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Population in Libya compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 4.19 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

Libya vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya North Macedonia
2100 9,844,478 866,884
2099 9,862,293 877,788
2098 9,883,409 888,715
2097 9,903,494 899,716
2096 9,920,212 910,709
2095 9,931,781 921,559
2094 9,943,275 932,633
2093 9,958,570 943,984
2092 9,973,255 955,335
2091 9,982,193 966,773
2090 9,998,398 978,130
2089 10,008,842 989,666
2088 10,019,533 1,001,224
2087 10,023,170 1,012,831
2086 10,022,785 1,024,787
2085 10,016,359 1,036,668
2084 10,009,703 1,048,876
2083 10,006,073 1,061,031
2082 9,997,594 1,073,408
2081 9,985,386 1,085,823
2080 9,975,419 1,098,127
2079 9,962,691 1,110,614
2078 9,958,515 1,123,398
2077 9,952,827 1,136,448
2076 9,940,029 1,149,787
2075 9,927,944 1,163,080
2074 9,916,834 1,176,671
2073 9,901,120 1,190,351
2072 9,879,602 1,204,015
2071 9,867,880 1,217,691
2070 9,850,724 1,231,978
2069 9,832,072 1,246,408
2068 9,812,363 1,260,869
2067 9,799,957 1,275,289
2066 9,782,414 1,289,439
2065 9,762,806 1,303,917
2064 9,740,665 1,318,161
2063 9,729,567 1,332,807
2062 9,707,539 1,347,540
2061 9,686,619 1,362,299
2060 9,667,297 1,376,807
2059 9,638,062 1,390,921
2058 9,610,703 1,404,982
2057 9,579,595 1,419,185
2056 9,554,689 1,433,595
2055 9,522,205 1,447,857
2054 9,478,010 1,462,210
2053 9,432,683 1,476,351
2052 9,383,411 1,489,905
2051 9,335,341 1,503,526
2050 9,282,941 1,516,629
2049 9,230,811 1,529,608
2048 9,173,272 1,542,390
2047 9,118,915 1,555,085
2046 9,063,226 1,568,151
2045 8,998,841 1,581,115
2044 8,934,714 1,593,878
2043 8,866,878 1,606,930
2042 8,798,463 1,619,941
2041 8,732,168 1,632,704
2040 8,661,351 1,645,446
2039 8,588,292 1,658,034
2038 8,514,071 1,670,347
2037 8,437,766 1,682,850
2036 8,364,809 1,695,204
2035 8,289,931 1,707,302
2034 8,209,318 1,719,193
2033 8,129,142 1,730,723
2032 8,052,203 1,742,288
2031 7,969,547 1,753,729
2030 7,884,726 1,765,162
2029 7,801,482 1,775,815
2028 7,713,090 1,786,051
2027 7,621,838 1,795,945
2026 7,536,898 1,805,954
2025 7,458,392 1,815,368
2024 7,381,023 1,824,359
2023 7,305,659 1,827,816
2022 7,223,805 1,831,712
2021 7,135,175 1,837,114
2020 7,045,399 1,856,124
2019 6,951,033 1,876,262
2018 6,849,055 1,889,051
2017 6,738,770 1,898,657
2016 6,632,126 1,906,313
2015 6,531,819 1,912,430
2014 6,427,252 1,917,557
2013 6,304,628 1,922,716
2012 6,179,328 1,929,821
2011 6,343,203 1,937,398
2010 6,497,839 1,946,298
2009 6,366,686 1,958,782
2008 6,235,430 1,971,493
2007 6,104,380 1,982,933
2006 5,980,211 1,994,287
2005 5,858,798 2,005,330
2004 5,736,693 2,016,186
2003 5,619,398 2,022,725
2002 5,508,410 2,020,157
2001 5,403,639 2,034,882
2000 5,305,021 2,026,350
1999 5,218,038 2,017,142
1998 5,140,704 2,007,523
1997 5,064,639 1,996,869
1996 4,987,393 2,012,553
1995 4,906,843 1,998,534
1994 4,822,037 1,992,666
1993 4,733,045 2,006,854
1992 4,640,352 2,032,523
1991 4,544,400 2,055,994
1990 4,445,239 2,063,689
1989 4,342,920 2,055,649
1988 4,237,755 2,045,737
1987 4,129,739 2,035,157
1986 4,017,403 2,024,732
1985 3,898,745 2,014,331
1984 3,773,633 2,003,399
1983 3,718,961 1,991,901
1982 3,724,765 1,978,956
1981 3,621,486 1,959,065
1980 3,424,378 1,933,038
1979 3,233,846 1,906,523
1978 3,052,526 1,879,847
1977 2,881,533 1,853,138
1976 2,721,237 1,825,830
1975 2,571,556 1,797,972
1974 2,432,211 1,770,545
1973 2,314,193 1,743,816
1972 2,226,091 1,717,395
1971 2,153,534 1,691,216
1970 2,082,589 1,664,208
1969 2,014,293 1,636,345
1968 1,952,781 1,608,930
1967 1,898,199 1,582,492
1966 1,849,063 1,557,349
1965 1,804,015 1,533,466
1964 1,753,691 1,510,900
1963 1,690,457 1,488,737
1962 1,621,960 1,471,745
1961 1,555,699 1,455,171
1960 1,492,890 1,435,059

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya North Macedonia
2100 -0.18% -1.24%
2099 -0.21% -1.23%
2098 -0.2% -1.22%
2097 -0.17% -1.21%
2096 -0.12% -1.18%
2095 -0.12% -1.19%
2094 -0.15% -1.2%
2093 -0.15% -1.19%
2092 -0.09% -1.18%
2091 -0.16% -1.16%
2090 -0.1% -1.17%
2089 -0.11% -1.15%
2088 -0.04% -1.15%
2087 0.004% -1.17%
2086 0.06% -1.15%
2085 0.07% -1.16%
2084 0.04% -1.15%
2083 0.08% -1.15%
2082 0.12% -1.14%
2081 0.1% -1.12%
2080 0.13% -1.12%
2079 0.04% -1.14%
2078 0.06% -1.15%
2077 0.13% -1.16%
2076 0.12% -1.14%
2075 0.11% -1.15%
2074 0.16% -1.15%
2073 0.22% -1.13%
2072 0.12% -1.12%
2071 0.17% -1.16%
2070 0.19% -1.16%
2069 0.2% -1.15%
2068 0.13% -1.13%
2067 0.18% -1.1%
2066 0.2% -1.11%
2065 0.23% -1.08%
2064 0.11% -1.1%
2063 0.23% -1.09%
2062 0.22% -1.08%
2061 0.2% -1.05%
2060 0.3% -1.01%
2059 0.28% -1%
2058 0.32% -1%
2057 0.26% -1.01%
2056 0.34% -0.99%
2055 0.47% -0.98%
2054 0.48% -0.96%
2053 0.53% -0.91%
2052 0.51% -0.91%
2051 0.56% -0.86%
2050 0.56% -0.85%
2049 0.63% -0.83%
2048 0.6% -0.82%
2047 0.61% -0.83%
2046 0.72% -0.82%
2045 0.72% -0.8%
2044 0.77% -0.81%
2043 0.78% -0.8%
2042 0.76% -0.78%
2041 0.82% -0.77%
2040 0.85% -0.76%
2039 0.87% -0.74%
2038 0.9% -0.74%
2037 0.87% -0.73%
2036 0.9% -0.71%
2035 0.98% -0.69%
2034 0.99% -0.67%
2033 0.96% -0.66%
2032 1.04% -0.65%
2031 1.08% -0.65%
2030 1.07% -0.6%
2029 1.15% -0.57%
2028 1.2% -0.55%
2027 1.13% -0.55%
2026 1.05% -0.52%
2025 1.05% -0.49%
2024 1.03% -0.19%
2023 1.13% -0.21%
2022 1.24% -0.29%
2021 1.27% -1.02%
2020 1.36% -1.07%
2019 1.49% -0.68%
2018 1.64% -0.51%
2017 1.61% -0.4%
2016 1.54% -0.32%
2015 1.63% -0.27%
2014 1.94% -0.27%
2013 2.03% -0.37%
2012 -2.58% -0.39%
2011 -2.38% -0.46%
2010 2.06% -0.64%
2009 2.11% -0.64%
2008 2.15% -0.58%
2007 2.08% -0.57%
2006 2.07% -0.55%
2005 2.13% -0.54%
2004 2.09% -0.32%
2003 2.01% 0.13%
2002 1.94% -0.72%
2001 1.86% 0.42%
2000 1.67% 0.46%
1999 1.5% 0.48%
1998 1.5% 0.53%
1997 1.55% -0.78%
1996 1.64% 0.7%
1995 1.76% 0.29%
1994 1.88% -0.71%
1993 2% -1.26%
1992 2.11% -1.14%
1991 2.23% -0.37%
1990 2.36% 0.39%
1989 2.48% 0.48%
1988 2.62% 0.52%
1987 2.8% 0.51%
1986 3.04% 0.52%
1985 3.32% 0.55%
1984 1.47% 0.58%
1983 -0.16% 0.65%
1982 2.85% 1.02%
1981 5.76% 1.35%
1980 5.89% 1.39%
1979 5.94% 1.42%
1978 5.93% 1.44%
1977 5.89% 1.5%
1976 5.82% 1.55%
1975 5.73% 1.55%
1974 5.1% 1.53%
1973 3.96% 1.54%
1972 3.37% 1.55%
1971 3.41% 1.62%
1970 3.39% 1.7%
1969 3.15% 1.7%
1968 2.88% 1.67%
1967 2.66% 1.61%
1966 2.5% 1.56%
1965 2.87% 1.49%
1964 3.74% 1.49%
1963 4.22% 1.15%
1962 4.26% 1.14%
1961 4.21% 1.4%

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 North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Libya North Macedonia
Current population
7559873
1805954
Population rank 105/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.02%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
2.53 hours
One birth every
4.23 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 -9
Annual growth/decline +75,364 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 176/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -172 -5,645
Net migration rank 83/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -5,645
2024 - 3,448 - -5,728
2023 75,760 -2,001 -3,290 -5,597
2022 91,951 -2,001 -4,397 -5,296
2021 88,005 -694 -9,737 -5,483
2020 92,950 -694 -5,939 -23,458
2019 97,842 -1,352 -375 -24,204
2018 101,619 5,841 1,512 -24,878
2017 103,891 9,208 1,329 -24,227
2016 105,265 -5,081 2,374 -24,144
2015 108,096 -7,660 2,294 -23,010
2014 110,420 -1,716 3,644 -22,132
2013 110,772 25,755 3,653 -20,297
2012 108,855 5,211 3,087 -19,083
2011 121,016 -562,827 3,100 -17,871
2010 122,926 9,611 4,866 -16,668
2009 118,102 11,670 4,309 -15,455
2008 117,481 15,260 3,746 -17,645
2007 116,704 12,640 2,974 -15,705
2006 115,645 3,351 3,988 -9,632
2005 112,823 11,024 4,011 -2,244
2004 107,144 13,222 5,444 -2,640
2003 102,144 12,073 8,900 -2,880
2002 97,598 10,152 9,697 -2,858
2001 93,370 8,420 10,174 -922
2000 89,814 5,634 12,159 -2,824
1999 88,743 -10,206 10,489 -1,261
1998 87,613 -11,479 12,446 -589
1997 86,899 -10,907 12,979 -477
1996 86,945 -8,446 14,806 -397
1995 87,661 -5,068 17,239 -3,603
1994 88,765 -1,755 19,103 -21,006
1993 90,553 426 20,797 -47,273
1992 93,568 843 21,659 -46,509
1991 96,582 902 23,387 -45,484
1990 99,898 946 22,868 -16,174
1989 102,823 981 22,912 -13,528
1988 105,469 1,053 24,064 -13,621
1987 107,761 1,740 24,359 -13,635
1986 109,325 5,844 23,720 -13,589
1985 110,194 11,962 24,167 -13,492
1984 110,028 18,039 24,436 -13,251
1983 122,183 -140,904 24,690 -12,884
1982 133,511 -126,400 25,810 -11,716
1981 130,233 69,211 25,689 0
1980 128,034 66,739 26,547 -189
1979 121,469 64,821 27,096 -426
1978 114,669 61,684 27,150 -462
1977 107,769 57,867 27,410 -683
1976 101,146 53,813 28,799 -911
1975 94,862 49,544 28,983 -1,147
1974 89,337 44,946 28,400 -1,376
1973 81,256 20,498 28,032 -1,600
1972 77,864 -3,418 28,236 -1,834
1971 74,934 -4,265 28,010 -2,064
1970 70,488 745 28,022 60
1969 66,782 -1,418 27,464 181
1968 63,971 -6,323 28,378 -1,201
1967 61,889 -10,384 28,401 -2,696
1966 60,394 -13,619 28,766 -4,176
1965 59,134 -15,810 28,564 -5,385
1964 55,227 2,084 27,889 -5,938
1963 50,421 18,740 28,124 -5,759
1962 46,252 21,589 25,317 -13,702
1961 42,167 22,504 27,846 -6,309
1960 38,391 22,559 28,816 -10,126

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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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