Demographics of Libya

1830

Defeated by the Ottoman administration in Tripoli at the end of the 1830s, the survivors of the Awlad Sulayman took refuge in the Lake Chad basin where they reconstituted the conditions for their success in Libia; they controlled trans-Saharan trade and maintained their links with Libian society.

1911

It remained in control of its territory until 1911 when the country was conquered by Italy.

1931

As of 2019, twenty-eight percent of the population is estimated to be under the age of 15, but this proportion has decreased considerably during the past decades. ===Population census=== Eight population censuses have been carried out in Libya, the first in 1931 and the most recent one in 2006.

1943

During the war, the territory was under an Anglo-French military government until it was overrun by the Axis Powers, who, in turn, were defeated by the Allies in 1943. In 1951, the country was granted independence by the United Nations, being governed by King Idris.

1950

Since the 1950s, life expectancy increased steadily and the infant mortality rates decreased.

As the fertility rates remained high until the 1980s (the number of births tripled between 1950–55 and 1980–85), population growth was very high for three decades.

1951

During the war, the territory was under an Anglo-French military government until it was overrun by the Axis Powers, who, in turn, were defeated by the Allies in 1943. In 1951, the country was granted independence by the United Nations, being governed by King Idris.

1967

A small Jewish community historically lived in Libya since antiquity (see History of the Jews in Libya), but the almost the entire Jewish community in Libya eventually fled the country for Italy, Israel, or the United States, particularly after anti-Jewish riots in the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War between Arab countries and Israel.

1968

They were only 2 million in 1968, and 5 million in 2006.

1969

In 1969, a military coup led by Muammar Gaddafi resulted in the overthrow of King Idris I.

In 1970, Gaddafi ordered all British and American military bases closed. The Libyan population has increased rapidly after 1969.

Many migrant workers came to Libya since 1969.

1970

In 1970, Gaddafi ordered all British and American military bases closed. The Libyan population has increased rapidly after 1969.

1979

In 1979, Libya fought in Uganda to assist the government of Idi Amin in the Ugandan Civil War, and in 1981, fought in the Libyan-Chadian War.

1980

As the fertility rates remained high until the 1980s (the number of births tripled between 1950–55 and 1980–85), population growth was very high for three decades.

However, after 1985 a fast decrease in fertility was observed from over 7 children per woman in the beginning of the 1980s to less than 3 in 2005-2010.

1981

In 1979, Libya fought in Uganda to assist the government of Idi Amin in the Ugandan Civil War, and in 1981, fought in the Libyan-Chadian War.

1985

However, after 1985 a fast decrease in fertility was observed from over 7 children per woman in the beginning of the 1980s to less than 3 in 2005-2010.

1990

1,000,000 workers, mainly from other neighboring African countries like Sudan, Niger, Chad and Mali, migrated to Libya in the 1990s, after changes were made to Libya's Pan-African policies. Gaddafi used money from the sale of oil to improve the living conditions of the population and to assist Palestinian guerrillas in their fight against the Israelis.

2002

The final Jew in Libya, Esmeralda Meghnagi, died in 2002 ending the several millennia long Jewish ancestral body in Libya. == Culture == ===Cuisine=== Libyan cuisine is heavily influenced by Mediterranean, Arabic and North African (Berber cuisine) traditions.

2005

However, after 1985 a fast decrease in fertility was observed from over 7 children per woman in the beginning of the 1980s to less than 3 in 2005-2010.

2006

They were only 2 million in 1968, and 5 million in 2006.

As of 2019, twenty-eight percent of the population is estimated to be under the age of 15, but this proportion has decreased considerably during the past decades. ===Population census=== Eight population censuses have been carried out in Libya, the first in 1931 and the most recent one in 2006.

2019

As of 2019, twenty-eight percent of the population is estimated to be under the age of 15, but this proportion has decreased considerably during the past decades. ===Population census=== Eight population censuses have been carried out in Libya, the first in 1931 and the most recent one in 2006.




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