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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Libya	Palestine	Libya	Palestine
1960	1,492,890	-	-	-
1961	1,555,699	-	4.21%	-
1962	1,621,960	-	4.26%	-
1963	1,690,457	-	4.22%	-
1964	1,753,691	-	3.74%	-
1965	1,804,015	-	2.87%	-
1966	1,849,063	-	2.5%	-
1967	1,898,199	-	2.66%	-
1968	1,952,781	-	2.88%	-
1969	2,014,293	-	3.15%	-
1970	2,082,589	-	3.39%	-
1971	2,153,534	-	3.41%	-
1972	2,226,091	-	3.37%	-
1973	2,314,193	-	3.96%	-
1974	2,432,211	-	5.1%	-
1975	2,571,556	-	5.73%	-
1976	2,721,237	-	5.82%	-
1977	2,881,533	-	5.89%	-
1978	3,052,526	-	5.93%	-
1979	3,233,846	-	5.94%	-
1980	3,424,378	-	5.89%	-
1981	3,621,486	-	5.76%	-
1982	3,724,765	-	2.85%	-
1983	3,718,961	-	-0.16%	-
1984	3,773,633	-	1.47%	-
1985	3,898,745	-	3.32%	-
1986	4,017,403	-	3.04%	-
1987	4,129,739	-	2.8%	-
1988	4,237,755	-	2.62%	-
1989	4,342,920	-	2.48%	-
1990	4,445,239	1,978,248	2.36%	-
1991	4,544,400	2,068,845	2.23%	4.58%
1992	4,640,352	2,163,591	2.11%	4.58%
1993	4,733,045	2,262,676	2%	4.58%
1994	4,822,037	2,366,298	1.88%	4.58%
1995	4,906,843	2,474,666	1.76%	4.58%
1996	4,987,393	2,587,997	1.64%	4.58%
1997	5,064,639	2,706,518	1.55%	4.58%
1998	5,140,704	2,776,568	1.5%	2.59%
1999	5,218,038	2,848,431	1.5%	2.59%
2000	5,305,021	2,922,153	1.67%	2.59%
2001	5,403,639	2,997,784	1.86%	2.59%
2002	5,508,410	3,075,373	1.94%	2.59%
2003	5,619,398	3,154,969	2.01%	2.59%
2004	5,736,693	3,236,626	2.09%	2.59%
2005	5,858,798	3,320,396	2.13%	2.59%
2006	5,980,211	3,406,334	2.07%	2.59%
2007	6,104,380	3,494,496	2.08%	2.59%
2008	6,235,430	3,591,977	2.15%	2.79%
2009	6,366,686	3,689,099	2.11%	2.7%
2010	6,497,839	3,786,161	2.06%	2.63%
2011	6,343,203	3,882,986	-2.38%	2.56%
2012	6,179,328	3,979,998	-2.58%	2.5%
2013	6,304,628	4,076,708	2.03%	2.43%
2014	6,427,252	4,173,398	1.94%	2.37%
2015	6,531,819	4,270,092	1.63%	2.32%
2016	6,632,126	4,367,088	1.54%	2.27%
2017	6,738,770	4,454,805	1.61%	2.01%
2018	6,849,055	4,569,087	1.64%	2.57%
2019	6,951,033	4,685,306	1.49%	2.54%
2020	7,045,399	4,803,269	1.36%	2.52%
2021	7,135,175	4,922,749	1.27%	2.49%
2022	7,223,805	5,043,612	1.24%	2.46%
2023	7,305,659	5,165,775	1.13%	2.42%
2024	7,381,023	5,289,152	1.03%	2.39%
2025	7,458,547	5,379,801	1.05%	1.71%
2026	7,539,842	5,479,090	1.09%	1.85%
2027	7,627,487	5,582,345	1.16%	1.88%
2028	7,716,839	5,684,855	1.17%	1.84%
2029	7,802,209	5,787,948	1.11%	1.81%
2030	7,885,801	5,892,492	1.07%	1.81%
2031	7,969,103	5,998,645	1.06%	1.8%
2032	8,048,491	6,106,047	1%	1.79%
2033	8,126,634	6,215,922	0.97%	1.8%
2034	8,206,611	6,327,947	0.98%	1.8%
2035	8,283,950	6,441,493	0.94%	1.79%
2036	8,357,480	6,555,481	0.89%	1.77%
2037	8,431,722	6,669,212	0.89%	1.73%
2038	8,506,595	6,783,431	0.89%	1.71%
2039	8,579,849	6,899,866	0.86%	1.72%
2040	8,651,409	7,018,099	0.83%	1.71%
2041	8,719,609	7,135,825	0.79%	1.68%
2042	8,786,619	7,253,328	0.77%	1.65%
2043	8,854,384	7,369,647	0.77%	1.6%
2044	8,920,015	7,484,632	0.74%	1.56%
2045	8,983,943	7,598,729	0.72%	1.52%
2046	9,043,667	7,710,259	0.66%	1.47%
2047	9,098,399	7,818,786	0.61%	1.41%
2048	9,154,058	7,925,101	0.61%	1.36%
2049	9,208,602	8,029,929	0.6%	1.32%
2050	9,260,603	8,134,618	0.56%	1.3%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Libya increased by 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth), while Palestine gained 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Libya gained 992,030 (a 15.2% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2005 and is 105th in 2025. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2005 and ranked 122nd 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 Palestine will increase by 49% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.