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Population in Cyprus compared to Libya: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 5.45 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Cyprus vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Libya
2100 1,283,630 9,844,478
2099 1,288,020 9,862,293
2098 1,292,508 9,883,409
2097 1,296,742 9,903,494
2096 1,301,023 9,920,212
2095 1,305,479 9,931,781
2094 1,309,718 9,943,275
2093 1,313,969 9,958,570
2092 1,318,737 9,973,255
2091 1,323,639 9,982,193
2090 1,328,837 9,998,398
2089 1,334,392 10,008,842
2088 1,340,131 10,019,533
2087 1,346,159 10,023,170
2086 1,352,854 10,022,785
2085 1,359,724 10,016,359
2084 1,366,740 10,009,703
2083 1,373,868 10,006,073
2082 1,381,157 9,997,594
2081 1,388,924 9,985,386
2080 1,396,828 9,975,419
2079 1,404,677 9,962,691
2078 1,412,505 9,958,515
2077 1,420,434 9,952,827
2076 1,428,032 9,940,029
2075 1,435,762 9,927,944
2074 1,443,463 9,916,834
2073 1,450,943 9,901,120
2072 1,458,241 9,879,602
2071 1,464,781 9,867,880
2070 1,471,110 9,850,724
2069 1,477,182 9,832,072
2068 1,483,033 9,812,363
2067 1,488,356 9,799,957
2066 1,492,983 9,782,414
2065 1,497,204 9,762,806
2064 1,501,025 9,740,665
2063 1,504,504 9,729,567
2062 1,507,711 9,707,539
2061 1,509,940 9,686,619
2060 1,511,787 9,667,297
2059 1,513,161 9,638,062
2058 1,514,533 9,610,703
2057 1,515,475 9,579,595
2056 1,515,978 9,554,689
2055 1,516,427 9,522,205
2054 1,516,816 9,478,010
2053 1,517,078 9,432,683
2052 1,517,120 9,383,411
2051 1,516,244 9,335,341
2050 1,515,102 9,282,941
2049 1,513,890 9,230,811
2048 1,512,298 9,173,272
2047 1,510,494 9,118,915
2046 1,508,356 9,063,226
2045 1,506,087 8,998,841
2044 1,503,508 8,934,714
2043 1,500,726 8,866,878
2042 1,497,592 8,798,463
2041 1,493,983 8,732,168
2040 1,489,871 8,661,351
2039 1,485,335 8,588,292
2038 1,480,323 8,514,071
2037 1,475,124 8,437,766
2036 1,469,196 8,364,809
2035 1,463,098 8,289,931
2034 1,456,442 8,209,318
2033 1,449,244 8,129,142
2032 1,441,479 8,052,203
2031 1,433,522 7,969,547
2030 1,424,675 7,884,726
2029 1,415,483 7,801,482
2028 1,405,454 7,713,090
2027 1,394,504 7,621,838
2026 1,383,344 7,536,898
2025 1,371,233 7,458,392
2024 1,358,282 7,381,023
2023 1,344,976 7,305,659
2022 1,331,370 7,223,805
2021 1,317,309 7,135,175
2020 1,302,247 7,045,399
2019 1,286,671 6,951,033
2018 1,270,737 6,849,055
2017 1,254,275 6,738,770
2016 1,237,112 6,632,126
2015 1,219,502 6,531,819
2014 1,201,801 6,427,252
2013 1,183,895 6,304,628
2012 1,165,397 6,179,328
2011 1,146,493 6,343,203
2010 1,127,816 6,497,839
2009 1,109,371 6,366,686
2008 1,091,026 6,235,430
2007 1,072,714 6,104,380
2006 1,054,418 5,980,211
2005 1,036,151 5,858,798
2004 1,017,875 5,736,693
2003 999,590 5,619,398
2002 981,440 5,508,410
2001 964,127 5,403,639
2000 947,667 5,305,021
1999 931,234 5,218,038
1998 914,548 5,140,704
1997 897,568 5,064,639
1996 880,290 4,987,393
1995 862,695 4,906,843
1994 844,667 4,822,037
1993 826,034 4,733,045
1992 810,341 4,640,352
1991 798,944 4,544,400
1990 788,351 4,445,239
1989 777,420 4,342,920
1988 766,235 4,237,755
1987 754,785 4,129,739
1986 743,105 4,017,403
1985 731,277 3,898,745
1984 719,334 3,773,633
1983 707,225 3,718,961
1982 696,497 3,724,765
1981 688,893 3,621,486
1980 683,076 3,424,378
1979 677,549 3,233,846
1978 672,249 3,052,526
1977 667,101 2,881,533
1976 662,032 2,721,237
1975 659,405 2,571,556
1974 663,254 2,432,211
1973 665,937 2,314,193
1972 661,063 2,226,091
1971 654,050 2,153,534
1970 647,446 2,082,589
1969 641,189 2,014,293
1968 635,157 1,952,781
1967 629,251 1,898,199
1966 623,390 1,849,063
1965 617,736 1,804,015
1964 612,521 1,753,691
1963 607,252 1,690,457
1962 601,466 1,621,960
1961 595,514 1,555,699
1960 586,490 1,492,890

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/libya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 10M people in 2087 for Libya.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Libya
2100 -0.34% -0.18%
2099 -0.35% -0.21%
2098 -0.33% -0.2%
2097 -0.33% -0.17%
2096 -0.34% -0.12%
2095 -0.32% -0.12%
2094 -0.32% -0.15%
2093 -0.36% -0.15%
2092 -0.37% -0.09%
2091 -0.39% -0.16%
2090 -0.42% -0.1%
2089 -0.43% -0.11%
2088 -0.45% -0.04%
2087 -0.49% 0.004%
2086 -0.51% 0.06%
2085 -0.51% 0.07%
2084 -0.52% 0.04%
2083 -0.53% 0.08%
2082 -0.56% 0.12%
2081 -0.57% 0.1%
2080 -0.56% 0.13%
2079 -0.55% 0.04%
2078 -0.56% 0.06%
2077 -0.53% 0.13%
2076 -0.54% 0.12%
2075 -0.53% 0.11%
2074 -0.52% 0.16%
2073 -0.5% 0.22%
2072 -0.45% 0.12%
2071 -0.43% 0.17%
2070 -0.41% 0.19%
2069 -0.39% 0.2%
2068 -0.36% 0.13%
2067 -0.31% 0.18%
2066 -0.28% 0.2%
2065 -0.25% 0.23%
2064 -0.23% 0.11%
2063 -0.21% 0.23%
2062 -0.15% 0.22%
2061 -0.12% 0.2%
2060 -0.09% 0.3%
2059 -0.09% 0.28%
2058 -0.06% 0.32%
2057 -0.03% 0.26%
2056 -0.03% 0.34%
2055 -0.03% 0.47%
2054 -0.02% 0.48%
2053 -0.003% 0.53%
2052 0.06% 0.51%
2051 0.08% 0.56%
2050 0.08% 0.56%
2049 0.11% 0.63%
2048 0.12% 0.6%
2047 0.14% 0.61%
2046 0.15% 0.72%
2045 0.17% 0.72%
2044 0.19% 0.77%
2043 0.21% 0.78%
2042 0.24% 0.76%
2041 0.28% 0.82%
2040 0.31% 0.85%
2039 0.34% 0.87%
2038 0.35% 0.9%
2037 0.4% 0.87%
2036 0.42% 0.9%
2035 0.46% 0.98%
2034 0.5% 0.99%
2033 0.54% 0.96%
2032 0.56% 1.04%
2031 0.62% 1.08%
2030 0.65% 1.07%
2029 0.71% 1.15%
2028 0.79% 1.2%
2027 0.81% 1.13%
2026 0.88% 1.05%
2025 0.95% 1.05%
2024 0.99% 1.03%
2023 1.02% 1.13%
2022 1.07% 1.24%
2021 1.16% 1.27%
2020 1.21% 1.36%
2019 1.25% 1.49%
2018 1.31% 1.64%
2017 1.39% 1.61%
2016 1.44% 1.54%
2015 1.47% 1.63%
2014 1.51% 1.94%
2013 1.59% 2.03%
2012 1.65% -2.58%
2011 1.66% -2.38%
2010 1.66% 2.06%
2009 1.68% 2.11%
2008 1.71% 2.15%
2007 1.74% 2.08%
2006 1.76% 2.07%
2005 1.8% 2.13%
2004 1.83% 2.09%
2003 1.85% 2.01%
2002 1.8% 1.94%
2001 1.74% 1.86%
2000 1.76% 1.67%
1999 1.82% 1.5%
1998 1.89% 1.5%
1997 1.96% 1.55%
1996 2.04% 1.64%
1995 2.13% 1.76%
1994 2.26% 1.88%
1993 1.94% 2%
1992 1.43% 2.11%
1991 1.34% 2.23%
1990 1.41% 2.36%
1989 1.46% 2.48%
1988 1.52% 2.62%
1987 1.57% 2.8%
1986 1.62% 3.04%
1985 1.66% 3.32%
1984 1.71% 1.47%
1983 1.54% -0.16%
1982 1.1% 2.85%
1981 0.85% 5.76%
1980 0.82% 5.89%
1979 0.79% 5.94%
1978 0.77% 5.93%
1977 0.77% 5.89%
1976 0.4% 5.82%
1975 -0.58% 5.73%
1974 -0.4% 5.1%
1973 0.74% 3.96%
1972 1.07% 3.37%
1971 1.02% 3.41%
1970 0.98% 3.39%
1969 0.95% 3.15%
1968 0.94% 2.88%
1967 0.94% 2.66%
1966 0.92% 2.5%
1965 0.85% 2.87%
1964 0.87% 3.74%
1963 0.96% 4.22%
1962 1% 4.26%
1961 1.54% 4.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/libya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Libya
Current population
1386362
7559873
Population rank 153/197 105/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
6.97 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
4.23 minutes
One death every
55.3 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +206
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 99/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
2.13 days
Annual migration change +7,749 -172
Net migration rank 46/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - -172
2024 - 8,138 - 3,448
2023 5,025 8,697 75,760 -2,001
2022 4,466 9,014 91,951 -2,001
2021 5,305 9,341 88,005 -694
2020 5,826 9,653 92,950 -694
2019 5,679 9,983 97,842 -1,352
2018 5,905 10,311 101,619 5,841
2017 6,082 10,632 103,891 9,208
2016 6,643 10,951 105,265 -5,081
2015 6,340 11,277 108,096 -7,660
2014 6,193 11,599 110,420 -1,716
2013 6,116 11,914 110,772 25,755
2012 6,726 12,237 108,855 5,211
2011 6,271 12,566 121,016 -562,827
2010 6,723 11,793 122,926 9,611
2009 6,820 11,555 118,102 11,670
2008 6,429 11,887 117,481 15,260
2007 5,983 12,332 116,704 12,640
2006 6,166 12,110 115,645 3,351
2005 5,646 12,616 112,823 11,024
2004 5,705 12,583 107,144 13,222
2003 5,484 12,786 102,144 12,073
2002 5,225 12,814 97,598 10,152
2001 5,308 11,283 93,370 8,420
2000 5,570 10,753 89,814 5,634
1999 5,524 11,023 88,743 -10,206
1998 5,879 10,942 87,613 -11,479
1997 6,444 10,696 86,899 -10,907
1996 6,911 10,506 86,945 -8,446
1995 7,226 10,549 87,661 -5,068
1994 7,973 10,305 88,765 -1,755
1993 8,463 10,520 90,553 426
1992 9,844 2,562 93,568 843
1991 9,102 1,294 96,582 902
1990 9,417 1,371 99,898 946
1989 9,156 1,903 102,823 981
1988 9,595 1,727 105,469 1,053
1987 9,114 2,465 107,761 1,740
1986 9,412 2,362 109,325 5,844
1985 9,242 2,647 110,194 11,962
1984 9,516 2,485 110,028 18,039
1983 9,318 2,899 122,183 -140,904
1982 9,282 -46 133,511 -126,400
1981 7,135 -1,171 130,233 69,211
1980 7,954 -2,284 128,034 66,739
1979 6,620 -1,232 121,469 64,821
1978 5,949 -735 114,669 61,684
1977 5,607 -521 107,769 57,867
1976 6,546 -1,496 101,146 53,813
1975 5,023 -4,820 94,862 49,544
1974 321 -8,220 89,337 44,946
1973 5,405 -2,877 81,256 20,498
1972 8,244 -1,037 77,864 -3,418
1971 8,398 -1,586 74,934 -4,265
1970 8,412 -2,001 70,488 745
1969 8,857 -2,744 66,782 -1,418
1968 9,153 -3,207 63,971 -6,323
1967 9,313 -3,451 61,889 -10,384
1966 9,478 -3,623 60,394 -13,619
1965 9,643 -4,184 59,134 -15,810
1964 8,322 -3,347 55,227 2,084
1963 8,568 -3,005 50,421 18,740
1962 9,455 -3,441 46,252 21,589
1961 9,584 -3,695 42,167 22,504
1960 8,385 3,766 38,391 22,559

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/libya | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people). In Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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