The population of Libya has just exceeded 6 million. In Gaddafi's era, Libyan people's living standards were among the best in Africa with the rich income from oil and natural gas resources. According to the law, banks are state-owned and citizens can borrow money without interest; Part of Libya's oil revenue is directly transferred to the bank account of every Libyan citizen. Daily electricity consumption is free, and citizens enjoy free medical care and education. If the domestic education or medical conditions cannot meet the needs, the government will invest in studying abroad or receiving treatment, and pay a monthly accommodation and transportation subsidy of 2,300 US dollars. At the same time, the state subsidizes the prices of food, sugar, tea and other necessities. When Libyan citizens buy cars, the government will give them a subsidy equivalent to 50% of the car price. On the issue of employment, if Libyan university graduates can't find a job for the time being, the government will pay them a subsidy equivalent to the average wage level until they find a job. At that time, the service industry and project workers in Libya basically employed foreign workers, and most families in the city had foreign maids to do housework, while Libyan citizens did not engage in these industries.

Five years later, the good days of the Libyan people are gone forever. Due to inflation, the purchasing power has shrunk, and it is difficult to guarantee basic living materials, not to mention the past luxury consumption. There is a shortage of educational and medical resources, the number of out-of-school children is increasing, doctors and medicines in hospitals are in short supply, patients are not treated in time, and foreign professors and experts in universities and hospitals have been evacuated. Urban water supply and power supply are often interrupted, and telephone and network systems are largely paralyzed. Thousands of Libyans fled the war and moved to neighboring countries, such as Tunisia and Egypt, and became refugees. According to the relevant reports of United Nations agencies, about100000 local people are caught in a humanitarian crisis in Benghazi and other cities where the armed conflict is the fiercest, and continue to provide food and medicine assistance.