Hinduism in Libya

There are very few Hindus in Libya. They mainly traveled from India to work in Libya. There was an Indian community of about 10,000^[1] individuals (in 2007), many of whom were likely to be Hindu. It is not known whether any Hindu temples exist in the country. At the time of the Libyan Revolution, there were 18,000 Hindus in Libya.^[2] But when the war broke out, many of them returned to India.^[3]

Demographics

Historical Population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	5,443	—
2007	10,000	+83.7%
2011	18,000	+80.0%
2015	6,418	−64.3%
Source: ^[4]^[5]

Year	Percent	Increase
2001	0.1%	-
2007	0.2%	+0.1%
2011	0.3%	+0.1%
2015	0.1%	-0.2

References

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2. "Government to evacuate Indians from Libya". The Hindu. February 23, 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
3. Prasad, K. (2011-02-26). "Indians start arriving from Libya". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
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5. "Libya, Religion and Social Profile". Retrieved July 7, 2021.