Population
7.4M
Unitary state
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,180
in 2031
Passport power
#185
14 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
7
Top: Misrata
Country overview
- Official name
- State of Libya
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Continent
- Africa / Northern Africa
- Area
- 1,759,540 km²
- Population
- 7.4M
- Density
- 3.8/km²
- Government
- Unitary state
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .ly
- Calling code
- +218
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #185 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 14
- Total accessible
- 40
Culture and society
- Languages
- Arabic (العربية)
- Religions
- Islam 96.6%, Christianity 2.7%, Others 0.7%
- Currencies
- ل.د LYD — Libyan dinar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.721
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $17,180
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.1 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 82.0%
- Inflation (2031)
- 10.2%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 18.8%
- Urban population (2025)
- 87.9%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 5.7/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 17.1 µg/m³