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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 29,618,118 people in Nepal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 29,619,950 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 3.91 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 +1.36% per year vs +0.62% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.5% growth).

Libya vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Nepal
2100 9,844,693 31,916,191
2099 9,862,508 32,104,658
2098 9,883,625 32,291,766
2097 9,903,710 32,478,376
2096 9,920,429 32,662,029
2095 9,931,997 32,842,809
2094 9,943,491 33,023,754
2093 9,958,787 33,200,660
2092 9,973,472 33,375,774
2091 9,982,411 33,547,026
2090 9,998,616 33,714,253
2089 10,009,061 33,878,299
2088 10,019,752 34,037,329
2087 10,023,389 34,190,255
2086 10,023,004 34,337,807
2085 10,016,577 34,483,366
2084 10,009,921 34,620,498
2083 10,006,291 34,750,155
2082 9,997,812 34,872,031
2081 9,985,604 34,987,218
2080 9,975,637 35,095,973
2079 9,962,908 35,198,820
2078 9,958,732 35,292,530
2077 9,953,044 35,377,971
2076 9,940,245 35,456,092
2075 9,928,160 35,525,668
2074 9,917,050 35,588,497
2073 9,901,336 35,642,802
2072 9,879,817 35,686,332
2071 9,868,096 35,725,442
2070 9,850,939 35,755,056
2069 9,832,286 35,774,677
2068 9,812,577 35,785,895
2067 9,800,171 35,789,572
2066 9,782,627 35,785,710
2065 9,763,018 35,774,308
2064 9,740,878 35,753,136
2063 9,729,779 35,725,408
2062 9,707,751 35,685,285
2061 9,686,831 35,638,790
2060 9,667,507 35,583,129
2059 9,638,272 35,518,416
2058 9,610,912 35,442,760
2057 9,579,804 35,360,939
2056 9,554,897 35,268,910
2055 9,522,413 35,170,656
2054 9,478,216 35,065,508
2053 9,432,889 34,951,722
2052 9,383,615 34,831,085
2051 9,335,544 34,699,347
2050 9,283,143 34,561,226
2049 9,231,012 34,415,794
2048 9,173,472 34,265,080
2047 9,119,114 34,106,257
2046 9,063,424 33,936,663
2045 8,999,038 33,762,505
2044 8,934,909 33,581,319
2043 8,867,072 33,394,849
2042 8,798,655 33,200,691
2041 8,732,358 33,001,382
2040 8,661,540 32,795,384
2039 8,588,479 32,583,834
2038 8,514,257 32,363,750
2037 8,437,950 32,138,947
2036 8,364,991 31,906,773
2035 8,290,112 31,667,683
2034 8,209,497 31,421,060
2033 8,129,319 31,165,782
2032 8,052,378 30,904,004
2031 7,969,721 30,636,967
2030 7,884,898 30,362,343
2029 7,801,652 30,081,388
2028 7,713,258 29,793,481
2027 7,622,004 29,640,694
2026 7,537,063 29,598,041
2025 7,458,555 29,618,118
2024 7,381,023 29,651,054
2023 7,305,659 29,694,614
2022 7,223,805 29,715,436
2021 7,135,175 29,475,010
2020 7,045,399 28,966,574
2019 6,951,033 28,414,064
2018 6,849,055 28,079,689
2017 6,738,770 28,011,258
2016 6,632,126 27,955,462
2015 6,531,819 27,823,629
2014 6,427,252 27,672,370
2013 6,304,628 27,589,996
2012 6,179,328 27,534,915
2011 6,343,203 27,464,494
2010 6,497,839 27,341,952
2009 6,366,686 27,173,035
2008 6,235,430 26,990,037
2007 6,104,380 26,788,492
2006 5,980,211 26,565,425
2005 5,858,798 26,309,458
2004 5,736,693 26,016,656
2003 5,619,398 25,688,758
2002 5,508,410 25,328,981
2001 5,403,639 24,946,748
2000 5,305,021 24,546,509
1999 5,218,038 24,125,199
1998 5,140,704 23,680,357
1997 5,064,639 23,219,463
1996 4,987,393 22,741,862
1995 4,906,843 22,245,439
1994 4,822,037 21,717,479
1993 4,733,045 21,180,159
1992 4,640,352 20,609,707
1991 4,544,400 20,036,500
1990 4,445,239 19,524,573
1989 4,342,920 19,057,807
1988 4,237,755 18,638,661
1987 4,129,739 18,250,505
1986 4,017,403 17,868,124
1985 3,898,745 17,477,692
1984 3,773,633 17,085,242
1983 3,718,961 16,689,119
1982 3,724,765 16,297,987
1981 3,621,486 15,922,423
1980 3,424,378 15,553,105
1979 3,233,846 15,190,590
1978 3,052,526 14,839,695
1977 2,881,533 14,499,175
1976 2,721,237 14,177,649
1975 2,571,556 13,870,695
1974 2,432,211 13,568,435
1973 2,314,193 13,275,239
1972 2,226,091 12,989,099
1971 2,153,534 12,710,061
1970 2,082,589 12,436,190
1969 2,014,293 12,167,036
1968 1,952,781 11,906,266
1967 1,898,199 11,652,716
1966 1,849,063 11,408,710
1965 1,804,015 11,173,411
1964 1,753,691 10,946,392
1963 1,690,457 10,729,818
1962 1,621,960 10,521,116
1961 1,555,699 10,318,396
1960 1,492,890 10,123,658

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth).

Libya was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Nepal
2100 -0.18% -0.59%
2099 -0.21% -0.58%
2098 -0.2% -0.57%
2097 -0.17% -0.56%
2096 -0.12% -0.55%
2095 -0.12% -0.55%
2094 -0.15% -0.53%
2093 -0.15% -0.52%
2092 -0.09% -0.51%
2091 -0.16% -0.5%
2090 -0.1% -0.48%
2089 -0.11% -0.47%
2088 -0.04% -0.45%
2087 0.004% -0.43%
2086 0.06% -0.42%
2085 0.07% -0.4%
2084 0.04% -0.37%
2083 0.08% -0.35%
2082 0.12% -0.33%
2081 0.1% -0.31%
2080 0.13% -0.29%
2079 0.04% -0.27%
2078 0.06% -0.24%
2077 0.13% -0.22%
2076 0.12% -0.2%
2075 0.11% -0.18%
2074 0.16% -0.15%
2073 0.22% -0.12%
2072 0.12% -0.11%
2071 0.17% -0.08%
2070 0.19% -0.05%
2069 0.2% -0.03%
2068 0.13% -0.01%
2067 0.18% 0.01%
2066 0.2% 0.03%
2065 0.23% 0.06%
2064 0.11% 0.08%
2063 0.23% 0.11%
2062 0.22% 0.13%
2061 0.2% 0.16%
2060 0.3% 0.18%
2059 0.28% 0.21%
2058 0.32% 0.23%
2057 0.26% 0.26%
2056 0.34% 0.28%
2055 0.47% 0.3%
2054 0.48% 0.33%
2053 0.53% 0.35%
2052 0.51% 0.38%
2051 0.56% 0.4%
2050 0.56% 0.42%
2049 0.63% 0.44%
2048 0.6% 0.47%
2047 0.61% 0.5%
2046 0.72% 0.52%
2045 0.72% 0.54%
2044 0.77% 0.56%
2043 0.78% 0.58%
2042 0.76% 0.6%
2041 0.82% 0.63%
2040 0.85% 0.65%
2039 0.87% 0.68%
2038 0.9% 0.7%
2037 0.87% 0.73%
2036 0.9% 0.75%
2035 0.98% 0.78%
2034 0.99% 0.82%
2033 0.96% 0.85%
2032 1.04% 0.87%
2031 1.08% 0.9%
2030 1.07% 0.93%
2029 1.15% 0.97%
2028 1.2% 0.52%
2027 1.13% 0.14%
2026 1.05% -0.07%
2025 1.05% -0.11%
2024 1.03% -0.15%
2023 1.13% -0.07%
2022 1.24% 0.82%
2021 1.27% 1.76%
2020 1.36% 1.94%
2019 1.49% 1.19%
2018 1.64% 0.24%
2017 1.61% 0.2%
2016 1.54% 0.47%
2015 1.63% 0.55%
2014 1.94% 0.3%
2013 2.03% 0.2%
2012 -2.58% 0.26%
2011 -2.38% 0.45%
2010 2.06% 0.62%
2009 2.11% 0.68%
2008 2.15% 0.75%
2007 2.08% 0.84%
2006 2.07% 0.97%
2005 2.13% 1.13%
2004 2.09% 1.28%
2003 2.01% 1.42%
2002 1.94% 1.53%
2001 1.86% 1.63%
2000 1.67% 1.75%
1999 1.5% 1.88%
1998 1.5% 1.98%
1997 1.55% 2.1%
1996 1.64% 2.23%
1995 1.76% 2.43%
1994 1.88% 2.54%
1993 2% 2.77%
1992 2.11% 2.86%
1991 2.23% 2.62%
1990 2.36% 2.45%
1989 2.48% 2.25%
1988 2.62% 2.13%
1987 2.8% 2.14%
1986 3.04% 2.23%
1985 3.32% 2.3%
1984 1.47% 2.37%
1983 -0.16% 2.4%
1982 2.85% 2.36%
1981 5.76% 2.37%
1980 5.89% 2.39%
1979 5.94% 2.36%
1978 5.93% 2.35%
1977 5.89% 2.27%
1976 5.82% 2.21%
1975 5.73% 2.23%
1974 5.1% 2.21%
1973 3.96% 2.2%
1972 3.37% 2.2%
1971 3.41% 2.2%
1970 3.39% 2.21%
1969 3.15% 2.19%
1968 2.88% 2.18%
1967 2.66% 2.14%
1966 2.5% 2.11%
1965 2.87% 2.07%
1964 3.74% 2.02%
1963 4.22% 1.98%
1962 4.26% 1.96%
1961 4.21% 1.92%

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 Nepal's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Libya Nepal
Current population
7580693
29619950
Population rank 105/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.36%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
16 minutes
One birth every
4.32 minutes
56.1 seconds
One death every
10.9 minutes
2.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +212 -90
Annual growth/decline +77,532 -32,936
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 167/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -364,699
Net migration rank 83/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -364,699
2024 73,522 3,448 355,516 -401,282
2023 75,760 -2,001 368,450 -409,782
2022 91,951 -2,001 379,021 -379,321
2021 88,005 -694 351,165 130,001
2020 92,950 -694 373,553 162,139
2019 97,842 -1,352 387,113 182,203
2018 101,619 5,841 394,576 -295,151
2017 103,891 9,208 406,219 -368,787
2016 105,265 -5,081 415,921 -341,748
2015 108,096 -7,660 410,565 -221,062
2014 110,420 -1,716 423,166 -310,156
2013 110,772 25,755 424,804 -373,064
2012 108,855 5,211 430,151 -371,707
2011 121,016 -562,827 429,957 -347,552
2010 122,926 9,611 432,631 -269,963
2009 118,102 11,670 441,290 -266,144
2008 117,481 15,260 452,353 -261,540
2007 116,704 12,640 464,780 -252,526
2006 115,645 3,351 475,335 -241,455
2005 112,823 11,024 489,093 -211,024
2004 107,144 13,222 504,853 -197,336
2003 102,144 12,073 516,575 -168,314
2002 97,598 10,152 525,045 -153,730
2001 93,370 8,420 542,118 -148,973
2000 89,814 5,634 554,506 -147,193
1999 88,743 -10,206 557,847 -122,551
1998 87,613 -11,479 562,787 -108,400
1997 86,899 -10,907 565,882 -98,454
1996 86,945 -8,446 580,099 -92,307
1995 87,661 -5,068 591,283 -86,232
1994 88,765 -1,755 578,293 -27,415
1993 90,553 426 561,549 -37,782
1992 93,568 843 533,029 84,113
1991 96,582 902 512,233 17,056
1990 99,898 946 495,202 -640
1989 102,823 981 478,771 -39,808
1988 105,469 1,053 463,581 -64,246
1987 107,761 1,740 449,400 -72,437
1986 109,325 5,844 434,802 -47,017
1985 110,194 11,962 423,240 -30,154
1984 110,028 18,039 411,122 -19,300
1983 122,183 -140,904 399,103 1,304
1982 133,511 -126,400 385,741 -3,898
1981 130,233 69,211 374,145 -4,855
1980 128,034 66,739 364,254 5,084
1979 121,469 64,821 355,597 88
1978 114,669 61,684 345,765 346
1977 107,769 57,867 332,843 2,108
1976 101,146 53,813 323,222 -15,119
1975 94,862 49,544 312,479 -6,686
1974 89,337 44,946 303,078 -4,361
1973 81,256 20,498 288,750 -1,076
1972 77,864 -3,418 286,708 -2,107
1971 74,934 -4,265 280,752 -7,284
1970 70,488 745 272,439 1,847
1969 66,782 -1,418 264,560 -527
1968 63,971 -6,323 258,259 -746
1967 61,889 -10,384 249,240 347
1966 60,394 -13,619 241,716 -3,306
1965 59,134 -15,810 233,726 -1,551
1964 55,227 2,084 227,948 -6,087
1963 50,421 18,740 219,586 -8,303
1962 46,252 21,589 215,368 -9,249
1961 42,167 22,504 209,917 -10,601
1960 38,391 22,559 203,374 -13,223

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

GeoRank.org/population/libya/nepal | 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 Nepal 66.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,842,099 people) and 33.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,942,790 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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