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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 1.34 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Libya vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Norway
2100 9,844,693 5,426,970
2099 9,862,508 5,439,664
2098 9,883,625 5,451,717
2097 9,903,710 5,463,190
2096 9,920,429 5,474,994
2095 9,931,997 5,487,368
2094 9,943,491 5,499,514
2093 9,958,787 5,512,056
2092 9,973,472 5,524,021
2091 9,982,411 5,535,989
2090 9,998,616 5,548,825
2089 10,009,061 5,561,462
2088 10,019,752 5,574,757
2087 10,023,389 5,588,831
2086 10,023,004 5,602,569
2085 10,016,577 5,616,010
2084 10,009,921 5,629,675
2083 10,006,291 5,642,568
2082 9,997,812 5,654,975
2081 9,985,604 5,666,885
2080 9,975,637 5,678,624
2079 9,962,908 5,689,711
2078 9,958,732 5,700,349
2077 9,953,044 5,710,483
2076 9,940,245 5,720,209
2075 9,928,160 5,729,904
2074 9,917,050 5,739,940
2073 9,901,336 5,749,872
2072 9,879,817 5,759,499
2071 9,868,096 5,768,298
2070 9,850,939 5,777,747
2069 9,832,286 5,786,471
2068 9,812,577 5,795,734
2067 9,800,171 5,805,627
2066 9,782,627 5,815,585
2065 9,763,018 5,825,356
2064 9,740,878 5,835,081
2063 9,729,779 5,844,519
2062 9,707,751 5,853,646
2061 9,686,831 5,861,677
2060 9,667,507 5,869,390
2059 9,638,272 5,875,920
2058 9,610,912 5,881,790
2057 9,579,804 5,888,181
2056 9,554,897 5,894,125
2055 9,522,413 5,899,106
2054 9,478,216 5,903,121
2053 9,432,889 5,906,126
2052 9,383,615 5,907,281
2051 9,335,544 5,907,735
2050 9,283,143 5,907,355
2049 9,231,012 5,905,940
2048 9,173,472 5,903,025
2047 9,119,114 5,899,964
2046 9,063,424 5,896,254
2045 8,999,038 5,891,177
2044 8,934,909 5,886,031
2043 8,867,072 5,880,486
2042 8,798,655 5,873,632
2041 8,732,358 5,865,604
2040 8,661,540 5,857,447
2039 8,588,479 5,848,023
2038 8,514,257 5,837,628
2037 8,437,950 5,826,752
2036 8,364,991 5,815,042
2035 8,290,112 5,802,966
2034 8,209,497 5,790,086
2033 8,129,319 5,776,187
2032 8,052,378 5,761,261
2031 7,969,721 5,745,071
2030 7,884,898 5,728,104
2029 7,801,652 5,710,229
2028 7,713,258 5,691,155
2027 7,622,004 5,670,783
2026 7,537,063 5,649,981
2025 7,458,555 5,610,870
2024 7,381,023 5,572,279
2023 7,305,659 5,519,601
2022 7,223,805 5,457,127
2021 7,135,175 5,408,320
2020 7,045,399 5,379,475
2019 6,951,033 5,347,896
2018 6,849,055 5,311,916
2017 6,738,770 5,276,968
2016 6,632,126 5,234,519
2015 6,531,819 5,188,607
2014 6,427,252 5,137,232
2013 6,304,628 5,079,623
2012 6,179,328 5,018,573
2011 6,343,203 4,953,088
2010 6,497,839 4,889,252
2009 6,366,686 4,828,726
2008 6,235,430 4,768,212
2007 6,104,380 4,709,153
2006 5,980,211 4,660,677
2005 5,858,798 4,623,291
2004 5,736,693 4,591,910
2003 5,619,398 4,564,855
2002 5,508,410 4,538,159
2001 5,403,639 4,513,751
2000 5,305,021 4,490,967
1999 5,218,038 4,461,913
1998 5,140,704 4,431,464
1997 5,064,639 4,405,157
1996 4,987,393 4,381,336
1995 4,906,843 4,359,184
1994 4,822,037 4,336,613
1993 4,733,045 4,311,991
1992 4,640,352 4,286,401
1991 4,544,400 4,261,732
1990 4,445,239 4,241,473
1989 4,342,920 4,226,901
1988 4,237,755 4,209,488
1987 4,129,739 4,186,905
1986 4,017,403 4,167,354
1985 3,898,745 4,152,516
1984 3,773,633 4,140,099
1983 3,718,961 4,128,432
1982 3,724,765 4,114,787
1981 3,621,486 4,099,702
1980 3,424,378 4,085,620
1979 3,233,846 4,072,517
1978 3,052,526 4,058,671
1977 2,881,533 4,043,205
1976 2,721,237 4,026,152
1975 2,571,556 4,007,313
1974 2,432,211 3,985,258
1973 2,314,193 3,960,612
1972 2,226,091 3,933,004
1971 2,153,534 3,903,039
1970 2,082,589 3,875,763
1969 2,014,293 3,847,707
1968 1,952,781 3,816,486
1967 1,898,199 3,784,539
1966 1,849,063 3,753,012
1965 1,804,015 3,723,168
1964 1,753,691 3,694,339
1963 1,690,457 3,666,537
1962 1,621,960 3,638,918
1961 1,555,699 3,609,800
1960 1,492,890 3,581,239

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

GeoRank.org/population/libya/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Libya was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Norway
2100 -0.18% -0.23%
2099 -0.21% -0.22%
2098 -0.2% -0.21%
2097 -0.17% -0.22%
2096 -0.12% -0.23%
2095 -0.12% -0.22%
2094 -0.15% -0.23%
2093 -0.15% -0.22%
2092 -0.09% -0.22%
2091 -0.16% -0.23%
2090 -0.1% -0.23%
2089 -0.11% -0.24%
2088 -0.04% -0.25%
2087 0.004% -0.25%
2086 0.06% -0.24%
2085 0.07% -0.24%
2084 0.04% -0.23%
2083 0.08% -0.22%
2082 0.12% -0.21%
2081 0.1% -0.21%
2080 0.13% -0.19%
2079 0.04% -0.19%
2078 0.06% -0.18%
2077 0.13% -0.17%
2076 0.12% -0.17%
2075 0.11% -0.17%
2074 0.16% -0.17%
2073 0.22% -0.17%
2072 0.12% -0.15%
2071 0.17% -0.16%
2070 0.19% -0.15%
2069 0.2% -0.16%
2068 0.13% -0.17%
2067 0.18% -0.17%
2066 0.2% -0.17%
2065 0.23% -0.17%
2064 0.11% -0.16%
2063 0.23% -0.16%
2062 0.22% -0.14%
2061 0.2% -0.13%
2060 0.3% -0.11%
2059 0.28% -0.1%
2058 0.32% -0.11%
2057 0.26% -0.1%
2056 0.34% -0.08%
2055 0.47% -0.07%
2054 0.48% -0.05%
2053 0.53% -0.02%
2052 0.51% -0.008%
2051 0.56% 0.006%
2050 0.56% 0.02%
2049 0.63% 0.05%
2048 0.6% 0.05%
2047 0.61% 0.06%
2046 0.72% 0.09%
2045 0.72% 0.09%
2044 0.77% 0.09%
2043 0.78% 0.12%
2042 0.76% 0.14%
2041 0.82% 0.14%
2040 0.85% 0.16%
2039 0.87% 0.18%
2038 0.9% 0.19%
2037 0.87% 0.2%
2036 0.9% 0.21%
2035 0.98% 0.22%
2034 0.99% 0.24%
2033 0.96% 0.26%
2032 1.04% 0.28%
2031 1.08% 0.3%
2030 1.07% 0.31%
2029 1.15% 0.34%
2028 1.2% 0.36%
2027 1.13% 0.37%
2026 1.05% 0.7%
2025 1.05% 0.69%
2024 1.03% 0.95%
2023 1.13% 1.14%
2022 1.24% 0.9%
2021 1.27% 0.54%
2020 1.36% 0.59%
2019 1.49% 0.68%
2018 1.64% 0.66%
2017 1.61% 0.81%
2016 1.54% 0.88%
2015 1.63% 1%
2014 1.94% 1.13%
2013 2.03% 1.22%
2012 -2.58% 1.32%
2011 -2.38% 1.31%
2010 2.06% 1.25%
2009 2.11% 1.27%
2008 2.15% 1.25%
2007 2.08% 1.04%
2006 2.07% 0.81%
2005 2.13% 0.68%
2004 2.09% 0.59%
2003 2.01% 0.59%
2002 1.94% 0.54%
2001 1.86% 0.51%
2000 1.67% 0.65%
1999 1.5% 0.69%
1998 1.5% 0.6%
1997 1.55% 0.54%
1996 1.64% 0.51%
1995 1.76% 0.52%
1994 1.88% 0.57%
1993 2% 0.6%
1992 2.11% 0.58%
1991 2.23% 0.48%
1990 2.36% 0.34%
1989 2.48% 0.41%
1988 2.62% 0.54%
1987 2.8% 0.47%
1986 3.04% 0.36%
1985 3.32% 0.3%
1984 1.47% 0.28%
1983 -0.16% 0.33%
1982 2.85% 0.37%
1981 5.76% 0.34%
1980 5.89% 0.32%
1979 5.94% 0.34%
1978 5.93% 0.38%
1977 5.89% 0.42%
1976 5.82% 0.47%
1975 5.73% 0.55%
1974 5.1% 0.62%
1973 3.96% 0.7%
1972 3.37% 0.77%
1971 3.41% 0.7%
1970 3.39% 0.73%
1969 3.15% 0.82%
1968 2.88% 0.84%
1967 2.66% 0.84%
1966 2.5% 0.8%
1965 2.87% 0.78%
1964 3.74% 0.76%
1963 4.22% 0.76%
1962 4.26% 0.81%
1961 4.21% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/libya/norway | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Libya grew by 1.05%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Libya Norway
Current population
7580693
5660666
Population rank 105/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.07%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
4.32 minutes
9.72 minutes
One death every
10.9 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +212 +106
Annual growth/decline +77,532 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 117/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -172 +29,798
Net migration rank 83/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - 29,798
2024 73,522 3,448 10,030 44,356
2023 75,760 -2,001 8,280 53,806
2022 91,951 -2,001 5,457 58,040
2021 88,005 -694 14,062 19,804
2020 92,950 -694 12,372 11,277
2019 97,842 -1,352 13,904 25,707
2018 101,619 5,841 14,342 18,473
2017 103,891 9,208 15,831 21,657
2016 105,265 -5,081 17,797 26,417
2015 108,096 -7,660 18,160 30,242
2014 110,420 -1,716 18,494 38,522
2013 110,772 25,755 17,779 40,690
2012 108,855 5,211 18,066 47,883
2011 121,016 -562,827 18,822 47,454
2010 122,926 9,611 20,046 42,865
2009 118,102 11,670 20,280 39,316
2008 117,481 15,260 19,073 44,002
2007 116,704 12,640 16,482 40,111
2006 115,645 3,351 17,244 24,054
2005 112,823 11,024 15,719 18,588
2004 107,144 13,222 15,612 13,412
2003 102,144 12,073 14,151 11,389
2002 97,598 10,152 10,892 17,279
2001 93,370 8,420 13,090 7,906
2000 89,814 5,634 15,269 9,805
1999 88,743 -10,206 14,278 19,147
1998 87,613 -11,479 14,181 13,519
1997 86,899 -10,907 15,418 9,744
1996 86,945 -8,446 17,087 5,671
1995 87,661 -5,068 14,821 6,343
1994 88,765 -1,755 16,045 7,580
1993 90,553 426 12,936 12,567
1992 93,568 843 15,431 10,218
1991 96,582 902 16,194 7,949
1990 99,898 946 14,845 1,818
1989 102,823 981 13,949 -1,730
1988 105,469 1,053 12,207 10,380
1987 107,761 1,740 9,212 13,907
1986 109,325 5,844 8,751 7,616
1985 110,194 11,962 6,644 6,725
1984 110,028 18,039 7,452 3,856
1983 122,183 -140,904 7,844 4,120
1982 133,511 -126,400 9,875 5,749
1981 130,233 69,211 9,020 6,010
1980 128,034 66,739 9,806 3,763
1979 121,469 64,821 10,181 2,839
1978 114,669 61,684 11,364 3,823
1977 107,769 57,867 11,321 4,845
1976 101,146 53,813 13,286 4,779
1975 94,862 49,544 16,430 3,312
1974 89,337 44,946 20,324 4,425
1973 81,256 20,498 21,387 3,414
1972 77,864 -3,418 24,777 5,603
1971 74,934 -4,265 26,541 3,031
1970 70,488 745 25,968 -1,034
1969 66,782 -1,418 28,858 2,230
1968 63,971 -6,323 29,387 1,761
1967 61,889 -10,384 30,276 2,460
1966 60,394 -13,619 31,150 -888
1965 59,134 -15,810 31,275 -1,525
1964 55,227 2,084 30,293 -1,571
1963 50,421 18,740 26,766 1,061
1962 46,252 21,589 28,020 655
1961 42,167 22,504 29,239 1,437
1960 38,391 22,559 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/libya/norway | 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 Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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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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