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Libya

Area of Libya	1,615,296.5 km²
Population	6.2 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+139.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+17.7%
Timezone	Eastern European Standard Time

Libya is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. Source: Wikipedia

COVID-19 Data for Libya

Last Updated: March 5, 2021

137,482
Total Cases

2,236
Total Deaths

124,712
Total Recovered

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Libya

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths in Libya

Total Cases per 10M population	221,398
Deaths per 10M population	3,601
Total Cases per 1M population	22,140
Deaths per 1M population	360

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases / Deaths in Libya

Date	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths
3/5/21	137,482	+895	2,236	+3
3/4/21	136,587	+1,002	2,233	+14
3/3/21	135,585	+618	2,219	+3
3/2/21	134,967	+840	2,216	+6
3/1/21	134,127	+789	2,210	+31
2/28/21	133,338	+880	2,179	+5
2/27/21	132,458	0	2,174	0
2/26/21	132,458	+625	2,174	+18
2/25/21	131,833	+571	2,156	+5
2/24/21	131,262	+561	2,151	+26
2/23/21	130,701	+489	2,125	+9
2/22/21	130,212	+415	2,116	+2
2/21/21	129,797	+472	2,114	+26
2/20/21	129,325	0	2,088	0
2/19/21	129,325	+585	2,088	+27
2/18/21	128,740	+392	2,061	+5
2/17/21	128,348	+312	2,056	+5
2/16/21	128,036	+331	2,051	+9
2/15/21	127,705	+351	2,042	+24
2/14/21	127,354	+473	2,018	+4
2/13/21	126,881	0	2,014	0
2/12/21	126,881	+520	2,014	+5
2/11/21	126,361	+333	2,009	+20
2/10/21	126,028	+467	1,989	+7
2/9/21	125,561	+679	1,982	+8
2/8/21	124,882	+856	1,974	+21
2/7/21	124,026	+1,132	1,953	+17
2/6/21	122,894	0	1,936	0
2/5/21	122,894	+881	1,936	+17
2/4/21	122,013	+770	1,919	+5
2/3/21	121,243	+809	1,914	+18
2/2/21	120,434	+1,032	1,896	+13
2/1/21	119,402	+771	1,883	+6
1/31/21	118,631	+981	1,877	+35
1/30/21	117,650	0	1,842	0
1/29/21	117,650	+871	1,842	+10
1/28/21	116,779	+715	1,832	+30
1/27/21	116,064	+765	1,802	+13
1/26/21	115,299	+870	1,789	+7
1/25/21	114,429	+741	1,782	+19
1/24/21	113,688	+1,148	1,763	+26
1/23/21	112,540	0	1,737	0
1/22/21	112,540	+794	1,737	+21
1/21/21	111,746	+622	1,716	+1
1/20/21	111,124	+659	1,715	+15
1/19/21	110,465	+596	1,700	+2
1/18/21	109,869	+781	1,698	+33
1/17/21	109,088	+1,071	1,665	+14
1/16/21	108,017	0	1,651	0
1/15/21	108,017	+583	1,651	+6
1/14/21	107,434	+764	1,645	+16
1/13/21	106,670	+640	1,629	+7
1/12/21	106,030	+652	1,622	+33
1/11/21	105,378	+633	1,589	+8
1/10/21	104,745	+743	1,581	+13
1/9/21	104,002	0	1,568	0
1/8/21	104,002	+487	1,568	+10
1/7/21	103,515	+635	1,558	+12
1/6/21	102,880	+424	1,546	+10
1/5/21	102,456	+481	1,536	+10
1/4/21	101,975	+561	1,526	+16
1/3/21	101,414	+670	1,510	+23
1/2/21	100,744	0	1,487	0
1/1/21	100,744	+467	1,487	+9
12/31/20	100,277	+342	1,478	+19
12/30/20	99,935	+585	1,459	+15
12/29/20	99,350	+437	1,444	+4
12/28/20	98,913	+532	1,440	+4
12/27/20	98,381	+728	1,436	+21
12/26/20	97,653	0	1,415	0
12/25/20	97,653	+461	1,415	+16
12/24/20	97,192	+846	1,399	+6
12/23/20	96,346	+640	1,393	+8
12/22/20	95,706	+506	1,385	+16
12/21/20	95,200	+640	1,369	+16
12/20/20	94,560	+788	1,353	+7
12/19/20	93,772	0	1,346	0
12/18/20	93,772	+489	1,346	+9
12/17/20	93,283	+706	1,337	+13
12/16/20	92,577	+560	1,324	+5
12/15/20	92,017	+660	1,319	+5
12/14/20	91,357	+578	1,314	+15
12/13/20	90,779	+899	1,299	+21
12/12/20	89,880	0	1,278	0
12/11/20	89,880	+697	1,278	+5
12/10/20	89,183	+661	1,273	+12
12/9/20	88,522	+536	1,261	+6
12/8/20	87,986	+889	1,255	+12
12/7/20	87,097	+517	1,243	+12
12/6/20	86,580	+1,051	1,231	+12
12/5/20	85,529	0	1,219	0
12/4/20	85,529	+680	1,219	+7
12/3/20	84,849	+762	1,212	+12
12/2/20	84,087	+670	1,200	+4
12/1/20	83,417	+608	1,196	+13
11/30/20	82,809	+379	1,183	+17
11/29/20	82,430	+1,157	1,166	+13
11/28/20	81,273	0	1,153	0
11/27/20	81,273	+866	1,153	+13
11/26/20	80,407	+610	1,140	+15
11/25/20	79,797	+617	1,125	+15
11/24/20	79,180	+707	1,110	+8
11/23/20	78,473	+650	1,102	+13
11/22/20	77,823	+1,015	1,089	+21
11/21/20	76,808	0	1,068	0
11/20/20	76,808	+802	1,068	+6
11/19/20	76,006	+541	1,062	+9
11/18/20	75,465	+529	1,053	+12
11/17/20	74,936	+612	1,041	+16
11/16/20	74,324	+722	1,025	+8
11/15/20	73,602	+974	1,017	+22
11/14/20	72,628	0	995	0
11/13/20	72,628	+824	995	+10
11/12/20	71,804	+919	985	+15
11/11/20	70,885	+875	970	+13
11/10/20	70,010	+970	957	+13
11/9/20	69,040	+923	944	+15
11/8/20	68,117	+1,078	929	+9
11/7/20	67,039	+595	920	+5
11/6/20	66,444	+1,004	915	+8
11/5/20	65,440	+853	907	+7
11/4/20	64,587	+899	900	+7
11/3/20	63,688	+781	893	+13
11/2/20	62,907	+862	880	+9
11/1/20	62,045	+950	871	+14
10/31/20	61,095	+467	857	+10
10/30/20	60,628	+972	847	+16
10/29/20	59,656	+782	831	+8
10/28/20	58,874	+899	823	+11
10/27/20	57,975	+752	812	+11
10/26/20	57,223	+1,210	801	+6
10/25/20	56,013	+1,639	795	+5
10/24/20	54,374	+990	790	+16
10/23/20	53,384	+764	774	+6
10/22/20	52,620	+995	768	+3
10/21/20	51,625	+719	765	+19
10/20/20	50,906	+957	746	+14
10/19/20	49,949	+1,159	732	+7
10/18/20	48,790	+945	725	+26
10/17/20	47,845	0	699	0
10/16/20	47,845	+1,169	699	+18
10/15/20	46,676	+855	681	+12
10/14/20	45,821	+836	669	+13
10/13/20	44,985	+1,164	656	+12
10/12/20	43,821	+1,109	644	+13
10/11/20	42,712	+1,026	631	+8
10/10/20	41,686	+318	623	+2
10/9/20	41,368	+1,076	621	+5
10/8/20	40,292	+779	616	+8
10/7/20	39,513	+1,045	608	+6
10/6/20	38,468	+1,031	602	+6
10/5/20	37,437	+628	596	+4
10/4/20	36,809	+722	592	+14
10/3/20	36,087	+370	578	+8
10/2/20	35,717	+509	570	+11
10/1/20	35,208	+683	559	+8
9/30/20	34,525	+511	551	+11
9/29/20	34,014	+801	540	+13
9/28/20	33,213	+849	527	+7
9/27/20	32,364	+536	520	+21
9/26/20	31,828	+538	499	+8
9/25/20	31,290	+658	491	+17
9/24/20	30,632	+535	474	+5
9/23/20	30,097	+651	469	+9
9/22/20	29,446	+650	460	+10
9/21/20	28,796	+847	450	+6
9/20/20	27,949	+715	444	+8
9/19/20	27,234	+796	436	+18
9/18/20	26,438	+616	418	+9
9/17/20	25,822	+886	409	+15
9/16/20	24,936	+792	394	+11
9/15/20	24,144	+629	383	+15
9/14/20	23,515	+734	368	+6
9/13/20	22,781	+433	362	+8
9/12/20	22,348	+440	354	+2
9/11/20	21,908	+969	352	+13
9/10/20	20,939	+477	339	+15
9/9/20	20,462	+879	324	+10
9/8/20	19,583	+749	314	+18
9/7/20	18,834	+1,085	296	+11
9/6/20	17,749	+655	285	+13
9/5/20	17,094	+649	272	+10
9/4/20	16,445	+672	262	+8
9/3/20	15,773	+617	254	+4
9/2/20	15,156	+532	250	+8
9/1/20	14,624	+658	242	+5
8/31/20	13,966	+543	237	+5
8/30/20	13,423	+465	232	+1
8/29/20	12,958	+329	231	+5
8/28/20	12,629	+355	226	+7
8/27/20	12,274	+440	219	+9
8/26/20	11,834	+553	210	+7
8/25/20	11,281	+272	203	+4
8/24/20	11,009	+572	199	+11
8/23/20	10,437	0	188	0
8/22/20	10,437	+316	188	+8
8/21/20	10,121	+414	180	+7
8/20/20	9,707	+244	173	+4
8/19/20	9,463	+395	169	+5
8/18/20	9,068	+489	164	+7
8/17/20	8,579	+407	157	+4
8/16/20	8,172	+434	153	+8
8/15/20	7,738	+411	145	+6
8/14/20	7,327	+277	139	+4
8/13/20	7,050	+439	135	+3
8/12/20	6,611	+309	132	0
8/11/20	6,302	+373	132	+7
8/10/20	5,929	+478	125	+6
8/9/20	5,451	+219	119	+6
8/8/20	5,232	+153	113	+5
8/7/20	5,079	+200	108	+1
8/6/20	4,879	+404	107	+8
8/5/20	4,475	+251	99	+3
8/4/20	4,224	+161	96	+3
8/3/20	4,063	+226	93	+10
8/2/20	3,837	+146	83	+3
8/1/20	3,691	+70	80	+6
7/31/20	3,621	+183	74	+1
7/30/20	3,438	+216	73	0
7/29/20	3,222	+205	76	+9
7/28/20	3,017	+190	67	+3
7/27/20	2,827	+158	64	+4
7/26/20	2,669	+122	60	+2
7/25/20	2,547	+123	58	+1
7/24/20	2,424	+110	57	+1
7/23/20	2,314	+138	56	+3
7/22/20	2,176	+88	53	+3
7/21/20	2,088	+108	50	+1
7/20/20	1,980	+114	49	+1
7/19/20	1,866	+75	48	0
7/18/20	1,791	+87	48	+1
7/17/20	1,704	+52	47	+1
7/16/20	1,652	+63	46	+3
7/15/20	1,589	+26	43	+1
7/14/20	1,563	+51	42	+2
7/13/20	1,512	+79	40	+1
7/12/20	1,433	+44	39	+1
7/11/20	1,389	+47	38	0
7/10/20	1,342	0	38	0
7/9/20	1,342	+74	38	+2
7/8/20	1,268	+86	36	+1
7/7/20	1,182	+65	35	+1
7/6/20	1,117	+71	34	+2
7/5/20	1,046	+57	32	+5
7/4/20	989	+71	27	0
7/3/20	918	+27	27	+1
7/2/20	891	+17	26	+1
7/1/20	874	+50	25	+1
6/30/20	824	+22	24	+1
6/29/20	802	+40	23	+2
6/28/20	762	+35	21	+3
6/27/20	727	+14	18	0
6/26/20	713	+15	18	0
6/25/20	698	+28	18	0
6/24/20	670	+31	18	+1
6/23/20	639	+44	17	+7
6/22/20	595	+24	10	0
6/21/20	571	+27	10	0
6/20/20	544	+24	10	0
6/19/20	520	+10	10	0
6/18/20	510	+10	10	0
6/17/20	500	+16	10	0
6/16/20	484	+17	10	0
6/15/20	467	+13	10	0
6/14/20	454	+36	10	+2
6/13/20	418	+9	8	+2
6/12/20	409	+16	6	+1
6/11/20	393	+15	5	0
6/10/20	378	+19	5	0
6/9/20	359	+27	5	0
6/8/20	332	+76	5	0
6/7/20	256	0	5	0
6/6/20	256	+17	5	0
6/5/20	239	+30	5	0
6/4/20	209	+13	5	0
6/3/20	196	+14	5	0
6/2/20	182	+14	5	0
6/1/20	168	+12	5	0
5/31/20	156	+26	5	0
5/30/20	130	+12	5	0
5/29/20	118	+13	5	0
5/28/20	105	+6	5	+1
5/27/20	99	+22	4	+1
5/26/20	77	+2	3	0
5/25/20	75	0	3	0
5/24/20	75	0	3	0
5/23/20	75	+3	3	0
5/22/20	72	+1	3	0
5/21/20	71	+2	3	0
5/20/20	69	+1	3	0
5/19/20	68	+3	3	0
5/18/20	65	0	3	0
5/17/20	65	0	3	0
5/16/20	65	+1	3	0
5/15/20	64	0	3	0
5/14/20	64	0	3	0
5/13/20	64	0	3	0
5/12/20	64	0	3	0
5/11/20	64	0	3	0
5/10/20	64	0	3	0
5/9/20	64	0	3	0
5/8/20	64	0	3	0
5/7/20	64	0	3	0
5/6/20	64	+1	3	0
5/5/20	63	0	3	0
5/4/20	63	0	3	0
5/3/20	63	0	3	0
5/2/20	63	0	3	0
5/1/20	63	+2	3	0
4/30/20	61	0	3	+1
4/29/20	61	0	2	0
4/28/20	61	0	2	0
4/27/20	61	0	2	0
4/26/20	61	0	2	0
4/25/20	61	0	2	0
4/24/20	61	+1	2	0
4/23/20	60	+1	2	+1
4/22/20	59	+8	1	0
4/21/20	51	0	1	0
4/20/20	51	0	1	0
4/19/20	51	+2	1	0
4/18/20	49	0	1	0
4/17/20	49	0	1	0
4/16/20	49	+1	1	0
4/15/20	48	+13	1	0
4/14/20	35	+9	1	0
4/13/20	26	+1	1	0
4/12/20	25	+1	1	0
4/11/20	24	0	1	0
4/10/20	24	0	1	0
4/9/20	24	+3	1	0
4/8/20	21	+1	1	0
4/7/20	20	+1	1	0
4/6/20	19	+1	1	0
4/5/20	18	0	1	0
4/4/20	18	+7	1	0
4/3/20	11	0	1	0
4/2/20	11	+1	1	+1
4/1/20	10	0	0	0
3/31/20	10	+2	0	0
3/30/20	8	0	0	0
3/29/20	8	+5	0	0
3/28/20	3	+2	0	0
3/27/20	1	0	0	0
3/26/20	1	0	0	0
3/25/20	1	0	0	0

Libya Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	2,589,440	4,342,883	5,275,254	6,209,716
Population Density	1.6 / km²	2.69 / km²	3.27 / km²	3.84 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Libya Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	399,879	n/a	n/a
100	449,864	1.2%	4,998
200	499,849	1.1%	4,998
300	449,888	-1%	-4,996
400	399,927	-1.2%	-4,996
500	419,878	0.5%	1,995
600	439,829	0.5%	1,995
700	459,804	0.4%	1,997
800	479,850	0.4%	2,004
900	489,849	0.2%	999
1000	499,849	0.2%	1,000
1100	350,014	-3.5%	-14,983
1200	200,227	-5.4%	-14,978
1300	300,101	4.1%	9,987
1400	399,879	2.9%	9,977
1500	499,753	2.3%	9,987
1600	499,849	0%	9
1700	499,753	0%	-9
1800	499,335	0%	-41
1900	700,119	3.4%	20,078
1910	728,538	4.1%	28,419
1920	727,352	-0.2%	-1,186
1930	723,509	-0.5%	-3,843
1940	922,333	27.5%	198,824
1950	1,054,243	14.3%	131,910
1960	1,382,009	31.1%	327,766
1970	2,042,421	47.8%	660,412
1990	4,342,883	45.8%	1,150,231
2000	5,275,254	21.5%	932,371
2020	6,713,656	12.8%	719,201
2030	7,477,101	11.4%	763,445
2040	8,161,721	9.2%	684,620
2050	8,749,463	7.2%	587,742
2060	9,040,837	3.3%	291,374
2070	9,134,488	1%	93,651
2080	9,121,853	-0.1%	-12,635
2090	9,015,722	-1.2%	-106,131
2100	8,810,575	-2.3%	-205,147

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Libya Annual Weather Averages

March Historical Weather Data (1916 to 2020)

Average Temp

15.5°C

59.9°F

Average High

21.6°C

70.8°F

Average Low

9.6°C

49.3°F

Record High Temperature

42.8°C

109.0°F

Record Low Temperature

-5.6°C

21.9°F

Average Precipitation

21.2 mm

0.8 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

3.7 days

Average Snowfall

0.0 mm

0.0 in

Average Snowfall Days (≥ 25 mm)

0.0 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought

Medium (4.3)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Top places in Libya

Places in Libya

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Ajdabiya	197,448.3 km²	198,148	1.0 / km²
Al Butnan	79,721.9 km²	172,636	2.17 / km²
Al Jufrah	115,068.4 km²	57,822	0.5 / km²
Al Khums	7,993 km²	597,728	74.8 / km²
Al Kufrah	420,574.9 km²	53,631	0.13 / km²
Al Marj	11,411.9 km²	213,899	18.7 / km²
Al-Jafara, Libya	1,333.4 km²	88,435	66.3 / km²
An Nuqat al Khams	5,817.3 km²	315,020	54.2 / km²
Ash Shati'	95,945.5 km²	87,244	0.91 / km²
Awbari	50,340 km²	25,743	0.51 / km²
Awbari	32,399.2 km²	84,626	2.61 / km²
Az Zawiyah	3,330.3 km²	672,202	201.8 / km²
Benghazi	12,961.3 km²	736,945	56.9 / km²
Darnah	21,148.8 km²	177,649	8.4 / km²
Ghadamis	66,582.2 km²	110,859	1.66 / km²
Gharyan	88,765.5 km²	326,398	3.68 / km²
Green Mountain, Libya	8,388.5 km²	228,235	27.2 / km²
Misratah	26,239.2 km²	416,182	15.9 / km²
Murzuq	280,514.6 km²	87,423	0.31 / km²
Sabha	17,232.1 km²	147,822	8.58 / km²
Surt	69,496.6 km²	155,345	2.24 / km²
Tripoli, Libya	2,581 km²	1.3 million	501.2 / km²

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