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

Libya and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Libya	Palau	Libya	Palau
1960	1,492,890	9,328	-	-
1961	1,555,699	9,555	4.21%	2.43%
1962	1,621,960	9,793	4.26%	2.49%
1963	1,690,457	10,037	4.22%	2.49%
1964	1,753,691	10,292	3.74%	2.54%
1965	1,804,015	10,547	2.87%	2.48%
1966	1,849,063	10,805	2.5%	2.45%
1967	1,898,199	10,988	2.66%	1.69%
1968	1,952,781	11,080	2.88%	0.84%
1969	2,014,293	11,159	3.15%	0.71%
1970	2,082,589	11,368	3.39%	1.87%
1971	2,153,534	11,759	3.41%	3.44%
1972	2,226,091	12,194	3.37%	3.7%
1973	2,314,193	12,552	3.96%	2.94%
1974	2,432,211	12,687	5.1%	1.08%
1975	2,571,556	12,655	5.73%	-0.25%
1976	2,721,237	12,598	5.82%	-0.45%
1977	2,881,533	12,525	5.89%	-0.58%
1978	3,052,526	12,440	5.93%	-0.68%
1979	3,233,846	12,337	5.94%	-0.83%
1980	3,424,378	12,271	5.89%	-0.53%
1981	3,621,486	12,402	5.76%	1.07%
1982	3,724,765	12,694	2.85%	2.35%
1983	3,718,961	13,006	-0.16%	2.46%
1984	3,773,633	13,337	1.47%	2.54%
1985	3,898,745	13,688	3.32%	2.63%
1986	4,017,403	14,024	3.04%	2.45%
1987	4,129,739	14,334	2.8%	2.21%
1988	4,237,755	14,645	2.62%	2.17%
1989	4,342,920	14,945	2.48%	2.05%
1990	4,445,239	15,259	2.36%	2.1%
1991	4,544,400	15,614	2.23%	2.33%
1992	4,640,352	15,989	2.11%	2.4%
1993	4,733,045	16,372	2%	2.4%
1994	4,822,037	16,770	1.88%	2.43%
1995	4,906,843	17,195	1.76%	2.53%
1996	4,987,393	17,654	1.64%	2.67%
1997	5,064,639	18,108	1.55%	2.57%
1998	5,140,704	18,524	1.5%	2.3%
1999	5,218,038	18,901	1.5%	2.04%
2000	5,305,021	19,178	1.67%	1.47%
2001	5,403,639	19,352	1.86%	0.91%
2002	5,508,410	19,503	1.94%	0.78%
2003	5,619,398	19,659	2.01%	0.8%
2004	5,736,693	19,820	2.09%	0.82%
2005	5,858,798	19,819	2.13%	-0.005%
2006	5,980,211	19,593	2.07%	-1.14%
2007	6,104,380	19,302	2.08%	-1.49%
2008	6,235,430	19,009	2.15%	-1.52%
2009	6,366,686	18,709	2.11%	-1.58%
2010	6,497,839	18,396	2.06%	-1.67%
2011	6,343,203	18,078	-2.38%	-1.73%
2012	6,179,328	17,765	-2.58%	-1.73%
2013	6,304,628	17,648	2.03%	-0.66%
2014	6,427,252	17,715	1.94%	0.38%
2015	6,531,819	17,770	1.63%	0.31%
2016	6,632,126	17,797	1.54%	0.15%
2017	6,738,770	17,812	1.61%	0.08%
2018	6,849,055	17,814	1.64%	0.01%
2019	6,951,033	17,798	1.49%	-0.09%
2020	7,045,399	17,792	1.36%	-0.03%
2021	7,135,175	17,783	1.27%	-0.05%
2022	7,223,805	17,759	1.24%	-0.13%
2023	7,305,659	17,727	1.13%	-0.18%
2024	7,381,023	17,695	1.03%	-0.18%
2025	7,458,547	17,663	1.05%	-0.18%
2026	7,539,842	17,618	1.09%	-0.25%
2027	7,627,487	17,564	1.16%	-0.31%
2028	7,716,839	17,504	1.17%	-0.34%
2029	7,802,209	17,436	1.11%	-0.39%
2030	7,885,801	17,376	1.07%	-0.34%
2031	7,969,103	17,299	1.06%	-0.44%
2032	8,048,491	17,228	1%	-0.41%
2033	8,126,634	17,163	0.97%	-0.38%
2034	8,206,611	17,092	0.98%	-0.41%
2035	8,283,950	17,012	0.94%	-0.47%
2036	8,357,480	16,940	0.89%	-0.43%
2037	8,431,722	16,858	0.89%	-0.48%
2038	8,506,595	16,779	0.89%	-0.47%
2039	8,579,849	16,689	0.86%	-0.54%
2040	8,651,409	16,604	0.83%	-0.51%
2041	8,719,609	16,510	0.79%	-0.57%
2042	8,786,619	16,403	0.77%	-0.65%
2043	8,854,384	16,302	0.77%	-0.61%
2044	8,920,015	16,202	0.74%	-0.62%
2045	8,983,943	16,097	0.72%	-0.65%
2046	9,043,667	15,977	0.66%	-0.74%
2047	9,098,399	15,863	0.61%	-0.71%
2048	9,154,058	15,749	0.61%	-0.72%
2049	9,208,602	15,632	0.6%	-0.74%
2050	9,260,603	15,515	0.56%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Libya increased by 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Libya gained 992,030 (a 15.2% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2005 and is 105th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Libya's population will grow by 23.1% to 9,260,603 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.