Country page · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
If you were born in Libya
1 in 1,090 babies · 0.09% of births · about 123,029 a year
Right now, about 0.09% of the world's babies are born in Libya — 1 in 1,090, or roughly 123,029 a year and 337 a day. Life expectancy there is 71.1 years.
How the 1 in 1,090 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: Libya has about 123,029 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 0.09% — 1 in 1,090. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in Libya, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 72.7 · men 69.6 | 71.1 years | 109th highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 9.8 / 1,000 | 1.0% | 64th lowest of 170 countries |
| Chance of dying before 1 7.9 / 1,000 | 0.8% | 59th lowest of 170 countries |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | 59 | 92nd lowest of 170 countries |
| Children per woman | 2.30 | 98th lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 15.5 years | 42nd highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 58.5% | 59th highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $16,521 | 92nd highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | — | — |
| People living in cities | 87.9% | 22nd highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 10.0% | 66th lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 82.0% | 83rd highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | — | — |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | 19.2% | 49th lowest of 168 countries |
| Adults living with HIV | 0.10% | 118th highest of 142 countries |
| People who smoke | 24.2% | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
Libya compared with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Life expectancy in Libya is 71.1 years, against a Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan average of 75.6. The under-5 death rate is 1.0%, versus 2.0% across the region. Income per person is $16,521, against $31,000 regionally; expected schooling is 15.5 years against 12.7. 87.9% of people live in cities, against 74.9% in the region.
| Indicator | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.1 yrs | 75.6 yrs | 73.3 yrs |
| Under-5 deaths | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $16,521 | $31,000 | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 15.5 yrs | 12.7 yrs | 13.0 yrs |
| People in cities | 87.9% | 74.9% | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 71.1 years on average, with roughly 9.8 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 15.5 years of school, and income per person is around $16,521. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in Libya
The game draws Libya in about 1 of every 1,090 births. From there the life runs year by year: 71.1 years of life expectancy on average, a 1.0% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $16,521 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in United Arab Emirates — 1 in 1,187
- Chance of being born in Palestine — 1 in 936
- Chance of being born in Tunisia — 1 in 813
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated 24 Oct 2026.