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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 133,323,134 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 +1.44% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Libya vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Mexico
2100 9,844,478 131,182,639
2099 9,862,293 131,943,283
2098 9,883,409 132,700,369
2097 9,903,494 133,455,010
2096 9,920,212 134,204,227
2095 9,931,781 134,949,218
2094 9,943,275 135,687,085
2093 9,958,570 136,415,232
2092 9,973,255 137,127,644
2091 9,982,193 137,833,985
2090 9,998,398 138,527,198
2089 10,008,842 139,208,862
2088 10,019,533 139,874,924
2087 10,023,170 140,530,483
2086 10,022,785 141,174,372
2085 10,016,359 141,805,496
2084 10,009,703 142,415,948
2083 10,006,073 143,009,187
2082 9,997,594 143,579,768
2081 9,985,386 144,138,842
2080 9,975,419 144,677,451
2079 9,962,691 145,195,172
2078 9,958,515 145,691,242
2077 9,952,827 146,165,064
2076 9,940,029 146,616,674
2075 9,927,944 147,046,928
2074 9,916,834 147,455,761
2073 9,901,120 147,841,295
2072 9,879,602 148,201,143
2071 9,867,880 148,534,057
2070 9,850,724 148,848,168
2069 9,832,072 149,134,711
2068 9,812,363 149,395,717
2067 9,799,957 149,630,386
2066 9,782,414 149,842,125
2065 9,762,806 150,029,268
2064 9,740,665 150,187,992
2063 9,729,567 150,319,846
2062 9,707,539 150,424,224
2061 9,686,619 150,502,250
2060 9,667,297 150,555,648
2059 9,638,062 150,577,220
2058 9,610,703 150,569,044
2057 9,579,595 150,535,337
2056 9,554,689 150,475,242
2055 9,522,205 150,384,336
2054 9,478,010 150,263,237
2053 9,432,683 150,110,615
2052 9,383,411 149,923,918
2051 9,335,341 149,705,066
2050 9,282,941 149,450,774
2049 9,230,811 149,166,038
2048 9,173,272 148,836,849
2047 9,118,915 148,478,965
2046 9,063,226 148,081,688
2045 8,998,841 147,647,318
2044 8,934,714 147,173,101
2043 8,866,878 146,667,761
2042 8,798,463 146,123,566
2041 8,732,168 145,543,650
2040 8,661,351 144,931,633
2039 8,588,292 144,286,278
2038 8,514,071 143,601,872
2037 8,437,766 142,883,005
2036 8,364,809 142,138,929
2035 8,289,931 141,359,885
2034 8,209,318 140,554,653
2033 8,129,142 139,713,048
2032 8,052,203 138,843,644
2031 7,969,547 137,947,334
2030 7,884,726 137,023,304
2029 7,801,482 136,071,720
2028 7,713,090 135,090,755
2027 7,621,838 134,081,337
2026 7,536,898 133,042,003
2025 7,458,392 131,970,909
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th 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 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 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% 0.85%
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 (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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Libya Mexico
Current population
7559873
133323134
Population rank 105/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.61%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
4.23 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +206 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 110/197
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 - 3,448 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 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
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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