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Population in Libya compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 15.6 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.51% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Libya vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Philippines
2100 9,844,478 115,065,514
2099 9,862,293 115,822,085
2098 9,883,409 116,579,642
2097 9,903,494 117,339,735
2096 9,920,212 118,106,310
2095 9,931,781 118,872,671
2094 9,943,275 119,632,784
2093 9,958,570 120,394,127
2092 9,973,255 121,153,505
2091 9,982,193 121,910,997
2090 9,998,398 122,658,317
2089 10,008,842 123,398,001
2088 10,019,533 124,128,536
2087 10,023,170 124,849,376
2086 10,022,785 125,558,475
2085 10,016,359 126,253,074
2084 10,009,703 126,925,232
2083 10,006,073 127,573,007
2082 9,997,594 128,202,586
2081 9,985,386 128,806,308
2080 9,975,419 129,391,229
2079 9,962,691 129,944,270
2078 9,958,515 130,476,671
2077 9,952,827 130,988,299
2076 9,940,029 131,462,248
2075 9,927,944 131,906,358
2074 9,916,834 132,328,468
2073 9,901,120 132,719,174
2072 9,879,602 133,084,836
2071 9,867,880 133,419,916
2070 9,850,724 133,733,411
2069 9,832,072 134,020,647
2068 9,812,363 134,283,663
2067 9,799,957 134,528,603
2066 9,782,414 134,744,843
2065 9,762,806 134,949,800
2064 9,740,665 135,128,431
2063 9,729,567 135,285,603
2062 9,707,539 135,425,056
2061 9,686,619 135,539,763
2060 9,667,297 135,631,085
2059 9,638,062 135,698,075
2058 9,610,703 135,730,163
2057 9,579,595 135,736,069
2056 9,554,689 135,720,219
2055 9,522,205 135,665,249
2054 9,478,010 135,570,794
2053 9,432,683 135,440,724
2052 9,383,411 135,273,857
2051 9,335,341 135,054,258
2050 9,282,941 134,793,554
2049 9,230,811 134,483,048
2048 9,173,272 134,131,716
2047 9,118,915 133,731,695
2046 9,063,226 133,281,676
2045 8,998,841 132,787,906
2044 8,934,714 132,252,742
2043 8,866,878 131,678,840
2042 8,798,463 131,067,112
2041 8,732,168 130,419,312
2040 8,661,351 129,735,394
2039 8,588,292 129,020,366
2038 8,514,071 128,266,374
2037 8,437,766 127,482,230
2036 8,364,809 126,671,125
2035 8,289,931 125,841,025
2034 8,209,318 124,990,553
2033 8,129,142 124,123,848
2032 8,052,203 123,246,040
2031 7,969,547 122,359,182
2030 7,884,726 121,453,322
2029 7,801,482 120,538,221
2028 7,713,090 119,609,503
2027 7,621,838 118,675,486
2026 7,536,898 117,737,984
2025 7,458,392 116,792,787
2024 7,381,023 115,843,670
2023 7,305,659 114,891,199
2022 7,223,805 113,964,338
2021 7,135,175 113,100,950
2020 7,045,399 112,081,264
2019 6,951,033 110,804,683
2018 6,849,055 109,465,287
2017 6,738,770 108,119,693
2016 6,632,126 106,735,719
2015 6,531,819 105,312,992
2014 6,427,252 103,767,130
2013 6,304,628 102,076,336
2012 6,179,328 100,175,512
2011 6,343,203 98,248,614
2010 6,497,839 96,337,125
2009 6,366,686 94,384,250
2008 6,235,430 92,699,095
2007 6,104,380 91,075,184
2006 5,980,211 89,508,986
2005 5,858,798 88,015,962
2004 5,736,693 86,394,504
2003 5,619,398 84,731,835
2002 5,508,410 83,068,889
2001 5,403,639 81,401,488
2000 5,305,021 79,625,397
1999 5,218,038 77,753,257
1998 5,140,704 75,791,024
1997 5,064,639 73,908,810
1996 4,987,393 72,190,242
1995 4,906,843 70,546,246
1994 4,822,037 69,019,291
1993 4,733,045 67,530,621
1992 4,640,352 65,926,125
1991 4,544,400 64,382,249
1990 4,445,239 62,854,666
1989 4,342,920 61,265,260
1988 4,237,755 59,739,052
1987 4,129,739 58,157,496
1986 4,017,403 56,645,077
1985 3,898,745 55,213,006
1984 3,773,633 53,726,181
1983 3,718,961 52,194,620
1982 3,724,765 50,695,707
1981 3,621,486 49,311,727
1980 3,424,378 48,043,740
1979 3,233,846 46,807,103
1978 3,052,526 45,575,281
1977 2,881,533 44,367,962
1976 2,721,237 43,201,488
1975 2,571,556 42,120,826
1974 2,432,211 41,174,341
1973 2,314,193 40,294,130
1972 2,226,091 39,408,560
1971 2,153,534 38,518,659
1970 2,082,589 37,622,204
1969 2,014,293 36,660,799
1968 1,952,781 35,638,342
1967 1,898,199 34,621,320
1966 1,849,063 33,617,170
1965 1,804,015 32,625,316
1964 1,753,691 31,643,032
1963 1,690,457 30,674,731
1962 1,621,960 29,723,536
1961 1,555,699 28,792,621
1960 1,492,890 27,891,897

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 the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Philippines
2100 -0.18% -0.65%
2099 -0.21% -0.65%
2098 -0.2% -0.65%
2097 -0.17% -0.65%
2096 -0.12% -0.64%
2095 -0.12% -0.64%
2094 -0.15% -0.63%
2093 -0.15% -0.63%
2092 -0.09% -0.62%
2091 -0.16% -0.61%
2090 -0.1% -0.6%
2089 -0.11% -0.59%
2088 -0.04% -0.58%
2087 0.004% -0.56%
2086 0.06% -0.55%
2085 0.07% -0.53%
2084 0.04% -0.51%
2083 0.08% -0.49%
2082 0.12% -0.47%
2081 0.1% -0.45%
2080 0.13% -0.43%
2079 0.04% -0.41%
2078 0.06% -0.39%
2077 0.13% -0.36%
2076 0.12% -0.34%
2075 0.11% -0.32%
2074 0.16% -0.29%
2073 0.22% -0.27%
2072 0.12% -0.25%
2071 0.17% -0.23%
2070 0.19% -0.21%
2069 0.2% -0.2%
2068 0.13% -0.18%
2067 0.18% -0.16%
2066 0.2% -0.15%
2065 0.23% -0.13%
2064 0.11% -0.12%
2063 0.23% -0.1%
2062 0.22% -0.08%
2061 0.2% -0.07%
2060 0.3% -0.05%
2059 0.28% -0.02%
2058 0.32% -0.004%
2057 0.26% 0.01%
2056 0.34% 0.04%
2055 0.47% 0.07%
2054 0.48% 0.1%
2053 0.53% 0.12%
2052 0.51% 0.16%
2051 0.56% 0.19%
2050 0.56% 0.23%
2049 0.63% 0.26%
2048 0.6% 0.3%
2047 0.61% 0.34%
2046 0.72% 0.37%
2045 0.72% 0.4%
2044 0.77% 0.44%
2043 0.78% 0.47%
2042 0.76% 0.5%
2041 0.82% 0.53%
2040 0.85% 0.55%
2039 0.87% 0.59%
2038 0.9% 0.62%
2037 0.87% 0.64%
2036 0.9% 0.66%
2035 0.98% 0.68%
2034 0.99% 0.7%
2033 0.96% 0.71%
2032 1.04% 0.72%
2031 1.08% 0.75%
2030 1.07% 0.76%
2029 1.15% 0.78%
2028 1.2% 0.79%
2027 1.13% 0.8%
2026 1.05% 0.81%
2025 1.05% 0.82%
2024 1.03% 0.83%
2023 1.13% 0.81%
2022 1.24% 0.76%
2021 1.27% 0.91%
2020 1.36% 1.15%
2019 1.49% 1.22%
2018 1.64% 1.24%
2017 1.61% 1.3%
2016 1.54% 1.35%
2015 1.63% 1.49%
2014 1.94% 1.66%
2013 2.03% 1.9%
2012 -2.58% 1.96%
2011 -2.38% 1.98%
2010 2.06% 2.07%
2009 2.11% 1.82%
2008 2.15% 1.78%
2007 2.08% 1.75%
2006 2.07% 1.7%
2005 2.13% 1.88%
2004 2.09% 1.96%
2003 2.01% 2%
2002 1.94% 2.05%
2001 1.86% 2.23%
2000 1.67% 2.41%
1999 1.5% 2.59%
1998 1.5% 2.55%
1997 1.55% 2.38%
1996 1.64% 2.33%
1995 1.76% 2.21%
1994 1.88% 2.2%
1993 2% 2.43%
1992 2.11% 2.4%
1991 2.23% 2.43%
1990 2.36% 2.59%
1989 2.48% 2.55%
1988 2.62% 2.72%
1987 2.8% 2.67%
1986 3.04% 2.59%
1985 3.32% 2.77%
1984 1.47% 2.93%
1983 -0.16% 2.96%
1982 2.85% 2.81%
1981 5.76% 2.64%
1980 5.89% 2.64%
1979 5.94% 2.7%
1978 5.93% 2.72%
1977 5.89% 2.7%
1976 5.82% 2.57%
1975 5.73% 2.3%
1974 5.1% 2.18%
1973 3.96% 2.25%
1972 3.37% 2.31%
1971 3.41% 2.38%
1970 3.39% 2.62%
1969 3.15% 2.87%
1968 2.88% 2.94%
1967 2.66% 2.99%
1966 2.5% 3.04%
1965 2.87% 3.1%
1964 3.74% 3.16%
1963 4.22% 3.2%
1962 4.26% 3.23%
1961 4.21% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Libya Philippines
Current population
7559873
117991570
Population rank 105/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.42%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
33.1 seconds
One birth every
4.23 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +206 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 113/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -149,315
Net migration rank 83/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -149,315
2024 - 3,448 - -160,373
2023 75,760 -2,001 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 91,951 -2,001 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 88,005 -694 917,928 -85,185
2020 92,950 -694 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 97,842 -1,352 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 101,619 5,841 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 103,891 9,208 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 105,265 -5,081 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 108,096 -7,660 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 110,420 -1,716 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 110,772 25,755 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 108,855 5,211 1,979,568 95,702
2011 121,016 -562,827 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 122,926 9,611 2,030,979 13,556
2009 118,102 11,670 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 117,481 15,260 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 116,704 12,640 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 115,645 3,351 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 112,823 11,024 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 107,144 13,222 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 102,144 12,073 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 97,598 10,152 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 93,370 8,420 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 89,814 5,634 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 88,743 -10,206 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 87,613 -11,479 1,870,371 178,274
1997 86,899 -10,907 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 86,945 -8,446 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 87,661 -5,068 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 88,765 -1,755 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 90,553 426 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 93,568 843 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 96,582 902 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 99,898 946 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 102,823 981 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 105,469 1,053 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 107,761 1,740 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 109,325 5,844 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 110,194 11,962 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 110,028 18,039 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 122,183 -140,904 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 133,511 -126,400 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 130,233 69,211 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 128,034 66,739 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 121,469 64,821 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 114,669 61,684 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 107,769 57,867 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 101,146 53,813 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 94,862 49,544 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 89,337 44,946 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 81,256 20,498 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 77,864 -3,418 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 74,934 -4,265 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 70,488 745 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 66,782 -1,418 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 63,971 -6,323 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 61,889 -10,384 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 60,394 -13,619 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 59,134 -15,810 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 55,227 2,084 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 50,421 18,740 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 46,252 21,589 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 42,167 22,504 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 38,391 22,559 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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