Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Libya

Share of women in the population in Libya in 2025 — 49.16%. Ranked 186 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.11 pp.

2025 49.16% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 186of 217
Period maximum 49.16%2025
Period minimum 44.85%1984

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Libya, 1960–20254446485019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.05%1962: 48.97%1964: 48.93%1966: 48.85%1968: 48.8%1970: 48.85%1972: 48.9%1974: 48.93%1976: 48.45%1978: 48.01%1980: 47.63%1982: 46.74%1984: 44.85%1986: 45.09%1988: 45.33%1990: 45.54%1992: 45.73%1994: 45.9%1996: 46.07%1998: 46.25%2000: 46.61%2002: 47.44%2004: 48.23%2006: 48.78%2008: 48.77%2010: 48.77%2012: 48.74%2014: 48.82%2016: 48.94%2018: 49%2020: 49.07%2022: 49.14%2024: 49.15%2025: 49.16%
Change over the period: +0.11 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 49.16%
World 49.73%
Northern Africa computed 49.65%
Share of women in the population — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.16 +0.01 pp
2024 49.15 −0 pp
2023 49.15 +0.01 pp
2022 49.14 +0.03 pp
2021 49.11 +0.04 pp
2020 49.07 +0.04 pp
2019 49.03 +0.03 pp
2018 49 +0.02 pp
2017 48.98 +0.04 pp
2016 48.94 +0.06 pp
2015 48.88 +0.06 pp
2014 48.82 +0.05 pp
2013 48.77 +0.04 pp
2012 48.74 −0.01 pp
2011 48.75 −0.03 pp
2010 48.77 +0 pp
2009 48.77 −0 pp
2008 48.77 −0.01 pp
2007 48.78 −0 pp
2006 48.78 +0.18 pp
2005 48.6 +0.37 pp
2004 48.23 +0.39 pp
2003 47.84 +0.4 pp
2002 47.44 +0.41 pp
2001 47.03 +0.42 pp
2000 46.61 +0.26 pp
1999 46.35 +0.09 pp
1998 46.25 +0.09 pp
1997 46.16 +0.09 pp
1996 46.07 +0.09 pp
1995 45.98 +0.08 pp
1994 45.9 +0.08 pp
1993 45.82 +0.08 pp
1992 45.73 +0.09 pp
1991 45.64 +0.1 pp
1990 45.54 +0.11 pp
1989 45.44 +0.11 pp
1988 45.33 +0.12 pp
1987 45.21 +0.12 pp
1986 45.09 +0.12 pp
1985 44.97 +0.11 pp
1984 44.85 −0.61 pp
1983 45.46 −1.28 pp
1982 46.74 −0.71 pp
1981 47.45 −0.18 pp
1980 47.63 −0.19 pp
1979 47.81 −0.2 pp
1978 48.01 −0.21 pp
1977 48.23 −0.22 pp
1976 48.45 −0.23 pp
1975 48.68 −0.24 pp
1974 48.93 −0.06 pp
1973 48.98 +0.08 pp
1972 48.9 +0.02 pp
1971 48.88 +0.03 pp
1970 48.85 +0.03 pp
1969 48.81 +0.01 pp
1968 48.8 −0.02 pp
1967 48.82 −0.04 pp
1966 48.85 −0.06 pp
1965 48.91 −0.02 pp
1964 48.93 −0 pp
1963 48.93 −0.04 pp
1962 48.97 −0.04 pp
1961 49.01 −0.04 pp
1960 49.05

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.