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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,523,849 people compared to 29,627,185 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 3.94 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2005, the population of Libya has increased from 5.86M people to 7.52M (28.4% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.3M to 29.6M (12.6% growth).
  • Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 9.97M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Libya vs Nepal: live population counter

Libya Nepal
Current population
7523849
29627185
Population rank 105/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.36%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
2.55 minutes
One migration net change every
2.54 hours
1.31 minutes
Annual migration change +3,448 -401,282
Daily growth/decline +206 -119
Annual growth/decline +75,364 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 174/197

Libya and Nepal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Libya
Population

Growth rate
Nepal
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Libya Nepal Libya Nepal
1960 1,492,890 10,123,658 - -
1961 1,555,699 10,318,396 4.21% 1.92%
1962 1,621,960 10,521,116 4.26% 1.96%
1963 1,690,457 10,729,818 4.22% 1.98%
1964 1,753,691 10,946,392 3.74% 2.02%
1965 1,804,015 11,173,411 2.87% 2.07%
1966 1,849,063 11,408,710 2.5% 2.11%
1967 1,898,199 11,652,716 2.66% 2.14%
1968 1,952,781 11,906,266 2.88% 2.18%
1969 2,014,293 12,167,036 3.15% 2.19%
1970 2,082,589 12,436,190 3.39% 2.21%
1971 2,153,534 12,710,061 3.41% 2.2%
1972 2,226,091 12,989,099 3.37% 2.2%
1973 2,314,193 13,275,239 3.96% 2.2%
1974 2,432,211 13,568,435 5.1% 2.21%
1975 2,571,556 13,870,695 5.73% 2.23%
1976 2,721,237 14,177,649 5.82% 2.21%
1977 2,881,533 14,499,175 5.89% 2.27%
1978 3,052,526 14,839,695 5.93% 2.35%
1979 3,233,846 15,190,590 5.94% 2.36%
1980 3,424,378 15,553,105 5.89% 2.39%
1981 3,621,486 15,922,423 5.76% 2.37%
1982 3,724,765 16,297,987 2.85% 2.36%
1983 3,718,961 16,689,119 -0.16% 2.4%
1984 3,773,633 17,085,242 1.47% 2.37%
1985 3,898,745 17,477,692 3.32% 2.3%
1986 4,017,403 17,868,124 3.04% 2.23%
1987 4,129,739 18,250,505 2.8% 2.14%
1988 4,237,755 18,638,661 2.62% 2.13%
1989 4,342,920 19,057,807 2.48% 2.25%
1990 4,445,239 19,524,573 2.36% 2.45%
1991 4,544,400 20,036,500 2.23% 2.62%
1992 4,640,352 20,609,707 2.11% 2.86%
1993 4,733,045 21,180,159 2% 2.77%
1994 4,822,037 21,717,479 1.88% 2.54%
1995 4,906,843 22,245,439 1.76% 2.43%
1996 4,987,393 22,741,862 1.64% 2.23%
1997 5,064,639 23,219,463 1.55% 2.1%
1998 5,140,704 23,680,357 1.5% 1.98%
1999 5,218,038 24,125,199 1.5% 1.88%
2000 5,305,021 24,546,509 1.67% 1.75%
2001 5,403,639 24,946,748 1.86% 1.63%
2002 5,508,410 25,328,981 1.94% 1.53%
2003 5,619,398 25,688,758 2.01% 1.42%
2004 5,736,693 26,016,656 2.09% 1.28%
2005 5,858,798 26,309,458 2.13% 1.13%
2006 5,980,211 26,565,425 2.07% 0.97%
2007 6,104,380 26,788,492 2.08% 0.84%
2008 6,235,430 26,990,037 2.15% 0.75%
2009 6,366,686 27,173,035 2.11% 0.68%
2010 6,497,839 27,341,952 2.06% 0.62%
2011 6,343,203 27,464,494 -2.38% 0.45%
2012 6,179,328 27,534,915 -2.58% 0.26%
2013 6,304,628 27,589,996 2.03% 0.2%
2014 6,427,252 27,672,370 1.94% 0.3%
2015 6,531,819 27,823,629 1.63% 0.55%
2016 6,632,126 27,955,462 1.54% 0.47%
2017 6,738,770 28,011,258 1.61% 0.2%
2018 6,849,055 28,079,689 1.64% 0.24%
2019 6,951,033 28,414,064 1.49% 1.19%
2020 7,045,399 28,966,574 1.36% 1.94%
2021 7,135,175 29,475,010 1.27% 1.76%
2022 7,223,805 29,715,436 1.24% 0.82%
2023 7,305,659 29,694,614 1.13% -0.07%
2024 7,381,023 29,651,054 1.03% -0.15%
2025 7,458,547 29,618,120 1.05% -0.11%
2026 7,539,842 29,629,406 1.09% 0.04%
2027 7,627,487 29,727,164 1.16% 0.33%
2028 7,716,839 29,947,588 1.17% 0.74%
2029 7,802,209 30,232,115 1.11% 0.95%
2030 7,885,801 30,509,999 1.07% 0.92%
2031 7,969,103 30,780,916 1.06% 0.89%
2032 8,048,491 31,045,411 1% 0.86%
2033 8,126,634 31,304,035 0.97% 0.83%
2034 8,206,611 31,555,068 0.98% 0.8%
2035 8,283,950 31,798,003 0.94% 0.77%
2036 8,357,480 32,033,714 0.89% 0.74%
2037 8,431,722 32,262,286 0.89% 0.71%
2038 8,506,595 32,484,801 0.89% 0.69%
2039 8,579,849 32,700,695 0.86% 0.66%
2040 8,651,409 32,909,540 0.83% 0.64%
2041 8,719,609 33,112,254 0.79% 0.62%
2042 8,786,619 33,309,062 0.77% 0.59%
2043 8,854,384 33,499,440 0.77% 0.57%
2044 8,920,015 33,683,331 0.74% 0.55%
2045 8,983,943 33,861,058 0.72% 0.53%
2046 9,043,667 34,032,994 0.66% 0.51%
2047 9,098,399 34,197,261 0.61% 0.48%
2048 9,154,058 34,352,077 0.61% 0.45%
2049 9,208,602 34,500,201 0.6% 0.43%
2050 9,260,603 34,642,021 0.56% 0.41%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Libya increased by 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth), while Nepal gained 1,514,171 people (a 5.76% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Libya gained 992,030 (a 15.2% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,803,556 (a 6.48% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2005 and is 105th in 2025. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2005 and ranked 52nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Libya's population will grow by 23.1% to 9,260,603 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.9% to 34,642,021 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

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