Libya vs Tunisia
Libya vs Tunisia: Median age
Median age in 2023: 27.2 years in Libya and 32.1 years in Tunisia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 4.9 years, or 1.18 times that in Libya.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Tunisia has been higher since 1961, when it overtook Libya.
- In 2023, Libya ranked 146 and Tunisia ranked 113 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Libya at 46.2 years and Tunisia at 50.7 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Libya | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27.2 | 32.1 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 26.9 | 31.7 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 26.7 | 31.4 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 26.5 | 31.1 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 26.2 | 30.8 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 26 | 30.4 | 29 |
| 2017 | 25.8 | 30.1 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 25.6 | 29.7 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 25.4 | 29.4 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 25.2 | 29.1 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 24.9 | 28.8 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 24.7 | 28.5 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 24.5 | 28.2 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 24.3 | 27.8 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 24 | 27.4 | 27 |
| 2008 | 23.6 | 27 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 23.2 | 26.6 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 22.9 | 26.1 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 22.6 | 25.6 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 22.4 | 25.1 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 22.2 | 24.7 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 22 | 24.2 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 21.8 | 23.8 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 21.6 | 23.4 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 21.3 | 23 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 20.9 | 22.6 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 20.4 | 22.2 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 20 | 21.8 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 24 |
| 1994 | 19.1 | 21 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 18.7 | 20.7 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 17.8 | 20.2 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 17.5 | 20 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 17.1 | 19.7 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 16.8 | 19.4 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 16.2 | 18.9 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 16 | 18.7 | 22 |
| 1984 | 15.7 | 18.4 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 15.2 | 17.9 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 15 | 17.4 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 14.8 | 17 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 14.7 | 16.9 | 21 |
| 1976 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 13.6 | 16.5 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 13.6 | 16.5 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 13.6 | 16.4 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 13.9 | 16.4 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 14.3 | 16.5 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 16.1 | 17 | 21 |
| 1963 | 16.4 | 17 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 19 | 18.1 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 19.3 | 18.5 | 22 |
| 1952 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Libya | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.527.1–27.9 | 32.532.5–32.6 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 27.726.6–28.4 | 32.932.8–33.2 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 2826.4–28.2 | 33.433–33.7 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 28.326.6–28.4 | 33.833.3–34.3 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 28.626.9–29.1 | 34.233.6–34.9 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 2927.1–29.8 | 34.633.8–35.6 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 29.327.3–30.5 | 35.134.1–36.2 | 32 |
| 2031 | 29.627.6–31.1 | 35.534.3–36.8 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 29.927.8–31.7 | 35.934.4–37.4 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 30.328–32.3 | 36.234.6–38.1 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 30.628.3–32.9 | 36.634.7–38.7 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 3128.6–33.5 | 36.934.8–39.3 | 33 |
| 2036 | 31.328.8–34 | 37.234.9–39.9 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 31.729–34.7 | 37.535–40.5 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 3229.3–35.3 | 37.735–41 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 32.429.6–35.8 | 3835.1–41.6 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 32.829.8–36.3 | 38.235.2–42.1 | 34 |
| 2041 | 33.130–36.8 | 38.435.3–42.6 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 33.530.2–37.2 | 38.635.4–43 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 33.830.6–37.9 | 38.835.5–43.5 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 34.230.9–38.5 | 3935.6–43.9 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 34.531.2–39 | 39.135.8–44.3 | 35 |
| 2046 | 34.931.4–39.4 | 39.336–44.7 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 35.331.7–39.9 | 39.536.2–45.1 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 35.632–40.2 | 39.836.4–45.5 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 35.932.3–40.8 | 4036.7–45.8 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 36.332.7–41.4 | 40.336.9–46.2 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 36.633–41.5 | 40.637.1–46.5 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 36.933.3–41.7 | 40.937.3–46.8 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 37.233.6–41.8 | 41.337.5–47.2 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 37.633.9–42 | 41.637.8–47.5 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 37.934.2–42.3 | 4238–47.9 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 38.234.5–42.9 | 42.338.2–48.3 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 38.534.7–43.4 | 42.738.4–48.7 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 38.835–43.9 | 43.138.6–49.1 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 3935.2–44.4 | 43.538.8–49.5 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 39.335.4–44.6 | 43.938.9–50 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 39.635.6–44.6 | 44.339–50.5 | 38 |
| 2062 | 39.835.9–44.6 | 44.739.1–51 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 4036.1–45 | 45.139.2–51.5 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 40.236.2–45.4 | 45.539.2–52 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 40.436.4–45.8 | 45.839.3–52.5 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 40.636.6–46.1 | 46.139.4–53 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 40.836.7–46.5 | 46.439.5–53.5 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 40.936.8–47 | 46.739.5–54.1 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 41.136.9–47.4 | 46.939.6–54.7 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 41.237–47.9 | 47.139.6–55.3 | 39 |
| 2071 | 41.437–48.5 | 47.339.7–55.8 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 41.537.2–49.1 | 47.539.7–56.3 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 41.737.4–49.6 | 47.639.8–56.9 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 41.837.6–50.2 | 47.739.8–57.4 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 4237.8–50.7 | 47.839.8–57.9 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 42.138.1–51.1 | 47.939.8–58.5 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 42.338.3–51.5 | 47.939.8–59 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 42.538.5–51.9 | 4839.8–59.5 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 42.638.6–52.2 | 4839.8–60 | 40 |
| 2080 | 42.838.8–52.4 | 48.139.9–60.5 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 4339–52.5 | 48.139.9–61.1 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 43.139.2–52.7 | 48.140–61.6 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 43.339.4–53.1 | 48.140.1–62.1 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 43.539.5–53.3 | 48.240.2–62.5 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 43.739.7–53.5 | 48.240.3–62.9 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 43.939.9–53.8 | 48.340.5–63.3 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 44.139.9–54.2 | 48.440.6–63.7 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 44.340–54.8 | 48.540.7–64.2 | 41 |
| 2089 | 44.540.1–55.2 | 48.640.8–64.7 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 44.740.2–55.7 | 48.840.9–65 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 44.940.1–56.2 | 4941–65.3 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 45.140.1–56.6 | 49.141.1–65.6 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 45.340.1–57.1 | 49.341.1–65.9 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 45.440.1–57.3 | 49.541.2–66.1 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 45.640.2–57.3 | 49.741.3–66.3 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 45.740.2–57.3 | 49.941.4–66.4 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 45.940.3–57.2 | 50.141.5–66.5 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 4640.3–57.5 | 50.341.6–66.6 | 42 |
| 2099 | 46.140.4–57.8 | 50.541.7–66.6 | 42 |
| 2100 | 46.240.5–58.1 | 50.741.7–66.7 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Libya vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyLibya: 69.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLibya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLibya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLibya: 3.81% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateLibya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLibya: 7.31 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthLibya: 1.01% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLibya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLibya: 87.9% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overLibya: 4.9% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateLibya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLibya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLibya: $1.6B in 2023Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personLibya: $216 in 2023Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLibya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLibya: 0 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerLibya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLibya: 0% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLibya: 5 million TIV in 2024Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025