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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 34.5 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.24% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Libya vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Pakistan
2100 9,844,693 514,639,086
2099 9,862,508 513,762,873
2098 9,883,625 512,834,641
2097 9,903,710 511,842,588
2096 9,920,429 510,743,323
2095 9,931,997 509,544,194
2094 9,943,491 508,236,117
2093 9,958,787 506,871,405
2092 9,973,472 505,433,117
2091 9,982,411 503,929,591
2090 9,998,616 502,369,089
2089 10,009,061 500,764,988
2088 10,019,752 499,040,109
2087 10,023,389 497,294,229
2086 10,023,004 495,416,407
2085 10,016,577 493,469,269
2084 10,009,921 491,457,322
2083 10,006,291 489,327,293
2082 9,997,812 487,086,584
2081 9,985,604 484,774,651
2080 9,975,637 482,358,125
2079 9,962,908 479,913,540
2078 9,958,732 477,377,443
2077 9,953,044 474,692,907
2076 9,940,245 471,877,807
2075 9,928,160 468,953,317
2074 9,917,050 465,972,364
2073 9,901,336 462,907,667
2072 9,879,817 459,752,452
2071 9,868,096 456,518,761
2070 9,850,939 453,190,545
2069 9,832,286 449,749,441
2068 9,812,577 446,219,879
2067 9,800,171 442,632,987
2066 9,782,627 438,970,919
2065 9,763,018 435,260,675
2064 9,740,878 431,484,424
2063 9,729,779 427,665,121
2062 9,707,751 423,724,764
2061 9,686,831 419,759,602
2060 9,667,507 415,724,868
2059 9,638,272 411,662,239
2058 9,610,912 407,514,159
2057 9,579,804 403,318,028
2056 9,554,897 399,031,614
2055 9,522,413 394,728,055
2054 9,478,216 390,385,410
2053 9,432,889 386,003,289
2052 9,383,615 381,568,312
2051 9,335,544 377,096,921
2050 9,283,143 372,554,619
2049 9,231,012 367,986,189
2048 9,173,472 363,386,382
2047 9,119,114 358,734,325
2046 9,063,424 354,003,639
2045 8,999,038 349,228,953
2044 8,934,909 344,443,561
2043 8,867,072 339,631,894
2042 8,798,655 334,801,403
2041 8,732,358 329,944,530
2040 8,661,540 325,107,264
2039 8,588,479 320,203,920
2038 8,514,257 315,273,196
2037 8,437,950 310,377,446
2036 8,364,991 305,472,156
2035 8,290,112 300,604,245
2034 8,209,497 295,748,602
2033 8,129,319 290,911,874
2032 8,052,378 286,130,352
2031 7,969,721 281,410,647
2030 7,884,898 276,766,735
2029 7,801,652 272,246,760
2028 7,713,258 267,784,548
2027 7,622,004 263,445,027
2026 7,537,063 259,285,315
2025 7,458,555 255,219,554
2024 7,381,023 251,269,164
2023 7,305,659 247,504,495
2022 7,223,805 243,700,667
2021 7,135,175 239,477,801
2020 7,045,399 235,001,746
2019 6,951,033 230,800,899
2018 6,849,055 226,928,892
2017 6,738,770 223,273,967
2016 6,632,126 220,138,869
2015 6,531,819 217,290,883
2014 6,427,252 214,264,647
2013 6,304,628 211,073,978
2012 6,179,328 207,667,125
2011 6,343,203 203,746,065
2010 6,497,839 199,239,047
2009 6,366,686 194,376,534
2008 6,235,430 189,499,113
2007 6,104,380 184,493,231
2006 5,980,211 179,682,690
2005 5,858,798 175,453,212
2004 5,736,693 171,286,000
2003 5,619,398 167,110,248
2002 5,508,410 163,222,549
2001 5,403,639 159,270,907
2000 5,305,021 154,879,127
1999 5,218,038 150,565,377
1998 5,140,704 146,522,356
1997 5,064,639 142,531,804
1996 4,987,393 138,557,092
1995 4,906,843 134,582,253
1994 4,822,037 130,748,083
1993 4,733,045 127,020,117
1992 4,640,352 123,546,848
1991 4,544,400 120,060,406
1990 4,445,239 116,155,576
1989 4,342,920 112,336,629
1988 4,237,755 108,724,739
1987 4,129,739 105,130,717
1986 4,017,403 101,606,764
1985 3,898,745 98,229,285
1984 3,773,633 95,164,936
1983 3,718,961 92,227,711
1982 3,724,765 89,089,246
1981 3,621,486 85,802,049
1980 3,424,378 82,291,010
1979 3,233,846 78,997,039
1978 3,052,526 76,307,379
1977 2,881,533 73,901,827
1976 2,721,237 71,620,254
1975 2,571,556 69,461,175
1974 2,432,211 67,415,487
1973 2,314,193 65,461,912
1972 2,226,091 63,583,194
1971 2,153,534 61,847,899
1970 2,082,589 60,166,719
1969 2,014,293 58,460,939
1968 1,952,781 56,810,507
1967 1,898,199 55,214,768
1966 1,849,063 53,678,667
1965 1,804,015 52,209,010
1964 1,753,691 50,799,999
1963 1,690,457 49,447,776
1962 1,621,960 48,156,128
1961 1,555,699 46,921,277
1960 1,492,890 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Libya was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Pakistan
2100 -0.18% 0.17%
2099 -0.21% 0.18%
2098 -0.2% 0.19%
2097 -0.17% 0.22%
2096 -0.12% 0.24%
2095 -0.12% 0.26%
2094 -0.15% 0.27%
2093 -0.15% 0.28%
2092 -0.09% 0.3%
2091 -0.16% 0.31%
2090 -0.1% 0.32%
2089 -0.11% 0.35%
2088 -0.04% 0.35%
2087 0.004% 0.38%
2086 0.06% 0.39%
2085 0.07% 0.41%
2084 0.04% 0.44%
2083 0.08% 0.46%
2082 0.12% 0.48%
2081 0.1% 0.5%
2080 0.13% 0.51%
2079 0.04% 0.53%
2078 0.06% 0.57%
2077 0.13% 0.6%
2076 0.12% 0.62%
2075 0.11% 0.64%
2074 0.16% 0.66%
2073 0.22% 0.69%
2072 0.12% 0.71%
2071 0.17% 0.73%
2070 0.19% 0.77%
2069 0.2% 0.79%
2068 0.13% 0.81%
2067 0.18% 0.83%
2066 0.2% 0.85%
2065 0.23% 0.88%
2064 0.11% 0.89%
2063 0.23% 0.93%
2062 0.22% 0.94%
2061 0.2% 0.97%
2060 0.3% 0.99%
2059 0.28% 1.02%
2058 0.32% 1.04%
2057 0.26% 1.07%
2056 0.34% 1.09%
2055 0.47% 1.11%
2054 0.48% 1.14%
2053 0.53% 1.16%
2052 0.51% 1.19%
2051 0.56% 1.22%
2050 0.56% 1.24%
2049 0.63% 1.27%
2048 0.6% 1.3%
2047 0.61% 1.34%
2046 0.72% 1.37%
2045 0.72% 1.39%
2044 0.77% 1.42%
2043 0.78% 1.44%
2042 0.76% 1.47%
2041 0.82% 1.49%
2040 0.85% 1.53%
2039 0.87% 1.56%
2038 0.9% 1.58%
2037 0.87% 1.61%
2036 0.9% 1.62%
2035 0.98% 1.64%
2034 0.99% 1.66%
2033 0.96% 1.67%
2032 1.04% 1.68%
2031 1.08% 1.68%
2030 1.07% 1.66%
2029 1.15% 1.67%
2028 1.2% 1.65%
2027 1.13% 1.6%
2026 1.05% 1.59%
2025 1.05% 1.57%
2024 1.03% 1.52%
2023 1.13% 1.56%
2022 1.24% 1.76%
2021 1.27% 1.9%
2020 1.36% 1.82%
2019 1.49% 1.71%
2018 1.64% 1.64%
2017 1.61% 1.42%
2016 1.54% 1.31%
2015 1.63% 1.41%
2014 1.94% 1.51%
2013 2.03% 1.64%
2012 -2.58% 1.92%
2011 -2.38% 2.26%
2010 2.06% 2.5%
2009 2.11% 2.57%
2008 2.15% 2.71%
2007 2.08% 2.68%
2006 2.07% 2.41%
2005 2.13% 2.43%
2004 2.09% 2.5%
2003 2.01% 2.38%
2002 1.94% 2.48%
2001 1.86% 2.84%
2000 1.67% 2.87%
1999 1.5% 2.76%
1998 1.5% 2.8%
1997 1.55% 2.87%
1996 1.64% 2.95%
1995 1.76% 2.93%
1994 1.88% 2.93%
1993 2% 2.81%
1992 2.11% 2.9%
1991 2.23% 3.36%
1990 2.36% 3.4%
1989 2.48% 3.32%
1988 2.62% 3.42%
1987 2.8% 3.47%
1986 3.04% 3.44%
1985 3.32% 3.22%
1984 1.47% 3.18%
1983 -0.16% 3.52%
1982 2.85% 3.83%
1981 5.76% 4.27%
1980 5.89% 4.17%
1979 5.94% 3.52%
1978 5.93% 3.26%
1977 5.89% 3.19%
1976 5.82% 3.11%
1975 5.73% 3.03%
1974 5.1% 2.98%
1973 3.96% 2.95%
1972 3.37% 2.81%
1971 3.41% 2.79%
1970 3.39% 2.92%
1969 3.15% 2.91%
1968 2.88% 2.89%
1967 2.66% 2.86%
1966 2.5% 2.81%
1965 2.87% 2.77%
1964 3.74% 2.73%
1963 4.22% 2.68%
1962 4.26% 2.63%
1961 4.21% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Libya Pakistan
Current population
7580693
261421997
Population rank 105/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 3.15%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
4.32 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
10.9 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +212 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +77,532 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 66/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -172 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 83/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -1,235,336
2024 73,522 3,448 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 75,760 -2,001 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 91,951 -2,001 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 88,005 -694 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 92,950 -694 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 97,842 -1,352 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 101,619 5,841 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 103,891 9,208 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 105,265 -5,081 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 108,096 -7,660 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 110,420 -1,716 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 110,772 25,755 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 108,855 5,211 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 121,016 -562,827 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 122,926 9,611 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 118,102 11,670 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 117,481 15,260 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 116,704 12,640 4,690,187 576,349
2006 115,645 3,351 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 112,823 11,024 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 107,144 13,222 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 102,144 12,073 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 97,598 10,152 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 93,370 8,420 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 89,814 5,634 4,281,169 252,869
1999 88,743 -10,206 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 87,613 -11,479 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 86,899 -10,907 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 86,945 -8,446 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 87,661 -5,068 3,977,175 11,534
1994 88,765 -1,755 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 90,553 426 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 93,568 843 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 96,582 902 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 99,898 946 3,731,730 275,242
1989 102,823 981 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 105,469 1,053 3,554,755 38,139
1987 107,761 1,740 3,448,813 146,364
1986 109,325 5,844 3,341,643 111,045
1985 110,194 11,962 3,233,315 68,860
1984 110,028 18,039 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 122,183 -140,904 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 133,511 -126,400 2,934,689 294,252
1981 130,233 69,211 2,790,454 555,032
1980 128,034 66,739 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 121,469 64,821 2,461,311 450,003
1978 114,669 61,684 2,356,601 111,386
1977 107,769 57,867 2,257,849 85,250
1976 101,146 53,813 2,171,812 48,238
1975 94,862 49,544 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 89,337 44,946 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 81,256 20,498 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 77,864 -3,418 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 74,934 -4,265 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 70,488 745 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 66,782 -1,418 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 63,971 -6,323 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 61,889 -10,384 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 60,394 -13,619 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 59,134 -15,810 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 55,227 2,084 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 50,421 18,740 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 46,252 21,589 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 42,167 22,504 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 38,391 22,559 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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