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Libya

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  • Population..................................................................................7,252,573 (2023 est.)
  • Population growth rate .........................................................................1.54% (2023 est.)
  • Birth rate..............................................................20.88 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Death rate.........................................................3.45 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Net migration rate.....................................-2.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Ethnic groups..........................................Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Egyptian, Greek, Indian, Italian, Maltese, Pakistani, Tunisian, and Turkish)

Note: Immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)

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