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 7,540,799 people compared to 7,098,301 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 7.54M (26.1% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.1M (31% growth).
- Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 9.97M people compared to the peak of 9.24M people in 2071 for Nicaragua.
Libya vs Nicaragua: live population counter
Libya
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Nicaragua
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
7540799
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7098301
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| Population rank | 105/197 | 107/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
6.97 minutes
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5.68 minutes
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| One birth every |
4.23 minutes
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3.98 minutes
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.54 hours
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1.07 hours
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| Annual migration change | +3,448 | -8,189 |
| Daily growth/decline | +206 | +253 |
| Annual growth/decline | +75,364 | +92,527 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.03% | +1.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 100/197 | 79/197 |
Libya and Nicaragua: population history and growth rate by year chart
Libya
Population
Growth rate
Nicaragua
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Libya
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Nicaragua
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Libya
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Nicaragua
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| 1960 | 1,492,890 | 1,782,370 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,555,699 | 1,836,451 | 4.21% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 1,621,960 | 1,892,320 | 4.26% | 3.04% |
| 1963 | 1,690,457 | 1,950,159 | 4.22% | 3.06% |
| 1964 | 1,753,691 | 2,010,176 | 3.74% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 1,804,015 | 2,072,681 | 2.87% | 3.11% |
| 1966 | 1,849,063 | 2,137,820 | 2.5% | 3.14% |
| 1967 | 1,898,199 | 2,205,567 | 2.66% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 1,952,781 | 2,275,836 | 2.88% | 3.19% |
| 1969 | 2,014,293 | 2,348,398 | 3.15% | 3.19% |
| 1970 | 2,082,589 | 2,423,065 | 3.39% | 3.18% |
| 1971 | 2,153,534 | 2,499,825 | 3.41% | 3.17% |
| 1972 | 2,226,091 | 2,573,578 | 3.37% | 2.95% |
| 1973 | 2,314,193 | 2,649,278 | 3.96% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 2,432,211 | 2,732,075 | 5.1% | 3.13% |
| 1975 | 2,571,556 | 2,816,943 | 5.73% | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 2,721,237 | 2,903,851 | 5.82% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 2,881,533 | 2,992,534 | 5.89% | 3.05% |
| 1978 | 3,052,526 | 3,080,314 | 5.93% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 3,233,846 | 3,164,525 | 5.94% | 2.73% |
| 1980 | 3,424,378 | 3,252,403 | 5.89% | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 3,621,486 | 3,345,674 | 5.76% | 2.87% |
| 1982 | 3,724,765 | 3,438,745 | 2.85% | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 3,718,961 | 3,530,282 | -0.16% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 3,773,633 | 3,619,104 | 1.47% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 3,898,745 | 3,706,479 | 3.32% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 4,017,403 | 3,794,157 | 3.04% | 2.37% |
| 1987 | 4,129,739 | 3,882,164 | 2.8% | 2.32% |
| 1988 | 4,237,755 | 3,972,320 | 2.62% | 2.32% |
| 1989 | 4,342,920 | 4,066,476 | 2.48% | 2.37% |
| 1990 | 4,445,239 | 4,162,559 | 2.36% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 4,544,400 | 4,259,637 | 2.23% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 4,640,352 | 4,357,026 | 2.11% | 2.29% |
| 1993 | 4,733,045 | 4,453,732 | 2% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 4,822,037 | 4,549,316 | 1.88% | 2.15% |
| 1995 | 4,906,843 | 4,642,931 | 1.76% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 4,987,393 | 4,729,974 | 1.64% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 5,064,639 | 4,809,573 | 1.55% | 1.68% |
| 1998 | 5,140,704 | 4,883,655 | 1.5% | 1.54% |
| 1999 | 5,218,038 | 4,954,018 | 1.5% | 1.44% |
| 2000 | 5,305,021 | 5,022,633 | 1.67% | 1.39% |
| 2001 | 5,403,639 | 5,087,825 | 1.86% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 5,508,410 | 5,149,909 | 1.94% | 1.22% |
| 2003 | 5,619,398 | 5,210,963 | 2.01% | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 5,736,693 | 5,272,912 | 2.09% | 1.19% |
| 2005 | 5,858,798 | 5,342,105 | 2.13% | 1.31% |
| 2006 | 5,980,211 | 5,418,855 | 2.07% | 1.44% |
| 2007 | 6,104,380 | 5,497,243 | 2.08% | 1.45% |
| 2008 | 6,235,430 | 5,576,593 | 2.15% | 1.44% |
| 2009 | 6,366,686 | 5,656,601 | 2.11% | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 6,497,839 | 5,737,450 | 2.06% | 1.43% |
| 2011 | 6,343,203 | 5,819,051 | -2.38% | 1.42% |
| 2012 | 6,179,328 | 5,901,287 | -2.58% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 6,304,628 | 5,983,845 | 2.03% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 6,427,252 | 6,066,492 | 1.94% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 6,531,819 | 6,149,417 | 1.63% | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 6,632,126 | 6,232,666 | 1.54% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 6,738,770 | 6,316,231 | 1.61% | 1.34% |
| 2018 | 6,849,055 | 6,400,080 | 1.64% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 6,951,033 | 6,483,657 | 1.49% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | 7,045,399 | 6,565,267 | 1.36% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | 7,135,175 | 6,644,741 | 1.27% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 7,223,805 | 6,730,654 | 1.24% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | 7,305,659 | 6,823,613 | 1.13% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 7,381,023 | 6,916,140 | 1.03% | 1.36% |
| 2025 | 7,458,547 | 7,007,511 | 1.05% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 7,539,842 | 7,097,335 | 1.09% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 7,627,487 | 7,185,724 | 1.16% | 1.25% |
| 2028 | 7,716,839 | 7,272,691 | 1.17% | 1.21% |
| 2029 | 7,802,209 | 7,358,003 | 1.11% | 1.17% |
| 2030 | 7,885,801 | 7,441,612 | 1.07% | 1.14% |
| 2031 | 7,969,103 | 7,523,773 | 1.06% | 1.1% |
| 2032 | 8,048,491 | 7,604,398 | 1% | 1.07% |
| 2033 | 8,126,634 | 7,683,391 | 0.97% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 8,206,611 | 7,760,901 | 0.98% | 1.01% |
| 2035 | 8,283,950 | 7,836,706 | 0.94% | 0.98% |
| 2036 | 8,357,480 | 7,910,787 | 0.89% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 8,431,722 | 7,983,295 | 0.89% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 8,506,595 | 8,054,140 | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 8,579,849 | 8,122,959 | 0.86% | 0.85% |
| 2040 | 8,651,409 | 8,189,916 | 0.83% | 0.82% |
| 2041 | 8,719,609 | 8,255,163 | 0.79% | 0.8% |
| 2042 | 8,786,619 | 8,318,515 | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 8,854,384 | 8,380,014 | 0.77% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 8,920,015 | 8,439,720 | 0.74% | 0.71% |
| 2045 | 8,983,943 | 8,497,618 | 0.72% | 0.69% |
| 2046 | 9,043,667 | 8,553,413 | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 9,098,399 | 8,607,283 | 0.61% | 0.63% |
| 2048 | 9,154,058 | 8,659,292 | 0.61% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 9,208,602 | 8,708,929 | 0.6% | 0.57% |
| 2050 | 9,260,603 | 8,756,439 | 0.56% | 0.55% |
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 908,673 (a 13.7% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 865,635 (a 13.9% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Libya's population will grow by 22.8% to 9,260,603 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,756,439 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.
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Population differences between Libya and Nicaragua
|
Libya
|
Nicaragua
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.2 years | 75.4 years |
| Average age | 30.7 years | 29.3 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 26.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.36 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.9 ppl/mi² | 148.9 ppl/mi² |
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