The current population of Libya is 7,523,849 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 7,381,023 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 5.86M people to 7.52M (28.4% growth in 20 years).
- Libya accounts for 0.09% of the world's population.
- Libya is ranked 105/197 by population and was ranked 104th in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of 1.42% per year.
- Libya is projected to reach 9.97M people in 2086.
Libya population clock
Libya
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
7523849
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 105/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | N/A |
| One net population change |
6.97 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
4.23 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
10.8 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +206 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +75,364 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.03% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 101/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
2.54 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +3,448 | N/A |
Libya population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,492,890 | - |
| 1961 | 1,555,699 | 4.21% |
| 1962 | 1,621,960 | 4.26% |
| 1963 | 1,690,457 | 4.22% |
| 1964 | 1,753,691 | 3.74% |
| 1965 | 1,804,015 | 2.87% |
| 1966 | 1,849,063 | 2.5% |
| 1967 | 1,898,199 | 2.66% |
| 1968 | 1,952,781 | 2.88% |
| 1969 | 2,014,293 | 3.15% |
| 1970 | 2,082,589 | 3.39% |
| 1971 | 2,153,534 | 3.41% |
| 1972 | 2,226,091 | 3.37% |
| 1973 | 2,314,193 | 3.96% |
| 1974 | 2,432,211 | 5.1% |
| 1975 | 2,571,556 | 5.73% |
| 1976 | 2,721,237 | 5.82% |
| 1977 | 2,881,533 | 5.89% |
| 1978 | 3,052,526 | 5.93% |
| 1979 | 3,233,846 | 5.94% |
| 1980 | 3,424,378 | 5.89% |
| 1981 | 3,621,486 | 5.76% |
| 1982 | 3,724,765 | 2.85% |
| 1983 | 3,718,961 | -0.16% |
| 1984 | 3,773,633 | 1.47% |
| 1985 | 3,898,745 | 3.32% |
| 1986 | 4,017,403 | 3.04% |
| 1987 | 4,129,739 | 2.8% |
| 1988 | 4,237,755 | 2.62% |
| 1989 | 4,342,920 | 2.48% |
| 1990 | 4,445,239 | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 4,544,400 | 2.23% |
| 1992 | 4,640,352 | 2.11% |
| 1993 | 4,733,045 | 2% |
| 1994 | 4,822,037 | 1.88% |
| 1995 | 4,906,843 | 1.76% |
| 1996 | 4,987,393 | 1.64% |
| 1997 | 5,064,639 | 1.55% |
| 1998 | 5,140,704 | 1.5% |
| 1999 | 5,218,038 | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 5,305,021 | 1.67% |
| 2001 | 5,403,639 | 1.86% |
| 2002 | 5,508,410 | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 5,619,398 | 2.01% |
| 2004 | 5,736,693 | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 5,858,798 | 2.13% |
| 2006 | 5,980,211 | 2.07% |
| 2007 | 6,104,380 | 2.08% |
| 2008 | 6,235,430 | 2.15% |
| 2009 | 6,366,686 | 2.11% |
| 2010 | 6,497,839 | 2.06% |
| 2011 | 6,343,203 | -2.38% |
| 2012 | 6,179,328 | -2.58% |
| 2013 | 6,304,628 | 2.03% |
| 2014 | 6,427,252 | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 6,531,819 | 1.63% |
| 2016 | 6,632,126 | 1.54% |
| 2017 | 6,738,770 | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 6,849,055 | 1.64% |
| 2019 | 6,951,033 | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 7,045,399 | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 7,135,175 | 1.27% |
| 2022 | 7,223,805 | 1.24% |
| 2023 | 7,305,659 | 1.13% |
| 2024 | 7,381,023 | 1.03% |
| 2025 | 7,458,547 | 1.05% |
| 2026 | 7,539,842 | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 7,627,487 | 1.16% |
| 2028 | 7,716,839 | 1.17% |
| 2029 | 7,802,209 | 1.11% |
| 2030 | 7,885,801 | 1.07% |
| 2031 | 7,969,103 | 1.06% |
| 2032 | 8,048,491 | 1% |
| 2033 | 8,126,634 | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 8,206,611 | 0.98% |
| 2035 | 8,283,950 | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 8,357,480 | 0.89% |
| 2037 | 8,431,722 | 0.89% |
| 2038 | 8,506,595 | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 8,579,849 | 0.86% |
| 2040 | 8,651,409 | 0.83% |
| 2041 | 8,719,609 | 0.79% |
| 2042 | 8,786,619 | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 8,854,384 | 0.77% |
| 2044 | 8,920,015 | 0.74% |
| 2045 | 8,983,943 | 0.72% |
| 2046 | 9,043,667 | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 9,098,399 | 0.61% |
| 2048 | 9,154,058 | 0.61% |
| 2049 | 9,208,602 | 0.6% |
| 2050 | 9,260,603 | 0.56% |
Libya has a population of 7.52M as of 2025, compared to 6.53M in 2015, 5.86M in 2005, and 4.91M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.52% per year. Libya is ranked 88th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Libya will have 8,983,943 people (19.4% growth) and still will be ranked 105th.
By the year 2100, Libya's population is projected to grow by 30% to 9.78M people.
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Libya population statistics
|
Libya
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 30.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.36 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.9 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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