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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 1.06 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Libya vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Nicaragua
2100 9,844,478 8,688,116
2099 9,862,293 8,724,538
2098 9,883,409 8,760,232
2097 9,903,494 8,794,755
2096 9,920,212 8,828,433
2095 9,931,781 8,861,157
2094 9,943,275 8,892,755
2093 9,958,570 8,924,287
2092 9,973,255 8,954,488
2091 9,982,193 8,984,026
2090 9,998,398 9,012,075
2089 10,008,842 9,039,709
2088 10,019,533 9,065,862
2087 10,023,170 9,090,942
2086 10,022,785 9,115,336
2085 10,016,359 9,138,363
2084 10,009,703 9,160,205
2083 10,006,073 9,180,483
2082 9,997,594 9,199,639
2081 9,985,386 9,217,574
2080 9,975,419 9,233,677
2079 9,962,691 9,247,995
2078 9,958,515 9,260,269
2077 9,952,827 9,271,296
2076 9,940,029 9,280,355
2075 9,927,944 9,287,263
2074 9,916,834 9,293,340
2073 9,901,120 9,297,217
2072 9,879,602 9,298,930
2071 9,867,880 9,298,548
2070 9,850,724 9,296,541
2069 9,832,072 9,292,245
2068 9,812,363 9,285,519
2067 9,799,957 9,277,073
2066 9,782,414 9,266,063
2065 9,762,806 9,253,359
2064 9,740,665 9,238,451
2063 9,729,567 9,221,261
2062 9,707,539 9,201,687
2061 9,686,619 9,180,231
2060 9,667,297 9,156,164
2059 9,638,062 9,129,485
2058 9,610,703 9,100,437
2057 9,579,595 9,069,770
2056 9,554,689 9,037,076
2055 9,522,205 9,002,004
2054 9,478,010 8,964,646
2053 9,432,683 8,925,248
2052 9,383,411 8,883,323
2051 9,335,341 8,838,651
2050 9,282,941 8,791,647
2049 9,230,811 8,743,003
2048 9,173,272 8,691,701
2047 9,118,915 8,638,293
2046 9,063,226 8,583,244
2045 8,998,841 8,525,953
2044 8,934,714 8,466,669
2043 8,866,878 8,405,733
2042 8,798,463 8,342,871
2041 8,732,168 8,278,159
2040 8,661,351 8,211,510
2039 8,588,292 8,143,346
2038 8,514,071 8,072,943
2037 8,437,766 8,000,701
2036 8,364,809 7,926,969
2035 8,289,931 7,851,540
2034 8,209,318 7,774,327
2033 8,129,142 7,695,506
2032 8,052,203 7,615,273
2031 7,969,547 7,533,169
2030 7,884,726 7,449,842
2029 7,801,482 7,364,850
2028 7,713,090 7,278,061
2027 7,621,838 7,189,755
2026 7,536,898 7,100,090
2025 7,458,392 7,008,896
2024 7,381,023 6,916,140
2023 7,305,659 6,823,613
2022 7,223,805 6,730,654
2021 7,135,175 6,644,741
2020 7,045,399 6,565,267
2019 6,951,033 6,483,657
2018 6,849,055 6,400,080
2017 6,738,770 6,316,231
2016 6,632,126 6,232,666
2015 6,531,819 6,149,417
2014 6,427,252 6,066,492
2013 6,304,628 5,983,845
2012 6,179,328 5,901,287
2011 6,343,203 5,819,051
2010 6,497,839 5,737,450
2009 6,366,686 5,656,601
2008 6,235,430 5,576,593
2007 6,104,380 5,497,243
2006 5,980,211 5,418,855
2005 5,858,798 5,342,105
2004 5,736,693 5,272,912
2003 5,619,398 5,210,963
2002 5,508,410 5,149,909
2001 5,403,639 5,087,825
2000 5,305,021 5,022,633
1999 5,218,038 4,954,018
1998 5,140,704 4,883,655
1997 5,064,639 4,809,573
1996 4,987,393 4,729,974
1995 4,906,843 4,642,931
1994 4,822,037 4,549,316
1993 4,733,045 4,453,732
1992 4,640,352 4,357,026
1991 4,544,400 4,259,637
1990 4,445,239 4,162,559
1989 4,342,920 4,066,476
1988 4,237,755 3,972,320
1987 4,129,739 3,882,164
1986 4,017,403 3,794,157
1985 3,898,745 3,706,479
1984 3,773,633 3,619,104
1983 3,718,961 3,530,282
1982 3,724,765 3,438,745
1981 3,621,486 3,345,674
1980 3,424,378 3,252,403
1979 3,233,846 3,164,525
1978 3,052,526 3,080,314
1977 2,881,533 2,992,534
1976 2,721,237 2,903,851
1975 2,571,556 2,816,943
1974 2,432,211 2,732,075
1973 2,314,193 2,649,278
1972 2,226,091 2,573,578
1971 2,153,534 2,499,825
1970 2,082,589 2,423,065
1969 2,014,293 2,348,398
1968 1,952,781 2,275,836
1967 1,898,199 2,205,567
1966 1,849,063 2,137,820
1965 1,804,015 2,072,681
1964 1,753,691 2,010,176
1963 1,690,457 1,950,159
1962 1,621,960 1,892,320
1961 1,555,699 1,836,451
1960 1,492,890 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Nicaragua
2100 -0.18% -0.42%
2099 -0.21% -0.41%
2098 -0.2% -0.39%
2097 -0.17% -0.38%
2096 -0.12% -0.37%
2095 -0.12% -0.36%
2094 -0.15% -0.35%
2093 -0.15% -0.34%
2092 -0.09% -0.33%
2091 -0.16% -0.31%
2090 -0.1% -0.31%
2089 -0.11% -0.29%
2088 -0.04% -0.28%
2087 0.004% -0.27%
2086 0.06% -0.25%
2085 0.07% -0.24%
2084 0.04% -0.22%
2083 0.08% -0.21%
2082 0.12% -0.19%
2081 0.1% -0.17%
2080 0.13% -0.15%
2079 0.04% -0.13%
2078 0.06% -0.12%
2077 0.13% -0.1%
2076 0.12% -0.07%
2075 0.11% -0.07%
2074 0.16% -0.04%
2073 0.22% -0.02%
2072 0.12% 0.004%
2071 0.17% 0.02%
2070 0.19% 0.05%
2069 0.2% 0.07%
2068 0.13% 0.09%
2067 0.18% 0.12%
2066 0.2% 0.14%
2065 0.23% 0.16%
2064 0.11% 0.19%
2063 0.23% 0.21%
2062 0.22% 0.23%
2061 0.2% 0.26%
2060 0.3% 0.29%
2059 0.28% 0.32%
2058 0.32% 0.34%
2057 0.26% 0.36%
2056 0.34% 0.39%
2055 0.47% 0.42%
2054 0.48% 0.44%
2053 0.53% 0.47%
2052 0.51% 0.51%
2051 0.56% 0.53%
2050 0.56% 0.56%
2049 0.63% 0.59%
2048 0.6% 0.62%
2047 0.61% 0.64%
2046 0.72% 0.67%
2045 0.72% 0.7%
2044 0.77% 0.72%
2043 0.78% 0.75%
2042 0.76% 0.78%
2041 0.82% 0.81%
2040 0.85% 0.84%
2039 0.87% 0.87%
2038 0.9% 0.9%
2037 0.87% 0.93%
2036 0.9% 0.96%
2035 0.98% 0.99%
2034 0.99% 1.02%
2033 0.96% 1.05%
2032 1.04% 1.09%
2031 1.08% 1.12%
2030 1.07% 1.15%
2029 1.15% 1.19%
2028 1.2% 1.23%
2027 1.13% 1.26%
2026 1.05% 1.3%
2025 1.05% 1.34%
2024 1.03% 1.36%
2023 1.13% 1.38%
2022 1.24% 1.29%
2021 1.27% 1.21%
2020 1.36% 1.26%
2019 1.49% 1.31%
2018 1.64% 1.33%
2017 1.61% 1.34%
2016 1.54% 1.35%
2015 1.63% 1.37%
2014 1.94% 1.38%
2013 2.03% 1.4%
2012 -2.58% 1.41%
2011 -2.38% 1.42%
2010 2.06% 1.43%
2009 2.11% 1.43%
2008 2.15% 1.44%
2007 2.08% 1.45%
2006 2.07% 1.44%
2005 2.13% 1.31%
2004 2.09% 1.19%
2003 2.01% 1.19%
2002 1.94% 1.22%
2001 1.86% 1.3%
2000 1.67% 1.39%
1999 1.5% 1.44%
1998 1.5% 1.54%
1997 1.55% 1.68%
1996 1.64% 1.87%
1995 1.76% 2.06%
1994 1.88% 2.15%
1993 2% 2.22%
1992 2.11% 2.29%
1991 2.23% 2.33%
1990 2.36% 2.36%
1989 2.48% 2.37%
1988 2.62% 2.32%
1987 2.8% 2.32%
1986 3.04% 2.37%
1985 3.32% 2.41%
1984 1.47% 2.52%
1983 -0.16% 2.66%
1982 2.85% 2.78%
1981 5.76% 2.87%
1980 5.89% 2.78%
1979 5.94% 2.73%
1978 5.93% 2.93%
1977 5.89% 3.05%
1976 5.82% 3.09%
1975 5.73% 3.11%
1974 5.1% 3.13%
1973 3.96% 2.94%
1972 3.37% 2.95%
1971 3.41% 3.17%
1970 3.39% 3.18%
1969 3.15% 3.19%
1968 2.88% 3.19%
1967 2.66% 3.17%
1966 2.5% 3.14%
1965 2.87% 3.11%
1964 3.74% 3.08%
1963 4.22% 3.06%
1962 4.26% 3.04%
1961 4.21% 3.03%

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 Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Libya Nicaragua
Current population
7559873
7124343
Population rank 105/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.09%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
5.68 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 +253
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 78/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -172 -8,371
Net migration rank 83/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -8,371
2024 - 3,448 - -8,189
2023 75,760 -2,001 100,921 -7,996
2022 91,951 -2,001 100,987 -7,996
2021 88,005 -694 89,213 -10,383
2020 92,950 -694 90,515 -10,383
2019 97,842 -1,352 102,817 -19,730
2018 101,619 5,841 104,814 -20,742
2017 103,891 9,208 105,468 -21,849
2016 105,265 -5,081 106,585 -23,076
2015 108,096 -7,660 107,344 -24,353
2014 110,420 -1,716 108,420 -25,570
2013 110,772 25,755 109,032 -26,587
2012 108,855 5,211 110,065 -27,389
2011 121,016 -562,827 110,026 -28,221
2010 122,926 9,611 110,475 -29,081
2009 118,102 11,670 110,213 -29,913
2008 117,481 15,260 110,395 -30,675
2007 116,704 12,640 110,341 -31,357
2006 115,645 3,351 110,073 -32,274
2005 112,823 11,024 108,984 -33,280
2004 107,144 13,222 106,904 -44,222
2003 102,144 12,073 106,142 -44,931
2002 97,598 10,152 105,805 -44,906
2001 93,370 8,420 107,109 -43,837
2000 89,814 5,634 109,192 -42,087
1999 88,743 -10,206 110,217 -40,095
1998 87,613 -11,479 108,862 -38,260
1997 86,899 -10,907 114,415 -36,851
1996 86,945 -8,446 116,849 -35,208
1995 87,661 -5,068 118,325 -25,889
1994 88,765 -1,755 119,565 -24,773
1993 90,553 426 120,469 -24,091
1992 93,568 843 121,204 -24,171
1991 96,582 902 121,787 -24,028
1990 99,898 946 120,677 -24,280
1989 102,823 981 120,128 -24,364
1988 105,469 1,053 117,299 -24,753
1987 107,761 1,740 112,885 -25,127
1986 109,325 5,844 113,054 -24,805
1985 110,194 11,962 110,949 -23,840
1984 110,028 18,039 110,133 -22,493
1983 122,183 -140,904 110,618 -20,620
1982 133,511 -126,400 112,468 -19,395
1981 130,233 69,211 110,421 -17,353
1980 128,034 66,739 108,604 -15,130
1979 121,469 64,821 96,429 -14,152
1978 114,669 61,684 98,419 -12,273
1977 107,769 57,867 100,498 -11,082
1976 101,146 53,813 98,100 -10,155
1975 94,862 49,544 95,230 -9,349
1974 89,337 44,946 92,505 -8,639
1973 81,256 20,498 89,662 -7,947
1972 77,864 -3,418 76,906 -7,219
1971 74,934 -4,265 84,139 -6,328
1970 70,488 745 81,127 -5,423
1969 66,782 -1,418 78,237 -4,592
1968 63,971 -6,323 75,458 -3,979
1967 61,889 -10,384 72,722 -3,666
1966 60,394 -13,619 69,883 -3,443
1965 59,134 -15,810 67,056 -3,231
1964 55,227 2,084 64,227 -3,043
1963 50,421 18,740 61,738 -2,881
1962 46,252 21,589 59,547 -2,727
1961 42,167 22,504 57,499 -2,579
1960 38,391 22,559 55,664 -2,418

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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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