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Index / Peoples
  Libya /
Peoples
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Ethnic groups
Figures in 1000. |
Arabs
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4,600 |
72.0% |
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Libyans
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3,650 |
57.0% |
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Egyptians
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500 |
7,8% |
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Sudanese
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230 |
3.6% |
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Tunisians
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190 |
3.0% |
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Palestinians
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35 |
0.5% |
Berbers
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1,200 |
19.0% |
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Sanousi
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600 |
9.3% |
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Fezzan
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200 |
3.1% |
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Nafusa
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170 |
3.6% |
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Jalo
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45 |
0.7% |
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Zuwarah
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40 |
0.6% |
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Jofra
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30 |
0.5% |
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Sirte
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30 |
0.5% |
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Kufra
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25 |
0.4% |
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Riyah
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25 |
0.4% |
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Awjilah
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5 |
0.1% |
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Other
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20 |
0.3% |
Tebou
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40 |
0.6% |
Doms
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33 |
0.5% |
Circassians
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25 |
0.4% |
Tuaregs
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25 |
0.4% |
Indians
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80 |
1.3% |
Europeans
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70 |
1.1% |
Pakistanis
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10 |
0.2% |
Filipinos
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8 |
0.1% |
Other
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300 |
4.5% |
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A large part of the population of Libya are non-Libyans, counting for at least 20%, and in some areas more than 50% of the total number of inhabitants. These are foreign workers mainly from other Arab countries like Sudan, Egypt, and Tunisia.
The native population of Libya are mainly considering themselves as Arabs, but there is a large influence of Berber origin, and in certain communities, the Berber culture is still the strongest.
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