | 6.93 | 232.8 | 33.59 |
1951 | 1 143 | 54 | 36 | 17 | 47.1 | 31.8 | 15.3 | 6.94 | 233.9 | 33.55 |
1952 | 1 158 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 47.3 | 32.1 | 15.2 | 6.95 | 235.4 | 33.31 |
1953 | 1 176 | 56 | 38 | 19 | 47.9 | 32.0 | 15.9 | 7.03 | 235.3 | 33.47 |
1954 | 1 198 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 48.4 | 31.8 | 16.6 | 7.08 | 233.5 | 33.78 |
1955 | 1 226 | 60 | 38 | 21 | 48.9 | 31.4 | 17.6 | 7.14 | 230.1 | 34.29 |
1956 | 1 259 | 62 | 38 | 24 | 49.4 | 30.7 | 18.8 | 7.20 | 225.1 | 35.12 |
1957 | 1 296 | 64 | 38 | 26 | 49.9 | 29.8 | 20.1 | 7.26 | 218.5 | 36.08 |
1958 | 1 336 | 67 | 38 | 29 | 50.2 | 28.7 | 21.5 | 7.31 | 210.3 | 37.28 |
1959 | 1 379 | 69 | 38 | 31 | 50.3 | 27.4 | 22.9 | 7.33 | 200.9 | 38.75 |
1960 | 1 427 | 72 | 37 | 35 | 50.5 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 7.37 | 190.4 | 40.27 |
1961 | 1 479 | 75 | 36 | 39 | 50.7 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 7.45 | 179.3 | 42.06 |
1962 | 1 535 | 78 | 35 | 43 | 51.1 | 22.9 | 28.2 | 7.55 | 168.1 | 43.84 |
1963 | 1 595 | 82 | 34 | 48 | 51.7 | 21.7 | 30.0 | 7.70 | 157.5 | 45.31 |
1964 | 1 652 | 86 | 33 | 52 | 52.0 | 20.2 | 31.8 | 7.82 | 147.0 | 47.14 |
1965 | 1 700 | 89 | 32 | 56 | 51.9 | 19.0 | 32.9 | 7.91 | 137.8 | 48.66 |
1966 | 1 740 | 90 | 31 | 58 | 51.2 | 17.8 | 33.3 | 7.99 | 129.5 | 50.13 |
1967 | 1 779 | 89 | 30 | 59 | 49.9 | 16.8 | 33.1 | 8.02 | 121.5 | 51.39 |
1968 | 1 819 | 89 | 29 | 60 | 48.6 | 15.6 | 33.0 | 8.05 | 113.8 | 52.71 |
1969 | 1 863 | 89 | 27 | 62 | 47.5 | 14.5 | 33.0 | 8.08 | 106.7 | 54.00 |
1970 | 1 909 | 89 | 26 | 63 | 46.4 | 13.5 | 32.9 | 8.10 | 99.8 | 55.19 |
1971 | 1 958 | 89 | 25 | 65 | 45.5 | 12.6 | 32.9 | 8.13 | 93.4 | 56.34 |
1972 | 2 013 | 89 | 24 | 66 | 44.3 | 11.7 | 32.6 | 8.10 | 87.5 | 57.49 |
1973 | 2 084 | 90 | 23 | 67 | 43.4 | 11.0 | 32.4 | 8.07 | 82.1 | 58.29 |
1974 | 2 179 | 94 | 22 | 72 | 43.3 | 10.1 | 33.2 | 8.02 | 77.2 | 59.59 |
1975 | 2 292 | 97 | 21 | 75 | 42.6 | 9.4 | 33.2 | 7.96 | 72.6 | 60.81 |
1976 | 2 414 | 100 | 21 | 80 | 41.9 | 8.6 | 33.2 | 7.90 | 68.6 | 62.06 |
1977 | 2 542 | 104 | 21 | 83 | 41.3 | 8.2 | 33.1 | 7.82 | 64.9 | 62.79 |
1978 | 2 676 | 108 | 20 | 88 | 40.7 | 7.7 | 33.0 | 7.71 | 61.6 | 63.57 |
1979 | 2 817 | 112 | 20 | 92 | 40.1 | 7.3 | 32.9 | 7.58 | 58.6 | 64.26 |
1980 | 2 963 | 113 | 20 | 93 | 38.5 | 6.9 | 31.7 | 7.22 | 55.8 | 64.89 |
1981 | 3 112 | 115 | 20 | 94 | 37.1 | 6.5 | 30.6 | 7.02 | 53.2 | 65.36 |
1982 | 3 265 | 118 | 20 | 97 | 36.3 | 6.3 | 30.1 | 6.83 | 50.8 | 65.81 |
1983 | 3 424 | 121 | 20 | 100 | 35.6 | 6.0 | 29.6 | 6.63 | 48.5 | 66.41 |
1984 | 3 565 | 124 | 20 | 103 | 34.8 | 5.7 | 29.1 | 6.44 | 46.3 | 66.87 |
1985 | 3 684 | 126 | 20 | 106 | 34.4 | 5.5 | 28.8 | 6.24 | 44.2 | 67.29 |
1986 | 3 800 | 128 | 20 | 108 | 33.7 | 5.3 | 28.4 | 6.02 | 42.0 | 67.77 |
1987 | 3 912 | 128 | 20 | 108 | 32.9 | 5.1 | 27.7 | 5.79 | 40.0 | 68.20 |
1988 | 4 022 | 128 | 20 | 108 | 31.9 | 5.0 | 26.9 | 5.53 | 38.1 | 68.62 |
1989 | 4 130 | 127 | 20 | 107 | 30.7 | 4.8 | 25.9 | 5.26 | 36.2 | 68.99 |
1990 | 4 237 | 125 | 20 | 105 | 29.5 | 4.7 | 24.8 | 4.97 | 34.4 | 69.42 |
1991 | 4 342 | 123 | 20 | 103 | 28.3 | 4.5 | 23.7 | 4.67 | 32.7 | 69.82 |
1992 | 4 445 | 120 | 20 | 101 | 27.1 | 4.4 | 22.7 | 4.38 | 31.3 | 70.23 |
1993 | 4 545 | 118 | 20 | 98 | 25.9 | 4.3 | 21.6 | 4.11 | 29.9 | 70.42 |
1994 | 4 641 | 116 | 20 | 96 | 24.9 | 4.3 | 20.7 | 3.86 | 28.7 | 70.71 |
1995 | 4 733 | 114 | 20 | 94 | 24.1 | 4.2 | 20.0 | 3.64 | 27.7 | 71.09 |
1996 | 4 820 | 113 | 20 | 93 | 23.5 | 4.2 | 19.3 | 3.44 | 26.7 | 71.28 |
1997 | 4 902 | 112 | 21 | 91 | 22.8 | 4.3 | 18.5 | 3.27 | 25.8 | 71.13 |
1998 | 4 981 | 111 | 22 | 89 | 22.2 | 4.4 | 17.8 | 3.11 | 25.1 | 71.08 |
1999 | 5 058 | 110 | 23 | 87 | 21.6 | 4.5 | 17.2 | 2.97 | 24.3 | 71.06 |
2000 | 5 155 | 109 | 24 | 85 | 21.2 | 4.7 | 16.5 | 2.85 | 23.7 | 70.68 |
2001 | 5 276 | 119 | 25 | 94 | 22.6 | 4.7 | 17.9 | 2.97 | 23.0 | 70.86 |
2002 | 5 405 | 123 | 25 | 98 | 22.8 | 4.7 | 18.1 | 2.91 | 22.4 | 71.00 |
2003 | 5 543 | 127 | 26 | 102 | 23.1 | 4.7 | 18.4 | 2.86 | 21.6 | 71.13 |
2004 | 5 688 | 132 | 26 | 106 | 23.3 | 4.5 | 18.8 | 2.81 | 20.7 | 71.49 |
2005 | 5 838 | 138 | 26 | 111 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 19.1 | 2.77 | 19.7 | 71.59 |
2006 | 5 973 | 142 | 27 | 115 | 23.8 | 4.5 | 19.3 | 2.70 | 18.5 | 71.72 |
2007 | 6 097 | 144 | 27 | 116 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 19.1 | 2.65 | 17.2 | 71.86 |
2008 | 6 228 | 146 | 27 | 118 | 23.4 | 4.4 | 19.0 | 2.60 | 16.1 | 72.27 |
2009 | 6 360 | 147 | 28 | 119 | 23.1 | 4.4 | 18.7 | 2.56 | 15.1 | 72.36 |
2010 | 6 492 | 153 | 29 | 124 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 19.1 | 2.60 | 14.2 | 72.37 |
2011 | 6 188 | 158 | 36 | 122 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 18.4 | 2.65 | 15.0 | 70.07 |
2012 | 5 870 | 129 | 29 | 99 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 16.9 | 2.68 | 13.0 | 72.25 |
2013 | 5 985 | 131 | 30 | 101 | 21.9 | 5.1 | 16.8 | 2.72 | 12.5 | 72.34 |
2014 | 6 098 | 134 | 33 | 101 | 21.9 | 5.4 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 12.3 | 71.51 |
2015 | 6 192 | 131 | 34 | 98 | 21.2 | 5.4 | 15.8 | 2.71 | 11.9 | 71.70 |
2016 | 6 282 | 129 | 34 | 95 | 20.6 | 5.5 | 15.1 | 2.67 | 11.5 | 71.76 |
2017 | 6 378 | 127 | 34 | 93 | 19.9 | 5.3 | 14.6 | 2.63 | 10.9 | 72.48 |
2018 | 6 478 | 125 | 34 | 91 | 19.3 | 5.2 | 14.0 | 2.58 | 10.5 | 72.79 |
2019 | 6 569 | 123 | 36 | 87 | 18.7 | 5.5 | 13.3 | 2.54 | 10.4 | 72.46 |
2020 | 6 654 | 122 | 37 | 85 | 18.3 | 5.6 | 12.7 | 2.51 | 9.9 | 72.47 |
2021 | 6 735 | 120 | 41 | 80 | 17.8 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 2.46 | 9.3 | 71.91 |
Source:
Other demographic statistics
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.[24]
- One birth every 4 minutes
- One death every 15 minutes
- One net migrant every 288 minutes
- Net gain of one person in the population of Libya every 6 minutes..
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the
Population
- 7,137,931 (2022 est.)
- 6,754,507 (July 2018 est.)
- note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
Religions
- Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist <1%, Hindu <1%, Jewish <1%, folk religion <1%, other <1%, unafilliated <1% (2020 est.)
- note: non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (<1% of the population) and foreign Muslims
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 33.65% (male 1,184,755/female 1,134,084)
- 15-24 years: 15.21% (male 534,245/female 513,728)
- 25-54 years: 41.57% (male 1,491,461/female 1,373,086)
- 55-64 years: 5.52% (male 186,913/female 193,560)
- 65 years and over: 4.04% (male 129,177/female 149,526) (2020 est.)
- 0-14 years: 25.53% (male 882,099/ female 842,320)
- 15-24 years: 16.81% (male 582,247/ female 553,004)
- 25-54 years: 47.47% (male 1,684,019/ female 1,522,027)
- 55-64 years: 5.77% (male 197,196/ female 192,320)
- 65 years and over: 4.43% (male 147,168/ female 152,107) (2018 est.)
Median age
- total: 25.8 years. Country comparison to the world: 156th
- male: 25.9 years
- female: 25.7 years (2020 est.)
- total: 29.4 years
- male: 29.5 years
- female: 29.2 years (2018 est.)
Population growth rate
- 1.65% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 57th
- 1.45% (2018 est.)
Birth rate
- 21.56 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 62nd
- 17.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Death rate
- 3.45 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 221st
- 3.7 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Net migration rate
- -1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 161st
- 0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 3.09 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 46th
- 3.71 children born/woman (2000 est.)
- 3.01 children born/woman (2010 est.)
- 2.12 children born/woman (2012 est.)
- 2.03 children born/woman (2018 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
- 27.7% (2014)
Urbanization
- urban population: 80.1% of total population (2018)
- rate of urbanization: 1.68% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
- 0–14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
- 15–24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
- 25–54 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
- 55–64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
- total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- total: 10.5 deaths/1,000 live births
- male: 11.3 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)
Urbanization
- urban population: 81.3% of total population (2022)
- rate of urbanization: 1.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 73.08 years. (2020 est.)
- Male: 70.27 years. (2020 est.)
- Female: 76.11 years. (2020 est.)
- Total population: 73.44 years. (2022 est.)
- Male: 70.6 years. (2022 est.)
- Female: 76.46 years. (2022 est.)
- Country comparison to the world: 110rd
Literacy
- Definition: The percentage of the population of a given age group that can read and write
- Total population: 91%
- Male: 96.7%
- Female: 85.6% (2015)
Ethnic and tribal groups
Ethnic groups
97% of Libya's population is made up of Arabs and Berbers,[25] of which 92% are Arabs and 5% are Berbers.[1]
The majority of the population of Libya is primarily Arab.[26] Unofficial estimates put the number of Berbers in Libya at around 600,000, about 10% of the population of Libya.[27] Among the Berber groups are the minority Berber populations of Zuwarah and the Nafusa Mountains,[28] and the nomadic Tuareg, who inhabit the southwestern areas as well as parts of southeastern Algeria, northern Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.[28] In the southeast, there are small populations of Toubou (Tibbu). They occupy about a quarter of the country and also inhabit Niger and Chad. Among foreign residents, the largest groups are from other African nations, including citizens of other North African nations (primarily Egyptians) and West Africans.
There are also a significant number of
Tribal groups
Libyan society is to a large extent structured along tribal lines, with more than 20 major tribal groups.[29]
The major tribal groups of Libya in 2011 were listed:[29]
- Tripolitan settled tribes: Misurata Ahali, Misurata Karagula, Geryan, Zawia, Misalata, Zwara Berber, Khumus
- Tripolitan Bedouin tribes: Warfalla, Tarhona, Al-Zintan, Al-Rijban, Awlad Suleiman
- Cyrenaican Bedouin tribes: Al-Awagir, Al-Abaydat, Drasa, Al-Barasa, Al-Fawakhir, Al-Zuwayya, Al-Majabra
- Sirte Bedouin: Awlad Suleiman, Qadhadhfa, Al-Magarha, Al-Magharba, Al-Riyyah, Al-Haraba, Al-Zuwaid, Al-Guwaid
- Fezzan: Awlad Suleiman, Hutman, Hassawna, Toubou, Tuareg
- Kufra: Al-Zuwayya; Toubou
Some of the ancient Berber tribes include: Adyrmachidae, Auschisae, Es'bet, Temeh'u, Teh'nu, Rebu, Kehek, KeyKesh, Imukehek, Meshwesh, Macetae, Macatutae, Nasamones, Nitriotae, and Tautamaei.[12]
As of 2012[update] the major tribal groups of Libya, by region, were as follows:[30]
- Tripolitania: alawana-Souk El Joma'a, AL-Mahameed, Warfalla, Tarhona, Misurata tribes, Al-Jawary, Siyan Tribe, The Warshfana tribes, Zawia Groups, Ghryan Tribes, AL-Asabea, Al-Fwatir, Awlad Busayf, Zintan, Al-jbalya, Zwara, Alajelat, Al-Nawael tribe, Alalqa tribe, Al-Rijban, al Mashashi, Amaym.
- Cyrenaica: AJ-JWAZY, Al-Awagir, Magharba, Al-Abaydat, Drasa, Al-Barasa, Al-Fawakhir, Zuwayya, Majabra, Awama, Minfa, Taraki, alawana, Shwa'ir and in Kufra Zuwayya, Toubou.
- Sirte: Awlad Suleiman, Qadhadhfa, Magharba, Al-Hosoon, Ferrjan
- Fezzan: Awlad Suleiman, Al-Riyyah, Magarha, Al-Zuwaid, Al-Hutman, Al-Hassawna; Toubou, Tuareg.
- Kufra: Zuwayya; Toubou.
Foreign population
As of 2020 the foreign population is estimated at 12%,
Genetics
Y-chromosome
Analysis of Y-chromosome have found that the Libyan population is characterized by the high frequency of
Listed here are the
Y-Haplogroup | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
J1-P58 | 80 | 37.21 |
E1-M81(xM107, M165) | 71 | 33.02 |
E1-M78 | 29 | 13.49 |
G2-P15 | 11 | 5.12 |
J2-M158 | 7 | 3.26 |
R1b-M343 | 5 | 2.33 |
E1-M123 | 4 | 1.86 |
E1-M2 | 3 | 1.40 |
J2-M92 | 2 | 0.93 |
E1-M35(xM78, M81, M123) | 2 | 0.93 |
R1a | 1 | 0.47 |
Total | 215 | 100.00 |
Religions
The vast majority Libyans are nominally
Culture
Cuisine
Music
Libyan music is largely
Language
The official language of Libya is
Indigenous minority languages in Libya:[37]
- Berber languages: ca. 305,000 speakers (5% of the population)
- Domari: ca. 33,000 speakers (2006) (<1%)
- Tedaga: 2,000 speakers (<1%)
Non-Arabic languages had largely been spoken by foreign workers (who had been massively employed in Libya in various infrastructure projects prior to the 2011 civil war), and those languages with more than 10,000 speakers included Punjabi, Urdu, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Sinhala, Bengal, Tamil, Tagalog, French, Italian, Ukrainian, Serbian, and English.
See also
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