The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,011,944 people compared to 7,540,799 in Libya.
Population statistics:
- Belarus' population is 1.2 times bigger than Libya's.
- Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
- The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.09% for Libya.
- For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
- Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.17% decline), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.54M (26.1% growth).
- Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 9.97M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.39M people by 2100.
Belarus vs Libya: live population counter
Belarus
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Libya
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
9011944
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7540799
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| Population rank | 101/197 | 105/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
11.5 minutes
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6.97 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.02 minutes
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4.23 minutes
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| One death every |
4.29 minutes
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10.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.81 hours
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2.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -3,119 | +3,448 |
| Daily growth/decline | -125 | +206 |
| Annual growth/decline | -45,669 | +75,364 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.5% | +1.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 187/197 | 100/197 |
Belarus and Libya: population history and growth rate by year chart
Belarus
Population
Growth rate
Libya
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Belarus
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Libya
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Belarus
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Libya
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| 1960 | 8,198,000 | 1,492,890 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,271,216 | 1,555,699 | 0.89% | 4.21% |
| 1962 | 8,351,928 | 1,621,960 | 0.98% | 4.26% |
| 1963 | 8,437,232 | 1,690,457 | 1.02% | 4.22% |
| 1964 | 8,524,224 | 1,753,691 | 1.03% | 3.74% |
| 1965 | 8,610,000 | 1,804,015 | 1.01% | 2.87% |
| 1966 | 8,696,496 | 1,849,063 | 1% | 2.5% |
| 1967 | 8,785,648 | 1,898,199 | 1.03% | 2.66% |
| 1968 | 8,874,552 | 1,952,781 | 1.01% | 2.88% |
| 1969 | 8,960,304 | 2,014,293 | 0.97% | 3.15% |
| 1970 | 9,040,000 | 2,082,589 | 0.89% | 3.39% |
| 1971 | 9,115,576 | 2,153,534 | 0.84% | 3.41% |
| 1972 | 9,188,968 | 2,226,091 | 0.81% | 3.37% |
| 1973 | 9,257,272 | 2,314,193 | 0.74% | 3.96% |
| 1974 | 9,317,584 | 2,432,211 | 0.65% | 5.1% |
| 1975 | 9,367,000 | 2,571,556 | 0.53% | 5.73% |
| 1976 | 9,411,000 | 2,721,237 | 0.47% | 5.82% |
| 1977 | 9,463,000 | 2,881,533 | 0.55% | 5.89% |
| 1978 | 9,525,000 | 3,052,526 | 0.66% | 5.93% |
| 1979 | 9,584,000 | 3,233,846 | 0.62% | 5.94% |
| 1980 | 9,643,000 | 3,424,378 | 0.62% | 5.89% |
| 1981 | 9,710,000 | 3,621,486 | 0.69% | 5.76% |
| 1982 | 9,776,000 | 3,724,765 | 0.68% | 2.85% |
| 1983 | 9,843,000 | 3,718,961 | 0.69% | -0.16% |
| 1984 | 9,910,000 | 3,773,633 | 0.68% | 1.47% |
| 1985 | 9,975,000 | 3,898,745 | 0.66% | 3.32% |
| 1986 | 10,043,000 | 4,017,403 | 0.68% | 3.04% |
| 1987 | 10,111,000 | 4,129,739 | 0.68% | 2.8% |
| 1988 | 10,140,000 | 4,237,755 | 0.29% | 2.62% |
| 1989 | 10,170,000 | 4,342,920 | 0.3% | 2.48% |
| 1990 | 10,189,348 | 4,445,239 | 0.19% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 10,194,050 | 4,544,400 | 0.05% | 2.23% |
| 1992 | 10,216,470 | 4,640,352 | 0.22% | 2.11% |
| 1993 | 10,239,050 | 4,733,045 | 0.22% | 2% |
| 1994 | 10,226,955 | 4,822,037 | -0.12% | 1.88% |
| 1995 | 10,193,831 | 4,906,843 | -0.32% | 1.76% |
| 1996 | 10,159,569 | 4,987,393 | -0.34% | 1.64% |
| 1997 | 10,117,433 | 5,064,639 | -0.41% | 1.55% |
| 1998 | 10,071,963 | 5,140,704 | -0.45% | 1.5% |
| 1999 | 10,026,738 | 5,218,038 | -0.45% | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 9,979,610 | 5,305,021 | -0.47% | 1.67% |
| 2001 | 9,928,549 | 5,403,639 | -0.51% | 1.86% |
| 2002 | 9,865,548 | 5,508,410 | -0.63% | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 9,796,749 | 5,619,398 | -0.7% | 2.01% |
| 2004 | 9,730,146 | 5,736,693 | -0.68% | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 9,663,915 | 5,858,798 | -0.68% | 2.13% |
| 2006 | 9,604,924 | 5,980,211 | -0.61% | 2.07% |
| 2007 | 9,560,953 | 6,104,380 | -0.46% | 2.08% |
| 2008 | 9,527,985 | 6,235,430 | -0.34% | 2.15% |
| 2009 | 9,504,583 | 6,366,686 | -0.25% | 2.11% |
| 2010 | 9,483,836 | 6,497,839 | -0.22% | 2.06% |
| 2011 | 9,461,643 | 6,343,203 | -0.23% | -2.38% |
| 2012 | 9,446,836 | 6,179,328 | -0.16% | -2.58% |
| 2013 | 9,443,211 | 6,304,628 | -0.04% | 2.03% |
| 2014 | 9,448,515 | 6,427,252 | 0.06% | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 9,461,076 | 6,531,819 | 0.13% | 1.63% |
| 2016 | 9,469,379 | 6,632,126 | 0.09% | 1.54% |
| 2017 | 9,458,989 | 6,738,770 | -0.11% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 9,438,785 | 6,849,055 | -0.21% | 1.64% |
| 2019 | 9,419,758 | 6,951,033 | -0.2% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 9,379,952 | 7,045,399 | -0.42% | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 9,302,585 | 7,135,175 | -0.82% | 1.27% |
| 2022 | 9,228,071 | 7,223,805 | -0.8% | 1.24% |
| 2023 | 9,178,298 | 7,305,659 | -0.54% | 1.13% |
| 2024 | 9,132,629 | 7,381,023 | -0.5% | 1.03% |
| 2025 | 9,073,036 | 7,458,547 | -0.65% | 1.05% |
| 2026 | 9,011,944 | 7,539,842 | -0.67% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 8,950,041 | 7,627,487 | -0.69% | 1.16% |
| 2028 | 8,887,762 | 7,716,839 | -0.7% | 1.17% |
| 2029 | 8,824,424 | 7,802,209 | -0.71% | 1.11% |
| 2030 | 8,760,466 | 7,885,801 | -0.72% | 1.07% |
| 2031 | 8,696,768 | 7,969,103 | -0.73% | 1.06% |
| 2032 | 8,633,068 | 8,048,491 | -0.73% | 1% |
| 2033 | 8,569,172 | 8,126,634 | -0.74% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 8,505,555 | 8,206,611 | -0.74% | 0.98% |
| 2035 | 8,442,461 | 8,283,950 | -0.74% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 8,379,897 | 8,357,480 | -0.74% | 0.89% |
| 2037 | 8,317,831 | 8,431,722 | -0.74% | 0.89% |
| 2038 | 8,255,917 | 8,506,595 | -0.74% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 8,193,893 | 8,579,849 | -0.75% | 0.86% |
| 2040 | 8,132,083 | 8,651,409 | -0.75% | 0.83% |
| 2041 | 8,070,545 | 8,719,609 | -0.76% | 0.79% |
| 2042 | 8,009,602 | 8,786,619 | -0.76% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 7,949,312 | 8,854,384 | -0.75% | 0.77% |
| 2044 | 7,889,014 | 8,920,015 | -0.76% | 0.74% |
| 2045 | 7,828,555 | 8,983,943 | -0.77% | 0.72% |
| 2046 | 7,767,902 | 9,043,667 | -0.77% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 7,706,676 | 9,098,399 | -0.79% | 0.61% |
| 2048 | 7,644,179 | 9,154,058 | -0.81% | 0.61% |
| 2049 | 7,580,508 | 9,208,602 | -0.83% | 0.6% |
| 2050 | 7,516,034 | 9,260,603 | -0.85% | 0.56% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost -457,435 (a 4.83% decline), while Libya's population increased by 908,673 (a 13.7% growth).
Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.6% to 7,516,034 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,260,603 people and will still be ranked 105th.
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Population differences between Belarus and Libya
|
Belarus
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75 years | 75.2 years |
| Average age | 41.7 years | 30.7 years |
| Median age | 42 years | 28.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.6:53.4 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 116.5 ppl/mi² | 10.9 ppl/mi² |
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