Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+

1991 - 2017 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ data was reported at 43.196 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 42.795 % for 2016. Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 41.625 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.232 % in 2011 and a record low of 38.990 % in 1991. Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
43.20 2017	42.79 2016	38.99 1991	44.23 2011	%	yearly	1991 - 2017

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Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	43.20 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female (%)	3.45 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male (%)	14.22 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	9.08 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Female (%)	25.30 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)	51.30 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	38.66 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Forc... (%)	67.84 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Ag... (%)	40.82 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 1... (%)	48.70 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Unemployment: National Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	25.05 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Unemployment: National Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	15.88 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	19.03 2012	yearly	2012 - 2012
Libya LY: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	12.41 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Fema... (%)	6.21 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male (%)	29.48 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	18.05 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female (%)	18.81 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)	67.50 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	26.68 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	60.92 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female E... (%)	9.28 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employmen... (%)	33.87 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employme... (%)	60.37 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	17.68 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force... (%)	37.85 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour F... (%)	67.04 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employm... (%)	60.34 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	58.91 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Emp... (%)	7.47 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	36.04 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Age... (%)	45.94 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	41.09 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Empl... (%)	27.84 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employme... (%)	26.35 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	14.60 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female... (%)	21.98 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female E... (%)	53.75 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Empl... (%)	62.87 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	46.25 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Emplo... (%)	43.87 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	5.05 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	5.79 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	2.38 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	39.66 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employem... (%)	10.62 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Emplo... (%)	13.28 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	27.16 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2011 PPP (Intl $)	44,887.95 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017

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Libya Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	29,874.070 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	7,095.950 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	3.588 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LYD bn)	128.676 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LYD bn)	140.430 2021	yearly	1990 - 2021
Forecast: Government Revenue (LYD bn)	131.116 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	7.194 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.863 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	5.770 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

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Libya LY: Immunization: Measles: % of Children Aged 12-23 Months (%)	97.00 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Libya LY: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People (Number)	3.70 2012	yearly	1960 - 2012
Libya LY: Nurses and Midwives: per 1000 People (Ratio)	6.91 2014	yearly	1997 - 2014
Libya LY: Physicians: per 1000 People (Ratio)	2.09 2014	yearly	1960 - 2014
Libya LY: Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death: 1 in: Rate Varies by Country (NA)	4,200.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Libya LY: Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care (%)	93.00 2008	yearly	1995 - 2008
Libya LY: Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff: % of Total (%)	99.90 2010	yearly	1995 - 2010
Libya LY: Maternal Mortality Ratio: Modeled Estimate: per 100,000 Live Births (Ratio)	9.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Libya LY: Tuberculosis Treatment Success Rate: % of New Cases (%)	61.00 2015	yearly	2002 - 2015
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Libya LY: Incidence of Tuberculosis: per 100,000 People (Ratio)	40.00 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
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Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Fema... (%)	6.21 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male (%)	29.48 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
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Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female (%)	18.81 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
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Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Emerging and ... (USD mn)	0.40 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Libya LY: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	26.68 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	60.92 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Libya LY: IMF Account: Fund Position: Reserve Tranche Position (XDR mn)	408.21 2017	yearly	1945 - 2017
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Libya LY: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male... (%)	79.04 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Libya LY: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Popu... (%)	52.47 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Libya LY: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force (%)	24.55 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Libya LY: Labour Force (Person)	2,403,355.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
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Libya LY: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Asylum (Person)	9,301.00 2016	yearly	1993 - 2016
Libya LY: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin (Person)	8,796.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Libya LY: International Migrant Stock: Total (Person)	771,146.00 2015	yearly	1960 - 2015
Libya LY: International Migrant Stock: % of Population (%)	12.28 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Libya LY: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 (Ratio)	5.73 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults (Ratio)	96.13 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Mortality Rate: Adult: Male: per 1000 Male Adults (Ratio)	171.10 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	19.67 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	5.21 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	11.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Year)	74.94 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total (Year)	71.93 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Year)	69.17 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)	2.27 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort (%)	83.36 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort (%)	72.33 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)	28.42 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)	67.22 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above (%)	4.36 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population (%)	48.76 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old (%)	6.49 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young (%)	42.27 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Population: Growth (%)	0.93 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Population: Total (Person)	6,293,253.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Population: as % of Total: Female (%)	49.56 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Rural Population (Person)	1,337,065.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Rural Population Growth (%)	-0.01 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)	21.25 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Urban Population Growth (%)	1.18 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Urban Population (Person)	4,956,188.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Urban Population: % of Total Population (%)	78.75 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
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Libya LY: International Tourism: Receipts (USD mn)	170.00 2010	yearly	1995 - 2010
Libya LY: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports (%)	0.34 2010	yearly	1995 - 2010
Libya LY: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)	131.00 2013	yearly	1995 - 2013
Libya LY: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)	173.00 2013	yearly	1995 - 2013
Libya LY: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items (USD mn)	60.00 2010	yearly	1995 - 2010
Libya LY: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items (USD mn)	2,425.00 2013	yearly	1995 - 2013
Libya LY: International Tourism: Expenditures (USD mn)	2,598.00 2013	yearly	1995 - 2013
Libya LY: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports (%)	6.11 2013	yearly	1995 - 2013
Libya LY: Goods Trade: % of GDP (%)	77.80 2011	yearly	1990 - 2011
Libya LY: Import Volume Index (2000=100)	197.28 2016	yearly	1982 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)	0.82 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food (%)	12.13 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel (%)	1.08 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Libya LY: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)	30.63 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures (%)	84.09 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals (%)	1.63 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Libya LY: Imports: Goods (USD mn)	10,600.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports (%)	40.02 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: O... (%)	39.19 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: E... (%)	17.39 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: L... (%)	2.55 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: M... (%)	7.28 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: S... (%)	2.20 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: S... (%)	0.22 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual (%)	13.51 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)	6,546.75 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: W... (%)	7.28 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Import Value Index (2000=100)	284.03 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Computer, Communic... (%)	0.85 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Commercial Service (USD mn)	2,377.10 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport (%)	38.49 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel (%)	30.04 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Barter Terms of Trade Index (2000=100)	129.22 2016	yearly	1982 - 2016
Libya LY: Export Volume Index (2000=100)	25.34 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)	0.00 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food (%)	0.00 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel (%)	97.72 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Libya LY: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)	19.96 2013	yearly	1977 - 2013
Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures (%)	2.28 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010
Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals (%)	0.00 2010	yearly	1962 - 2010

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