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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Libya	Portugal	Libya	Portugal
1960	1,492,890	8,857,716	-	-
1961	1,555,699	8,929,316	4.21%	0.81%
1962	1,621,960	8,993,985	4.26%	0.72%
1963	1,690,457	9,030,355	4.22%	0.4%
1964	1,753,691	9,035,365	3.74%	0.06%
1965	1,804,015	8,998,595	2.87%	-0.41%
1966	1,849,063	8,930,990	2.5%	-0.75%
1967	1,898,199	8,874,520	2.66%	-0.63%
1968	1,952,781	8,836,650	2.88%	-0.43%
1969	2,014,293	8,757,705	3.15%	-0.89%
1970	2,082,589	8,680,431	3.39%	-0.88%
1971	2,153,534	8,643,756	3.41%	-0.42%
1972	2,226,091	8,630,430	3.37%	-0.15%
1973	2,314,193	8,633,100	3.96%	0.03%
1974	2,432,211	8,754,365	5.1%	1.4%
1975	2,571,556	9,093,470	5.73%	3.87%
1976	2,721,237	9,355,810	5.82%	2.88%
1977	2,881,533	9,455,675	5.89%	1.07%
1978	3,052,526	9,558,250	5.93%	1.08%
1979	3,233,846	9,661,265	5.94%	1.08%
1980	3,424,378	9,766,312	5.89%	1.09%
1981	3,621,486	9,851,362	5.76%	0.87%
1982	3,724,765	9,911,771	2.85%	0.61%
1983	3,718,961	9,957,865	-0.16%	0.47%
1984	3,773,633	9,996,232	1.47%	0.39%
1985	3,898,745	10,023,613	3.32%	0.27%
1986	4,017,403	10,032,734	3.04%	0.09%
1987	4,129,739	10,030,031	2.8%	-0.03%
1988	4,237,755	10,019,610	2.62%	-0.1%
1989	4,342,920	10,005,000	2.48%	-0.15%
1990	4,445,239	9,983,218	2.36%	-0.22%
1991	4,544,400	9,960,235	2.23%	-0.23%
1992	4,640,352	9,952,494	2.11%	-0.08%
1993	4,733,045	9,964,675	2%	0.12%
1994	4,822,037	9,991,525	1.88%	0.27%
1995	4,906,843	10,026,176	1.76%	0.35%
1996	4,987,393	10,063,945	1.64%	0.38%
1997	5,064,639	10,108,977	1.55%	0.45%
1998	5,140,704	10,160,196	1.5%	0.51%
1999	5,218,038	10,217,828	1.5%	0.57%
2000	5,305,021	10,289,898	1.67%	0.71%
2001	5,403,639	10,362,722	1.86%	0.71%
2002	5,508,410	10,419,631	1.94%	0.55%
2003	5,619,398	10,458,821	2.01%	0.38%
2004	5,736,693	10,483,861	2.09%	0.24%
2005	5,858,798	10,503,330	2.13%	0.19%
2006	5,980,211	10,522,288	2.07%	0.18%
2007	6,104,380	10,542,964	2.08%	0.2%
2008	6,235,430	10,558,177	2.15%	0.14%
2009	6,366,686	10,568,247	2.11%	0.1%
2010	6,497,839	10,573,100	2.06%	0.05%
2011	6,343,203	10,557,560	-2.38%	-0.15%
2012	6,179,328	10,514,844	-2.58%	-0.4%
2013	6,304,628	10,457,295	2.03%	-0.55%
2014	6,427,252	10,401,062	1.94%	-0.54%
2015	6,531,819	10,358,076	1.63%	-0.41%
2016	6,632,126	10,325,452	1.54%	-0.31%
2017	6,738,770	10,300,300	1.61%	-0.24%
2018	6,849,055	10,283,822	1.64%	-0.16%
2019	6,951,033	10,286,263	1.49%	0.02%
2020	7,045,399	10,297,081	1.36%	0.11%
2021	7,135,175	10,361,831	1.27%	0.63%
2022	7,223,805	10,434,332	1.24%	0.7%
2023	7,305,659	10,578,174	1.13%	1.38%
2024	7,381,023	10,701,636	1.03%	1.17%
2025	7,458,547	10,687,819	1.05%	-0.13%
2026	7,539,842	10,670,917	1.09%	-0.16%
2027	7,627,487	10,653,073	1.16%	-0.17%
2028	7,716,839	10,632,868	1.17%	-0.19%
2029	7,802,209	10,611,484	1.11%	-0.2%
2030	7,885,801	10,591,436	1.07%	-0.19%
2031	7,969,103	10,571,418	1.06%	-0.19%
2032	8,048,491	10,549,456	1%	-0.21%
2033	8,126,634	10,526,482	0.97%	-0.22%
2034	8,206,611	10,502,882	0.98%	-0.22%
2035	8,283,950	10,478,843	0.94%	-0.23%
2036	8,357,480	10,454,630	0.89%	-0.23%
2037	8,431,722	10,430,128	0.89%	-0.23%
2038	8,506,595	10,404,947	0.89%	-0.24%
2039	8,579,849	10,377,968	0.86%	-0.26%
2040	8,651,409	10,349,515	0.83%	-0.27%
2041	8,719,609	10,321,577	0.79%	-0.27%
2042	8,786,619	10,294,106	0.77%	-0.27%
2043	8,854,384	10,264,596	0.77%	-0.29%
2044	8,920,015	10,233,543	0.74%	-0.3%
2045	8,983,943	10,201,832	0.72%	-0.31%
2046	9,043,667	10,168,932	0.66%	-0.32%
2047	9,098,399	10,135,159	0.61%	-0.33%
2048	9,154,058	10,101,419	0.61%	-0.33%
2049	9,208,602	10,066,064	0.6%	-0.35%
2050	9,260,603	10,029,252	0.56%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Libya increased by 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Libya gained 992,030 (a 15.2% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2005 and is 105th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.