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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 2.38 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Libya vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Namibia
2100 9,844,478 5,958,153
2099 9,862,293 5,952,623
2098 9,883,409 5,947,142
2097 9,903,494 5,942,285
2096 9,920,212 5,938,162
2095 9,931,781 5,930,395
2094 9,943,275 5,922,248
2093 9,958,570 5,911,235
2092 9,973,255 5,899,026
2091 9,982,193 5,886,490
2090 9,998,398 5,871,938
2089 10,008,842 5,858,234
2088 10,019,533 5,842,720
2087 10,023,170 5,825,856
2086 10,022,785 5,806,643
2085 10,016,359 5,789,246
2084 10,009,703 5,771,050
2083 10,006,073 5,751,610
2082 9,997,594 5,730,648
2081 9,985,386 5,707,476
2080 9,975,419 5,682,842
2079 9,962,691 5,659,698
2078 9,958,515 5,634,313
2077 9,952,827 5,608,096
2076 9,940,029 5,580,829
2075 9,927,944 5,551,107
2074 9,916,834 5,522,025
2073 9,901,120 5,494,180
2072 9,879,602 5,464,749
2071 9,867,880 5,434,461
2070 9,850,724 5,403,822
2069 9,832,072 5,371,517
2068 9,812,363 5,336,950
2067 9,799,957 5,300,707
2066 9,782,414 5,263,191
2065 9,762,806 5,227,346
2064 9,740,665 5,190,323
2063 9,729,567 5,150,579
2062 9,707,539 5,109,760
2061 9,686,619 5,068,478
2060 9,667,297 5,023,587
2059 9,638,062 4,979,591
2058 9,610,703 4,933,964
2057 9,579,595 4,887,985
2056 9,554,689 4,840,537
2055 9,522,205 4,790,848
2054 9,478,010 4,741,942
2053 9,432,683 4,691,180
2052 9,383,411 4,639,835
2051 9,335,341 4,587,353
2050 9,282,941 4,533,502
2049 9,230,811 4,482,650
2048 9,173,272 4,430,309
2047 9,118,915 4,373,597
2046 9,063,226 4,318,050
2045 8,998,841 4,259,166
2044 8,934,714 4,202,338
2043 8,866,878 4,144,892
2042 8,798,463 4,088,713
2041 8,732,168 4,032,347
2040 8,661,351 3,976,987
2039 8,588,292 3,920,720
2038 8,514,071 3,862,015
2037 8,437,766 3,804,482
2036 8,364,809 3,747,072
2035 8,289,931 3,689,163
2034 8,209,318 3,631,737
2033 8,129,142 3,575,000
2032 8,052,203 3,516,310
2031 7,969,547 3,456,265
2030 7,884,726 3,395,964
2029 7,801,482 3,336,698
2028 7,713,090 3,277,428
2027 7,621,838 3,216,917
2026 7,536,898 3,156,839
2025 7,458,392 3,094,769
2024 7,381,023 3,030,131
2023 7,305,659 2,963,095
2022 7,223,805 2,889,662
2021 7,135,175 2,810,548
2020 7,045,399 2,728,762
2019 6,951,033 2,650,494
2018 6,849,055 2,577,327
2017 6,738,770 2,506,853
2016 6,632,126 2,439,213
2015 6,531,819 2,374,300
2014 6,427,252 2,312,139
2013 6,304,628 2,252,508
2012 6,179,328 2,194,654
2011 6,343,203 2,146,325
2010 6,497,839 2,109,811
2009 6,366,686 2,077,394
2008 6,235,430 2,047,056
2007 6,104,380 2,018,600
2006 5,980,211 1,991,888
2005 5,858,798 1,966,582
2004 5,736,693 1,942,082
2003 5,619,398 1,917,464
2002 5,508,410 1,889,970
2001 5,403,639 1,857,048
2000 5,305,021 1,818,647
1999 5,218,038 1,776,368
1998 5,140,704 1,732,745
1997 5,064,639 1,689,264
1996 4,987,393 1,646,103
1995 4,906,843 1,602,170
1994 4,822,037 1,556,304
1993 4,733,045 1,508,697
1992 4,640,352 1,461,322
1991 4,544,400 1,415,684
1990 4,445,239 1,369,303
1989 4,342,920 1,288,947
1988 4,237,755 1,209,696
1987 4,129,739 1,167,889
1986 4,017,403 1,131,081
1985 3,898,745 1,096,890
1984 3,773,633 1,065,989
1983 3,718,961 1,037,511
1982 3,724,765 1,010,308
1981 3,621,486 992,500
1980 3,424,378 981,434
1979 3,233,846 962,825
1978 3,052,526 947,269
1977 2,881,533 931,104
1976 2,721,237 906,566
1975 2,571,556 881,032
1974 2,432,211 854,320
1973 2,314,193 828,928
1972 2,226,091 804,399
1971 2,153,534 780,584
1970 2,082,589 757,868
1969 2,014,293 736,120
1968 1,952,781 715,542
1967 1,898,199 696,045
1966 1,849,063 677,655
1965 1,804,015 660,558
1964 1,753,691 644,530
1963 1,690,457 629,589
1962 1,621,960 615,759
1961 1,555,699 603,067
1960 1,492,890 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Namibia
2100 -0.18% 0.09%
2099 -0.21% 0.09%
2098 -0.2% 0.08%
2097 -0.17% 0.07%
2096 -0.12% 0.13%
2095 -0.12% 0.14%
2094 -0.15% 0.19%
2093 -0.15% 0.21%
2092 -0.09% 0.21%
2091 -0.16% 0.25%
2090 -0.1% 0.23%
2089 -0.11% 0.27%
2088 -0.04% 0.29%
2087 0.004% 0.33%
2086 0.06% 0.3%
2085 0.07% 0.32%
2084 0.04% 0.34%
2083 0.08% 0.37%
2082 0.12% 0.41%
2081 0.1% 0.43%
2080 0.13% 0.41%
2079 0.04% 0.45%
2078 0.06% 0.47%
2077 0.13% 0.49%
2076 0.12% 0.54%
2075 0.11% 0.53%
2074 0.16% 0.51%
2073 0.22% 0.54%
2072 0.12% 0.56%
2071 0.17% 0.57%
2070 0.19% 0.6%
2069 0.2% 0.65%
2068 0.13% 0.68%
2067 0.18% 0.71%
2066 0.2% 0.69%
2065 0.23% 0.71%
2064 0.11% 0.77%
2063 0.23% 0.8%
2062 0.22% 0.81%
2061 0.2% 0.89%
2060 0.3% 0.88%
2059 0.28% 0.92%
2058 0.32% 0.94%
2057 0.26% 0.98%
2056 0.34% 1.04%
2055 0.47% 1.03%
2054 0.48% 1.08%
2053 0.53% 1.11%
2052 0.51% 1.14%
2051 0.56% 1.19%
2050 0.56% 1.13%
2049 0.63% 1.18%
2048 0.6% 1.3%
2047 0.61% 1.29%
2046 0.72% 1.38%
2045 0.72% 1.35%
2044 0.77% 1.39%
2043 0.78% 1.37%
2042 0.76% 1.4%
2041 0.82% 1.39%
2040 0.85% 1.44%
2039 0.87% 1.52%
2038 0.9% 1.51%
2037 0.87% 1.53%
2036 0.9% 1.57%
2035 0.98% 1.58%
2034 0.99% 1.59%
2033 0.96% 1.67%
2032 1.04% 1.74%
2031 1.08% 1.78%
2030 1.07% 1.78%
2029 1.15% 1.81%
2028 1.2% 1.88%
2027 1.13% 1.9%
2026 1.05% 2.01%
2025 1.05% 2.13%
2024 1.03% 2.26%
2023 1.13% 2.54%
2022 1.24% 2.81%
2021 1.27% 3%
2020 1.36% 2.95%
2019 1.49% 2.84%
2018 1.64% 2.81%
2017 1.61% 2.77%
2016 1.54% 2.73%
2015 1.63% 2.69%
2014 1.94% 2.65%
2013 2.03% 2.64%
2012 -2.58% 2.25%
2011 -2.38% 1.73%
2010 2.06% 1.56%
2009 2.11% 1.48%
2008 2.15% 1.41%
2007 2.08% 1.34%
2006 2.07% 1.29%
2005 2.13% 1.26%
2004 2.09% 1.28%
2003 2.01% 1.45%
2002 1.94% 1.77%
2001 1.86% 2.11%
2000 1.67% 2.38%
1999 1.5% 2.52%
1998 1.5% 2.57%
1997 1.55% 2.62%
1996 1.64% 2.74%
1995 1.76% 2.95%
1994 1.88% 3.16%
1993 2% 3.24%
1992 2.11% 3.22%
1991 2.23% 3.39%
1990 2.36% 6.23%
1989 2.48% 6.55%
1988 2.62% 3.58%
1987 2.8% 3.25%
1986 3.04% 3.12%
1985 3.32% 2.9%
1984 1.47% 2.74%
1983 -0.16% 2.69%
1982 2.85% 1.79%
1981 5.76% 1.13%
1980 5.89% 1.93%
1979 5.94% 1.64%
1978 5.93% 1.74%
1977 5.89% 2.71%
1976 5.82% 2.9%
1975 5.73% 3.13%
1974 5.1% 3.06%
1973 3.96% 3.05%
1972 3.37% 3.05%
1971 3.41% 3%
1970 3.39% 2.95%
1969 3.15% 2.88%
1968 2.88% 2.8%
1967 2.66% 2.71%
1966 2.5% 2.59%
1965 2.87% 2.49%
1964 3.74% 2.37%
1963 4.22% 2.25%
1962 4.26% 2.1%
1961 4.21% 1.96%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Libya Namibia
Current population
7559873
3173089
Population rank 105/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.04%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 +184
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 41/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -172 +1,866
Net migration rank 83/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - 1,866
2024 - 3,448 - 4,211
2023 75,760 -2,001 58,435 11,675
2022 91,951 -2,001 54,534 22,212
2021 88,005 -694 50,160 31,327
2020 92,950 -694 55,034 27,056
2019 97,842 -1,352 54,769 19,676
2018 101,619 5,841 53,970 17,920
2017 103,891 9,208 52,975 16,080
2016 105,265 -5,081 52,228 14,002
2015 108,096 -7,660 50,846 12,755
2014 110,420 -1,716 49,581 11,134
2013 110,772 25,755 47,801 10,748
2012 108,855 5,211 46,204 10,957
2011 121,016 -562,827 43,557 -4,067
2010 122,926 9,611 42,046 -8,518
2009 118,102 11,670 39,942 -8,626
2008 117,481 15,260 38,147 -8,775
2007 116,704 12,640 36,430 -8,905
2006 115,645 3,351 34,690 -8,792
2005 112,823 11,024 32,909 -8,195
2004 107,144 13,222 31,478 -7,192
2003 102,144 12,073 31,115 -6,153
2002 97,598 10,152 31,947 -1,913
2001 93,370 8,420 32,942 2,869
2000 89,814 5,634 35,280 5,709
1999 88,743 -10,206 37,233 6,333
1998 87,613 -11,479 37,500 6,180
1997 86,899 -10,907 37,256 6,023
1996 86,945 -8,446 37,177 5,866
1995 87,661 -5,068 39,119 5,712
1994 88,765 -1,755 41,316 5,578
1993 90,553 426 42,861 5,464
1992 93,568 843 43,945 2,487
1991 96,582 902 44,523 309
1990 99,898 946 43,956 3,969
1989 102,823 981 37,715 75,072
1988 105,469 1,053 34,798 10,916
1987 107,761 1,740 33,340 4,559
1986 109,325 5,844 31,764 3,953
1985 110,194 11,962 30,575 2,090
1984 110,028 18,039 29,395 -267
1983 122,183 -140,904 28,307 -481
1982 133,511 -126,400 27,474 -889
1981 130,233 69,211 27,938 -18,901
1980 128,034 66,739 28,142 -15,041
1979 121,469 64,821 28,930 -4,818
1978 114,669 61,684 29,821 -22,827
1977 107,769 57,867 29,241 -3,907
1976 101,146 53,813 28,785 -5,048
1975 94,862 49,544 27,882 -553
1974 89,337 44,946 26,844 -744
1973 81,256 20,498 25,754 -1,066
1972 77,864 -3,418 24,606 -236
1971 74,934 -4,265 23,467 -208
1970 70,488 745 22,414 -244
1969 66,782 -1,418 21,387 -57
1968 63,971 -6,323 20,470 -636
1967 61,889 -10,384 19,498 -339
1966 60,394 -13,619 18,635 -1,023
1965 59,134 -15,810 17,902 -1,327
1964 55,227 2,084 17,134 -1,660
1963 50,421 18,740 16,430 -2,016
1962 46,252 21,589 15,656 -2,403
1961 42,167 22,504 14,936 -2,807
1960 38,391 22,559 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/libya/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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