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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 17.6 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.7% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Libya vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Mexico
2100 9,844,693 131,158,772
2099 9,862,508 131,919,278
2098 9,883,625 132,676,226
2097 9,903,710 133,430,730
2096 9,920,429 134,179,811
2095 9,931,997 134,924,667
2094 9,943,491 135,662,399
2093 9,958,787 136,390,414
2092 9,973,472 137,102,695
2091 9,982,411 137,808,909
2090 9,998,616 138,501,995
2089 10,009,061 139,183,536
2088 10,019,752 139,849,476
2087 10,023,389 140,504,916
2086 10,023,004 141,148,688
2085 10,016,577 141,779,696
2084 10,009,921 142,390,038
2083 10,006,291 142,983,168
2082 9,997,812 143,553,646
2081 9,985,604 144,112,618
2080 9,975,637 144,651,130
2079 9,962,908 145,168,756
2078 9,958,732 145,664,735
2077 9,953,044 146,138,472
2076 9,940,245 146,589,999
2075 9,928,160 147,020,176
2074 9,917,050 147,428,934
2073 9,901,336 147,814,398
2072 9,879,817 148,174,180
2071 9,868,096 148,507,034
2070 9,850,939 148,821,087
2069 9,832,286 149,107,578
2068 9,812,577 149,368,537
2067 9,800,171 149,603,163
2066 9,782,627 149,814,864
2065 9,763,018 150,001,973
2064 9,740,878 150,160,667
2063 9,729,779 150,292,498
2062 9,707,751 150,396,857
2061 9,686,831 150,474,868
2060 9,667,507 150,528,257
2059 9,638,272 150,549,825
2058 9,610,912 150,541,650
2057 9,579,804 150,507,950
2056 9,554,897 150,447,865
2055 9,522,413 150,356,976
2054 9,478,216 150,235,899
2053 9,432,889 150,083,305
2052 9,383,615 149,896,641
2051 9,335,544 149,677,830
2050 9,283,143 149,423,583
2049 9,231,012 149,138,900
2048 9,173,472 148,809,771
2047 9,119,114 148,451,951
2046 9,063,424 148,054,747
2045 8,999,038 147,620,456
2044 8,934,909 147,146,325
2043 8,867,072 146,641,077
2042 8,798,655 146,096,981
2041 8,732,358 145,517,171
2040 8,661,540 144,905,265
2039 8,588,479 144,260,027
2038 8,514,257 143,575,746
2037 8,437,950 142,857,009
2036 8,364,991 142,113,069
2035 8,290,112 141,334,167
2034 8,209,497 140,529,082
2033 8,129,319 139,687,630
2032 8,052,378 138,818,384
2031 7,969,721 137,922,237
2030 7,884,898 136,998,375
2029 7,801,652 136,046,964
2028 7,713,258 135,066,178
2027 7,622,004 134,056,943
2026 7,537,063 133,017,798
2025 7,458,555 131,946,900
2024 7,381,023 130,861,007
2023 7,305,659 129,739,759
2022 7,223,805 128,613,117
2021 7,135,175 127,648,148
2020 7,045,399 126,799,054
2019 6,951,033 125,762,982
2018 6,849,055 124,573,711
2017 6,738,770 123,400,057
2016 6,632,126 122,251,351
2015 6,531,819 121,072,306
2014 6,427,252 119,784,261
2013 6,304,628 118,343,573
2012 6,179,328 116,818,208
2011 6,343,203 115,243,504
2010 6,497,839 113,623,895
2009 6,366,686 111,999,721
2008 6,235,430 110,374,288
2007 6,104,380 108,774,360
2006 5,980,211 107,253,666
2005 5,858,798 105,811,504
2004 5,736,693 104,394,131
2003 5,619,398 102,978,515
2002 5,508,410 101,548,624
2001 5,403,639 100,099,099
2000 5,305,021 98,625,552
1999 5,218,038 97,115,707
1998 5,140,704 95,575,245
1997 5,064,639 94,021,207
1996 4,987,393 92,452,702
1995 4,906,843 90,862,455
1994 4,822,037 89,259,205
1993 4,733,045 87,653,807
1992 4,640,352 86,044,809
1991 4,544,400 84,430,572
1990 4,445,239 82,820,170
1989 4,342,920 81,247,182
1988 4,237,755 79,695,531
1987 4,129,739 78,136,651
1986 4,017,403 76,585,637
1985 3,898,745 75,043,414
1984 3,773,633 73,506,846
1983 3,718,961 71,971,240
1982 3,724,765 70,433,260
1981 3,621,486 68,892,108
1980 3,424,378 67,300,334
1979 3,233,846 65,648,865
1978 3,052,526 63,979,046
1977 2,881,533 62,308,493
1976 2,721,237 60,645,512
1975 2,571,556 58,982,400
1974 2,432,211 57,320,149
1973 2,314,193 55,667,284
1972 2,226,091 54,030,168
1971 2,153,534 52,412,558
1970 2,082,589 50,814,953
1969 2,014,293 49,233,194
1968 1,952,781 47,668,303
1967 1,898,199 46,129,608
1966 1,849,063 44,629,106
1965 1,804,015 43,174,477
1964 1,753,691 41,772,049
1963 1,690,457 40,424,065
1962 1,621,960 39,129,200
1961 1,555,699 37,890,118
1960 1,492,890 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Libya was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Mexico
2100 -0.18% -0.58%
2099 -0.21% -0.57%
2098 -0.2% -0.57%
2097 -0.17% -0.56%
2096 -0.12% -0.55%
2095 -0.12% -0.54%
2094 -0.15% -0.53%
2093 -0.15% -0.52%
2092 -0.09% -0.51%
2091 -0.16% -0.5%
2090 -0.1% -0.49%
2089 -0.11% -0.48%
2088 -0.04% -0.47%
2087 0.004% -0.46%
2086 0.06% -0.45%
2085 0.07% -0.43%
2084 0.04% -0.41%
2083 0.08% -0.4%
2082 0.12% -0.39%
2081 0.1% -0.37%
2080 0.13% -0.36%
2079 0.04% -0.34%
2078 0.06% -0.32%
2077 0.13% -0.31%
2076 0.12% -0.29%
2075 0.11% -0.28%
2074 0.16% -0.26%
2073 0.22% -0.24%
2072 0.12% -0.22%
2071 0.17% -0.21%
2070 0.19% -0.19%
2069 0.2% -0.17%
2068 0.13% -0.16%
2067 0.18% -0.14%
2066 0.2% -0.12%
2065 0.23% -0.11%
2064 0.11% -0.09%
2063 0.23% -0.07%
2062 0.22% -0.05%
2061 0.2% -0.04%
2060 0.3% -0.01%
2059 0.28% 0.005%
2058 0.32% 0.02%
2057 0.26% 0.04%
2056 0.34% 0.06%
2055 0.47% 0.08%
2054 0.48% 0.1%
2053 0.53% 0.12%
2052 0.51% 0.15%
2051 0.56% 0.17%
2050 0.56% 0.19%
2049 0.63% 0.22%
2048 0.6% 0.24%
2047 0.61% 0.27%
2046 0.72% 0.29%
2045 0.72% 0.32%
2044 0.77% 0.34%
2043 0.78% 0.37%
2042 0.76% 0.4%
2041 0.82% 0.42%
2040 0.85% 0.45%
2039 0.87% 0.48%
2038 0.9% 0.5%
2037 0.87% 0.52%
2036 0.9% 0.55%
2035 0.98% 0.57%
2034 0.99% 0.6%
2033 0.96% 0.63%
2032 1.04% 0.65%
2031 1.08% 0.67%
2030 1.07% 0.7%
2029 1.15% 0.73%
2028 1.2% 0.75%
2027 1.13% 0.78%
2026 1.05% 0.81%
2025 1.05% 0.83%
2024 1.03% 0.86%
2023 1.13% 0.88%
2022 1.24% 0.76%
2021 1.27% 0.67%
2020 1.36% 0.82%
2019 1.49% 0.95%
2018 1.64% 0.95%
2017 1.61% 0.94%
2016 1.54% 0.97%
2015 1.63% 1.08%
2014 1.94% 1.22%
2013 2.03% 1.31%
2012 -2.58% 1.37%
2011 -2.38% 1.43%
2010 2.06% 1.45%
2009 2.11% 1.47%
2008 2.15% 1.47%
2007 2.08% 1.42%
2006 2.07% 1.36%
2005 2.13% 1.36%
2004 2.09% 1.37%
2003 2.01% 1.41%
2002 1.94% 1.45%
2001 1.86% 1.49%
2000 1.67% 1.55%
1999 1.5% 1.61%
1998 1.5% 1.65%
1997 1.55% 1.7%
1996 1.64% 1.75%
1995 1.76% 1.8%
1994 1.88% 1.83%
1993 2% 1.87%
1992 2.11% 1.91%
1991 2.23% 1.94%
1990 2.36% 1.94%
1989 2.48% 1.95%
1988 2.62% 2%
1987 2.8% 2.03%
1986 3.04% 2.06%
1985 3.32% 2.09%
1984 1.47% 2.13%
1983 -0.16% 2.18%
1982 2.85% 2.24%
1981 5.76% 2.37%
1980 5.89% 2.52%
1979 5.94% 2.61%
1978 5.93% 2.68%
1977 5.89% 2.74%
1976 5.82% 2.82%
1975 5.73% 2.9%
1974 5.1% 2.97%
1973 3.96% 3.03%
1972 3.37% 3.09%
1971 3.41% 3.14%
1970 3.39% 3.21%
1969 3.15% 3.28%
1968 2.88% 3.34%
1967 2.66% 3.36%
1966 2.5% 3.37%
1965 2.87% 3.36%
1964 3.74% 3.33%
1963 4.22% 3.31%
1962 4.26% 3.27%
1961 4.21% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Libya Mexico
Current population
7580693
133551566
Population rank 105/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.61%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
4.32 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
10.9 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +212 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +77,532 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 109/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -108,037
Net migration rank 83/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -108,037
2024 73,522 3,448 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 75,760 -2,001 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 91,951 -2,001 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 88,005 -694 936,682 -122,791
2020 92,950 -694 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 97,842 -1,352 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 101,619 5,841 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 103,891 9,208 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 105,265 -5,081 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 108,096 -7,660 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 110,420 -1,716 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 110,772 25,755 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 108,855 5,211 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 121,016 -562,827 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 122,926 9,611 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 118,102 11,670 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 117,481 15,260 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 116,704 12,640 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 115,645 3,351 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 112,823 11,024 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 107,144 13,222 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 102,144 12,073 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 97,598 10,152 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 93,370 8,420 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 89,814 5,634 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 88,743 -10,206 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 87,613 -11,479 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 86,899 -10,907 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 86,945 -8,446 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 87,661 -5,068 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 88,765 -1,755 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 90,553 426 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 93,568 843 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 96,582 902 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 99,898 946 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 102,823 981 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 105,469 1,053 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 107,761 1,740 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 109,325 5,844 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 110,194 11,962 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 110,028 18,039 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 122,183 -140,904 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 133,511 -126,400 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 130,233 69,211 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 128,034 66,739 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 121,469 64,821 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 114,669 61,684 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 107,769 57,867 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 101,146 53,813 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 94,862 49,544 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 89,337 44,946 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 81,256 20,498 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 77,864 -3,418 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 74,934 -4,265 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 70,488 745 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 66,782 -1,418 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 63,971 -6,323 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 61,889 -10,384 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 60,394 -13,619 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 59,134 -15,810 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 55,227 2,084 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 50,421 18,740 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 46,252 21,589 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 42,167 22,504 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 38,391 22,559 1,206,955 -85,591

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

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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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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