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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 2.67 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Libya vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Lithuania
2100 9,844,478 1,225,633
2099 9,862,293 1,241,510
2098 9,883,409 1,257,497
2097 9,903,494 1,273,678
2096 9,920,212 1,290,189
2095 9,931,781 1,307,275
2094 9,943,275 1,324,312
2093 9,958,570 1,341,875
2092 9,973,255 1,360,029
2091 9,982,193 1,378,546
2090 9,998,398 1,397,420
2089 10,008,842 1,416,650
2088 10,019,533 1,436,421
2087 10,023,170 1,456,324
2086 10,022,785 1,476,301
2085 10,016,359 1,496,940
2084 10,009,703 1,517,611
2083 10,006,073 1,538,569
2082 9,997,594 1,559,787
2081 9,985,386 1,581,134
2080 9,975,419 1,602,498
2079 9,962,691 1,623,820
2078 9,958,515 1,645,249
2077 9,952,827 1,666,665
2076 9,940,029 1,688,177
2075 9,927,944 1,709,720
2074 9,916,834 1,731,404
2073 9,901,120 1,752,662
2072 9,879,602 1,773,945
2071 9,867,880 1,795,473
2070 9,850,724 1,817,142
2069 9,832,072 1,839,387
2068 9,812,363 1,861,529
2067 9,799,957 1,883,928
2066 9,782,414 1,906,591
2065 9,762,806 1,929,619
2064 9,740,665 1,952,334
2063 9,729,567 1,975,020
2062 9,707,539 1,998,444
2061 9,686,619 2,021,930
2060 9,667,297 2,045,989
2059 9,638,062 2,070,233
2058 9,610,703 2,094,564
2057 9,579,595 2,118,985
2056 9,554,689 2,143,474
2055 9,522,205 2,168,085
2054 9,478,010 2,192,337
2053 9,432,683 2,216,075
2052 9,383,411 2,240,149
2051 9,335,341 2,263,905
2050 9,282,941 2,287,466
2049 9,230,811 2,310,176
2048 9,173,272 2,333,041
2047 9,118,915 2,356,291
2046 9,063,226 2,378,713
2045 8,998,841 2,401,082
2044 8,934,714 2,423,438
2043 8,866,878 2,446,634
2042 8,798,463 2,469,564
2041 8,732,168 2,492,222
2040 8,661,351 2,514,657
2039 8,588,292 2,538,036
2038 8,514,071 2,560,781
2037 8,437,766 2,583,644
2036 8,364,809 2,605,925
2035 8,289,931 2,627,752
2034 8,209,318 2,650,015
2033 8,129,142 2,671,840
2032 8,052,203 2,693,646
2031 7,969,547 2,715,491
2030 7,884,726 2,737,751
2029 7,801,482 2,760,194
2028 7,713,090 2,783,343
2027 7,621,838 2,806,651
2026 7,536,898 2,829,914
2025 7,458,392 2,872,755
2024 7,381,023 2,888,278
2023 7,305,659 2,871,585
2022 7,223,805 2,831,639
2021 7,135,175 2,808,380
2020 7,045,399 2,810,369
2019 6,951,033 2,811,089
2018 6,849,055 2,819,200
2017 6,738,770 2,842,639
2016 6,632,126 2,877,325
2015 6,531,819 2,911,109
2014 6,427,252 2,937,253
2013 6,304,628 2,961,250
2012 6,179,328 2,989,139
2011 6,343,203 3,028,115
2010 6,497,839 3,097,282
2009 6,366,686 3,162,916
2008 6,235,430 3,198,231
2007 6,104,380 3,231,294
2006 5,980,211 3,269,909
2005 5,858,798 3,322,528
2004 5,736,693 3,377,075
2003 5,619,398 3,415,213
2002 5,508,410 3,443,067
2001 5,403,639 3,470,818
2000 5,305,021 3,499,536
1999 5,218,038 3,524,238
1998 5,140,704 3,549,331
1997 5,064,639 3,575,137
1996 4,987,393 3,601,613
1995 4,906,843 3,629,102
1994 4,822,037 3,657,144
1993 4,733,045 3,682,613
1992 4,640,352 3,700,114
1991 4,544,400 3,704,134
1990 4,445,239 3,697,838
1989 4,342,920 3,684,255
1988 4,237,755 3,655,049
1987 4,129,739 3,616,367
1986 4,017,403 3,578,914
1985 3,898,745 3,544,543
1984 3,773,633 3,514,205
1983 3,718,961 3,485,192
1982 3,724,765 3,457,179
1981 3,621,486 3,432,947
1980 3,424,378 3,413,202
1979 3,233,846 3,397,842
1978 3,052,526 3,379,514
1977 2,881,533 3,355,036
1976 2,721,237 3,328,664
1975 2,571,556 3,301,652
1974 2,432,211 3,273,894
1973 2,314,193 3,244,438
1972 2,226,091 3,213,622
1971 2,153,534 3,179,041
1970 2,082,589 3,139,689
1969 2,014,293 3,107,321
1968 1,952,781 3,078,850
1967 1,898,199 3,044,400
1966 1,849,063 3,008,050
1965 1,804,015 2,971,450
1964 1,753,691 2,935,200
1963 1,690,457 2,898,950
1962 1,621,960 2,863,350
1961 1,555,699 2,823,550
1960 1,492,890 2,778,550

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/libya/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Libya's population will grow by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Lithuania
2100 -0.18% -1.28%
2099 -0.21% -1.27%
2098 -0.2% -1.27%
2097 -0.17% -1.28%
2096 -0.12% -1.31%
2095 -0.12% -1.29%
2094 -0.15% -1.31%
2093 -0.15% -1.33%
2092 -0.09% -1.34%
2091 -0.16% -1.35%
2090 -0.1% -1.36%
2089 -0.11% -1.38%
2088 -0.04% -1.37%
2087 0.004% -1.35%
2086 0.06% -1.38%
2085 0.07% -1.36%
2084 0.04% -1.36%
2083 0.08% -1.36%
2082 0.12% -1.35%
2081 0.1% -1.33%
2080 0.13% -1.31%
2079 0.04% -1.3%
2078 0.06% -1.28%
2077 0.13% -1.27%
2076 0.12% -1.26%
2075 0.11% -1.25%
2074 0.16% -1.21%
2073 0.22% -1.2%
2072 0.12% -1.2%
2071 0.17% -1.19%
2070 0.19% -1.21%
2069 0.2% -1.19%
2068 0.13% -1.19%
2067 0.18% -1.19%
2066 0.2% -1.19%
2065 0.23% -1.16%
2064 0.11% -1.15%
2063 0.23% -1.17%
2062 0.22% -1.16%
2061 0.2% -1.18%
2060 0.3% -1.17%
2059 0.28% -1.16%
2058 0.32% -1.15%
2057 0.26% -1.14%
2056 0.34% -1.14%
2055 0.47% -1.11%
2054 0.48% -1.07%
2053 0.53% -1.07%
2052 0.51% -1.05%
2051 0.56% -1.03%
2050 0.56% -0.98%
2049 0.63% -0.98%
2048 0.6% -0.99%
2047 0.61% -0.94%
2046 0.72% -0.93%
2045 0.72% -0.92%
2044 0.77% -0.95%
2043 0.78% -0.93%
2042 0.76% -0.91%
2041 0.82% -0.89%
2040 0.85% -0.92%
2039 0.87% -0.89%
2038 0.9% -0.88%
2037 0.87% -0.86%
2036 0.9% -0.83%
2035 0.98% -0.84%
2034 0.99% -0.82%
2033 0.96% -0.81%
2032 1.04% -0.8%
2031 1.08% -0.81%
2030 1.07% -0.81%
2029 1.15% -0.83%
2028 1.2% -0.83%
2027 1.13% -0.82%
2026 1.05% -1.49%
2025 1.05% -0.54%
2024 1.03% 0.58%
2023 1.13% 1.41%
2022 1.24% 0.83%
2021 1.27% -0.07%
2020 1.36% -0.03%
2019 1.49% -0.29%
2018 1.64% -0.82%
2017 1.61% -1.21%
2016 1.54% -1.16%
2015 1.63% -0.89%
2014 1.94% -0.81%
2013 2.03% -0.93%
2012 -2.58% -1.29%
2011 -2.38% -2.23%
2010 2.06% -2.08%
2009 2.11% -1.1%
2008 2.15% -1.02%
2007 2.08% -1.18%
2006 2.07% -1.58%
2005 2.13% -1.62%
2004 2.09% -1.12%
2003 2.01% -0.81%
2002 1.94% -0.8%
2001 1.86% -0.82%
2000 1.67% -0.7%
1999 1.5% -0.71%
1998 1.5% -0.72%
1997 1.55% -0.74%
1996 1.64% -0.76%
1995 1.76% -0.77%
1994 1.88% -0.69%
1993 2% -0.47%
1992 2.11% -0.11%
1991 2.23% 0.17%
1990 2.36% 0.37%
1989 2.48% 0.8%
1988 2.62% 1.07%
1987 2.8% 1.05%
1986 3.04% 0.97%
1985 3.32% 0.86%
1984 1.47% 0.83%
1983 -0.16% 0.81%
1982 2.85% 0.71%
1981 5.76% 0.58%
1980 5.89% 0.45%
1979 5.94% 0.54%
1978 5.93% 0.73%
1977 5.89% 0.79%
1976 5.82% 0.82%
1975 5.73% 0.85%
1974 5.1% 0.91%
1973 3.96% 0.96%
1972 3.37% 1.09%
1971 3.41% 1.25%
1970 3.39% 1.04%
1969 3.15% 0.92%
1968 2.88% 1.13%
1967 2.66% 1.21%
1966 2.5% 1.23%
1965 2.87% 1.24%
1964 3.74% 1.25%
1963 4.22% 1.24%
1962 4.26% 1.41%
1961 4.21% 1.62%

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

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In 2024, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Libya Lithuania
Current population
7559873
2829914
Population rank 105/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.03%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 +46
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 127/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -24,618
Net migration rank 83/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -24,618
2024 - 3,448 - 2,617
2023 75,760 -2,001 -16,368 44,935
2022 91,951 -2,001 -20,671 72,100
2021 88,005 -694 -24,433 19,657
2020 92,950 -694 -19,953 19,884
2019 97,842 -1,352 -13,212 10,665
2018 101,619 5,841 -12,686 -3,459
2017 103,891 9,208 -12,224 -28,027
2016 105,265 -5,081 -11,509 -30,612
2015 108,096 -7,660 -11,935 -22,560
2014 110,420 -1,716 -10,868 -12,387
2013 110,772 25,755 -12,733 -16,769
2012 108,855 5,211 -11,060 -21,387
2011 121,016 -562,827 -10,901 -38,518
2010 122,926 9,611 -11,460 -78,887
2009 118,102 11,670 -9,805 -32,186
2008 117,481 15,260 -12,153 -16,482
2007 116,704 12,640 -15,510 -21,815
2006 115,645 3,351 -15,041 -24,730
2005 112,823 11,024 -14,287 -51,357
2004 107,144 13,222 -11,482 -32,312
2003 102,144 12,073 -10,929 -22,701
2002 97,598 10,152 -11,362 -12,627
2001 93,370 8,420 -9,024 -24,733
2000 89,814 5,634 -4,549 -16,077
1999 88,743 -10,206 -3,877 -20,533
1998 87,613 -11,479 -3,904 -22,002
1997 86,899 -10,907 -3,218 -22,324
1996 86,945 -8,446 -3,962 -23,236
1995 87,661 -5,068 -3,992 -23,509
1994 88,765 -1,755 -4,023 -24,104
1993 90,553 426 1,473 -23,949
1992 93,568 843 12,950 -25,175
1991 96,582 902 14,817 -10,744
1990 99,898 946 17,010 -8,840
1989 102,823 981 17,316 -26,985
1988 105,469 1,053 19,006 38,648
1987 107,761 1,740 22,422 10,820
1986 109,325 5,844 23,978 10,177
1985 110,194 11,962 19,140 9,417
1984 110,028 18,039 18,976 8,835
1983 122,183 -140,904 20,911 8,585
1982 133,511 -126,400 18,323 8,163
1981 130,233 69,211 16,478 7,752
1980 128,034 66,739 16,042 7,412
1979 121,469 64,821 16,989 6,932
1978 114,669 61,684 17,573 7,328
1977 107,769 57,867 19,124 8,964
1976 101,146 53,813 20,305 8,581
1975 94,862 49,544 20,470 8,170
1974 89,337 44,946 22,589 7,757
1973 81,256 20,498 22,712 7,327
1972 77,864 -3,418 25,388 7,185
1971 74,934 -4,265 28,930 7,130
1970 70,488 745 27,629 6,530
1969 66,782 -1,418 27,345 4,179
1968 63,971 -6,323 28,325 6,522
1967 61,889 -10,384 29,226 5,251
1966 60,394 -13,619 30,381 4,799
1965 59,134 -15,810 30,309 4,196
1964 55,227 2,084 34,048 3,820
1963 50,421 18,740 33,918 3,428
1962 46,252 21,589 34,933 2,899
1961 42,167 22,504 40,376 2,550
1960 38,391 22,559 40,845 2,328

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 99.4% of the population change in Libya is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people). In Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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