Share of the population that is female in Libya
Libya: Share of the population that is female was 49.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
184th
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.2%
in 2025
All-time low
44.9%
in 1984
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Libya stood at 49.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Libya peaked at 49.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1984.
Libya ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.9% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.8% | 44.9% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 45.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 46.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 49.1% | 49.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 181 Senegal 49.2% compare
- 182 Iran 49.2% compare
- 183 Cote d'Ivoire 49.2% compare
- 185 Cape Verde 49.1% compare
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.1% compare
- 187 Nauru 49.1% compare
More gender data for Libya
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 63,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 61,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 64,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 62,709 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 66,186 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Libya?
- Share of the population that is female in Libya was 49.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1984.
- How does Libya rank for share of the population that is female?
- Libya ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female 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 United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).