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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 4.48 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Libya vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Madagascar
2100 9,844,693 86,179,580
2099 9,862,508 85,790,370
2098 9,883,625 85,386,169
2097 9,903,710 84,969,767
2096 9,920,429 84,541,363
2095 9,931,997 84,101,733
2094 9,943,491 83,648,271
2093 9,958,787 83,182,675
2092 9,973,472 82,705,710
2091 9,982,411 82,216,203
2090 9,998,616 81,717,468
2089 10,009,061 81,206,806
2088 10,019,752 80,683,320
2087 10,023,389 80,148,075
2086 10,023,004 79,603,046
2085 10,016,577 79,047,406
2084 10,009,921 78,482,616
2083 10,006,291 77,906,589
2082 9,997,812 77,321,070
2081 9,985,604 76,724,415
2080 9,975,637 76,117,046
2079 9,962,908 75,497,666
2078 9,958,732 74,865,716
2077 9,953,044 74,221,281
2076 9,940,245 73,566,810
2075 9,928,160 72,899,578
2074 9,917,050 72,220,039
2073 9,901,336 71,530,359
2072 9,879,817 70,828,530
2071 9,868,096 70,115,645
2070 9,850,939 69,394,756
2069 9,832,286 68,663,443
2068 9,812,577 67,921,934
2067 9,800,171 67,170,963
2066 9,782,627 66,411,266
2065 9,763,018 65,644,233
2064 9,740,878 64,867,634
2063 9,729,779 64,083,768
2062 9,707,751 63,292,113
2061 9,686,831 62,493,456
2060 9,667,507 61,688,314
2059 9,638,272 60,876,714
2058 9,610,912 60,061,091
2057 9,579,804 59,241,569
2056 9,554,897 58,416,388
2055 9,522,413 57,588,488
2054 9,478,216 56,757,952
2053 9,432,889 55,923,669
2052 9,383,615 55,086,396
2051 9,335,544 54,246,667
2050 9,283,143 53,403,817
2049 9,231,012 52,559,645
2048 9,173,472 51,714,462
2047 9,119,114 50,868,979
2046 9,063,424 50,023,282
2045 8,999,038 49,178,377
2044 8,934,909 48,333,861
2043 8,867,072 47,489,686
2042 8,798,655 46,646,849
2041 8,732,358 45,806,003
2040 8,661,540 44,966,710
2039 8,588,479 44,130,890
2038 8,514,257 43,296,592
2037 8,437,950 42,465,456
2036 8,364,991 41,636,814
2035 8,290,112 40,810,847
2034 8,209,497 39,989,445
2033 8,129,319 39,170,206
2032 8,052,378 38,353,879
2031 7,969,721 37,539,603
2030 7,884,898 36,729,526
2029 7,801,652 35,923,382
2028 7,713,258 35,120,762
2027 7,622,004 34,322,223
2026 7,537,063 33,528,352
2025 7,458,555 32,740,678
2024 7,381,023 31,964,956
2023 7,305,659 31,195,932
2022 7,223,805 30,437,261
2021 7,135,175 29,691,083
2020 7,045,399 28,953,556
2019 6,951,033 28,219,554
2018 6,849,055 27,494,926
2017 6,738,770 26,788,375
2016 6,632,126 26,099,952
2015 6,531,819 25,426,702
2014 6,427,252 24,764,348
2013 6,304,628 24,109,290
2012 6,179,328 23,462,438
2011 6,343,203 22,822,300
2010 6,497,839 22,183,340
2009 6,366,686 21,547,280
2008 6,235,430 20,923,840
2007 6,104,380 20,318,583
2006 5,980,211 19,730,909
2005 5,858,798 19,159,707
2004 5,736,693 18,606,608
2003 5,619,398 18,071,854
2002 5,508,410 17,549,913
2001 5,403,639 17,032,939
2000 5,305,021 16,516,338
1999 5,218,038 16,000,506
1998 5,140,704 15,489,364
1997 5,064,639 14,990,814
1996 4,987,393 14,510,711
1995 4,906,843 14,051,275
1994 4,822,037 13,613,850
1993 4,733,045 13,197,345
1992 4,640,352 12,800,870
1991 4,544,400 12,421,412
1990 4,445,239 12,055,639
1989 4,342,920 11,704,998
1988 4,237,755 11,369,462
1987 4,129,739 11,047,291
1986 4,017,403 10,736,857
1985 3,898,745 10,433,142
1984 3,773,633 10,134,550
1983 3,718,961 9,843,044
1982 3,724,765 9,557,671
1981 3,621,486 9,279,011
1980 3,424,378 9,006,032
1979 3,233,846 8,737,581
1978 3,052,526 8,475,864
1977 2,881,533 8,222,240
1976 2,721,237 7,976,831
1975 2,571,556 7,739,336
1974 2,432,211 7,509,726
1973 2,314,193 7,288,048
1972 2,226,091 7,074,398
1971 2,153,534 6,868,868
1970 2,082,589 6,672,003
1969 2,014,293 6,484,716
1968 1,952,781 6,306,493
1967 1,898,199 6,136,486
1966 1,849,063 5,974,279
1965 1,804,015 5,819,116
1964 1,753,691 5,669,863
1963 1,690,457 5,525,185
1962 1,621,960 5,384,150
1961 1,555,699 5,246,158
1960 1,492,890 5,111,029

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Libya was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Libya's population will grow by 22.5% to 9,283,143 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Madagascar
2100 -0.18% 0.45%
2099 -0.21% 0.47%
2098 -0.2% 0.49%
2097 -0.17% 0.51%
2096 -0.12% 0.52%
2095 -0.12% 0.54%
2094 -0.15% 0.56%
2093 -0.15% 0.58%
2092 -0.09% 0.6%
2091 -0.16% 0.61%
2090 -0.1% 0.63%
2089 -0.11% 0.65%
2088 -0.04% 0.67%
2087 0.004% 0.68%
2086 0.06% 0.7%
2085 0.07% 0.72%
2084 0.04% 0.74%
2083 0.08% 0.76%
2082 0.12% 0.78%
2081 0.1% 0.8%
2080 0.13% 0.82%
2079 0.04% 0.84%
2078 0.06% 0.87%
2077 0.13% 0.89%
2076 0.12% 0.92%
2075 0.11% 0.94%
2074 0.16% 0.96%
2073 0.22% 0.99%
2072 0.12% 1.02%
2071 0.17% 1.04%
2070 0.19% 1.07%
2069 0.2% 1.09%
2068 0.13% 1.12%
2067 0.18% 1.14%
2066 0.2% 1.17%
2065 0.23% 1.2%
2064 0.11% 1.22%
2063 0.23% 1.25%
2062 0.22% 1.28%
2061 0.2% 1.31%
2060 0.3% 1.33%
2059 0.28% 1.36%
2058 0.32% 1.38%
2057 0.26% 1.41%
2056 0.34% 1.44%
2055 0.47% 1.46%
2054 0.48% 1.49%
2053 0.53% 1.52%
2052 0.51% 1.55%
2051 0.56% 1.58%
2050 0.56% 1.61%
2049 0.63% 1.63%
2048 0.6% 1.66%
2047 0.61% 1.69%
2046 0.72% 1.72%
2045 0.72% 1.75%
2044 0.77% 1.78%
2043 0.78% 1.81%
2042 0.76% 1.84%
2041 0.82% 1.87%
2040 0.85% 1.89%
2039 0.87% 1.93%
2038 0.9% 1.96%
2037 0.87% 1.99%
2036 0.9% 2.02%
2035 0.98% 2.05%
2034 0.99% 2.09%
2033 0.96% 2.13%
2032 1.04% 2.17%
2031 1.08% 2.21%
2030 1.07% 2.24%
2029 1.15% 2.29%
2028 1.2% 2.33%
2027 1.13% 2.37%
2026 1.05% 2.41%
2025 1.05% 2.43%
2024 1.03% 2.47%
2023 1.13% 2.49%
2022 1.24% 2.51%
2021 1.27% 2.55%
2020 1.36% 2.6%
2019 1.49% 2.64%
2018 1.64% 2.64%
2017 1.61% 2.64%
2016 1.54% 2.65%
2015 1.63% 2.67%
2014 1.94% 2.72%
2013 2.03% 2.76%
2012 -2.58% 2.8%
2011 -2.38% 2.88%
2010 2.06% 2.95%
2009 2.11% 2.98%
2008 2.15% 2.98%
2007 2.08% 2.98%
2006 2.07% 2.98%
2005 2.13% 2.97%
2004 2.09% 2.96%
2003 2.01% 2.97%
2002 1.94% 3.04%
2001 1.86% 3.13%
2000 1.67% 3.22%
1999 1.5% 3.3%
1998 1.5% 3.33%
1997 1.55% 3.31%
1996 1.64% 3.27%
1995 1.76% 3.21%
1994 1.88% 3.16%
1993 2% 3.1%
1992 2.11% 3.05%
1991 2.23% 3.03%
1990 2.36% 3%
1989 2.48% 2.95%
1988 2.62% 2.92%
1987 2.8% 2.89%
1986 3.04% 2.91%
1985 3.32% 2.95%
1984 1.47% 2.96%
1983 -0.16% 2.99%
1982 2.85% 3%
1981 5.76% 3.03%
1980 5.89% 3.07%
1979 5.94% 3.09%
1978 5.93% 3.08%
1977 5.89% 3.08%
1976 5.82% 3.07%
1975 5.73% 3.06%
1974 5.1% 3.04%
1973 3.96% 3.02%
1972 3.37% 2.99%
1971 3.41% 2.95%
1970 3.39% 2.89%
1969 3.15% 2.83%
1968 2.88% 2.77%
1967 2.66% 2.72%
1966 2.5% 2.67%
1965 2.87% 2.63%
1964 3.74% 2.62%
1963 4.22% 2.62%
1962 4.26% 2.63%
1961 4.21% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Libya grew by 1.05%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Libya Madagascar
Current population
7580693
33936132
Population rank 105/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.41%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
40.8 seconds
One birth every
4.32 minutes
31.1 seconds
One death every
10.9 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +212 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +77,532 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 28/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -172 -2,227
Net migration rank 83/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -2,227
2024 73,522 3,448 774,926 -1,795
2023 75,760 -2,001 766,391 -1,487
2022 91,951 -2,001 753,931 -1,487
2021 88,005 -694 741,416 -1,480
2020 92,950 -694 736,607 -1,480
2019 97,842 -1,352 735,853 -2,976
2018 101,619 5,841 719,267 -2,887
2017 103,891 9,208 699,498 -2,784
2016 105,265 -5,081 682,801 -2,687
2015 108,096 -7,660 668,977 -2,594
2014 110,420 -1,716 660,837 -2,522
2013 110,772 25,755 654,230 -2,445
2012 108,855 5,211 644,255 -2,334
2011 121,016 -562,827 640,577 -2,219
2010 122,926 9,611 641,543 -1,979
2009 118,102 11,670 634,008 -1,429
2008 117,481 15,260 615,580 -1,255
2007 116,704 12,640 597,772 -1,563
2006 115,645 3,351 581,489 -2,336
2005 112,823 11,024 568,143 -4,869
2004 107,144 13,222 556,319 -13,393
2003 102,144 12,073 544,903 -18,345
2002 97,598 10,152 535,518 -18,209
2001 93,370 8,420 529,656 -13,014
2000 89,814 5,634 520,860 -4,298
1999 88,743 -10,206 516,976 -1,891
1998 87,613 -11,479 508,408 -1,222
1997 86,899 -10,907 490,905 -986
1996 86,945 -8,446 471,453 -1,161
1995 87,661 -5,068 450,259 -1,670
1994 88,765 -1,755 428,169 -1,905
1993 90,553 426 408,801 -2,063
1992 93,568 843 388,430 -2,216
1991 96,582 902 375,040 -2,330
1990 99,898 946 360,621 -1,777
1989 102,823 981 344,279 -1,848
1988 105,469 1,053 330,510 -1,883
1987 107,761 1,740 317,621 -1,896
1986 109,325 5,844 307,074 -1,914
1985 110,194 11,962 304,199 -1,947
1984 110,028 18,039 296,892 -1,965
1983 122,183 -140,904 290,085 -1,979
1982 133,511 -126,400 284,733 -2,093
1981 130,233 69,211 277,535 -2,864
1980 128,034 66,739 275,287 -4,005
1979 121,469 64,821 270,752 -5,126
1978 114,669 61,684 263,684 -5,874
1977 107,769 57,867 255,399 -5,957
1976 101,146 53,813 247,026 -5,655
1975 94,862 49,544 238,774 -5,173
1974 89,337 44,946 230,233 -4,607
1973 81,256 20,498 221,768 -4,037
1972 77,864 -3,418 213,138 -3,583
1971 74,934 -4,265 204,617 -3,118
1970 70,488 745 194,889 -2,658
1969 66,782 -1,418 184,562 -2,216
1968 63,971 -6,323 175,869 -1,766
1967 61,889 -10,384 167,287 -1,383
1966 60,394 -13,619 159,483 -964
1965 59,134 -15,810 152,362 -550
1964 55,227 2,084 146,894 -204
1963 50,421 18,740 142,666 0
1962 46,252 21,589 139,412 0
1961 42,167 22,504 136,578 0
1960 38,391 22,559 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 99.9% of the population change in Libya is from natural causes (a gain of 938,901 people) and 0.1% is from migration (a loss of 986 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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