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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 2.49 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Libya vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Romania
2100 9,844,478 10,801,385
2099 9,862,293 10,885,505
2098 9,883,409 10,969,050
2097 9,903,494 11,052,086
2096 9,920,212 11,134,776
2095 9,931,781 11,217,462
2094 9,943,275 11,299,298
2093 9,958,570 11,382,352
2092 9,973,255 11,464,817
2091 9,982,193 11,546,872
2090 9,998,398 11,630,335
2089 10,008,842 11,713,468
2088 10,019,533 11,796,733
2087 10,023,170 11,880,373
2086 10,022,785 11,966,550
2085 10,016,359 12,052,744
2084 10,009,703 12,140,454
2083 10,006,073 12,229,714
2082 9,997,594 12,319,480
2081 9,985,386 12,412,385
2080 9,975,419 12,507,333
2079 9,962,691 12,603,302
2078 9,958,515 12,700,870
2077 9,952,827 12,799,985
2076 9,940,029 12,900,610
2075 9,927,944 13,002,848
2074 9,916,834 13,107,513
2073 9,901,120 13,213,407
2072 9,879,602 13,323,211
2071 9,867,880 13,435,661
2070 9,850,724 13,550,449
2069 9,832,072 13,667,892
2068 9,812,363 13,786,771
2067 9,799,957 13,909,141
2066 9,782,414 14,034,214
2065 9,762,806 14,163,381
2064 9,740,665 14,293,294
2063 9,729,567 14,424,068
2062 9,707,539 14,557,025
2061 9,686,619 14,689,897
2060 9,667,297 14,821,441
2059 9,638,062 14,952,855
2058 9,610,703 15,082,857
2057 9,579,595 15,211,914
2056 9,554,689 15,340,213
2055 9,522,205 15,467,019
2054 9,478,010 15,590,545
2053 9,432,683 15,712,155
2052 9,383,411 15,834,374
2051 9,335,341 15,954,507
2050 9,282,941 16,073,070
2049 9,230,811 16,192,498
2048 9,173,272 16,311,535
2047 9,118,915 16,430,565
2046 9,063,226 16,547,661
2045 8,998,841 16,665,026
2044 8,934,714 16,783,383
2043 8,866,878 16,900,955
2042 8,798,463 17,018,000
2041 8,732,168 17,136,818
2040 8,661,351 17,253,674
2039 8,588,292 17,370,310
2038 8,514,071 17,488,193
2037 8,437,766 17,604,853
2036 8,364,809 17,721,511
2035 8,289,931 17,837,396
2034 8,209,318 17,950,976
2033 8,129,142 18,064,449
2032 8,052,203 18,176,399
2031 7,969,547 18,288,437
2030 7,884,726 18,399,699
2029 7,801,482 18,511,331
2028 7,713,090 18,621,197
2027 7,621,838 18,730,482
2026 7,536,898 18,839,108
2025 7,458,392 18,946,392
2024 7,381,023 19,051,804
2023 7,305,659 19,061,062
2022 7,223,805 19,048,502
2021 7,135,175 19,122,059
2020 7,045,399 19,265,250
2019 6,951,033 19,371,648
2018 6,849,055 19,473,970
2017 6,738,770 19,588,715
2016 6,632,126 19,702,267
2015 6,531,819 19,815,616
2014 6,427,252 19,908,979
2013 6,304,628 19,983,693
2012 6,179,328 20,058,035
2011 6,343,203 20,147,528
2010 6,497,839 20,246,871
2009 6,366,686 20,367,487
2008 6,235,430 20,537,875
2007 6,104,380 20,882,982
2006 5,980,211 21,193,760
2005 5,858,798 21,319,685
2004 5,736,693 21,451,748
2003 5,619,398 21,574,326
2002 5,508,410 21,730,496
2001 5,403,639 22,131,970
2000 5,305,021 22,442,971
1999 5,218,038 22,472,040
1998 5,140,704 22,507,344
1997 5,064,639 22,553,978
1996 4,987,393 22,619,004
1995 4,906,843 22,684,270
1994 4,822,037 22,730,211
1993 4,733,045 22,763,280
1992 4,640,352 22,794,284
1991 4,544,400 23,001,155
1990 4,445,239 23,201,835
1989 4,342,920 23,161,458
1988 4,237,755 23,057,662
1987 4,129,739 22,949,430
1986 4,017,403 22,836,841
1985 3,898,745 22,732,999
1984 3,773,633 22,640,547
1983 3,718,961 22,560,478
1982 3,724,765 22,475,741
1981 3,621,486 22,353,070
1980 3,424,378 22,207,282
1979 3,233,846 22,090,488
1978 3,052,526 21,951,464
1977 2,881,533 21,756,096
1976 2,721,237 21,551,634
1975 2,571,556 21,293,583
1974 2,432,211 21,029,429
1973 2,314,193 20,835,681
1972 2,226,091 20,657,957
1971 2,153,534 20,461,567
1970 2,082,589 20,250,398
1969 2,014,293 20,009,141
1968 1,952,781 19,799,831
1967 1,898,199 19,534,242
1966 1,849,063 19,215,450
1965 1,804,015 19,031,576
1964 1,753,691 18,919,126
1963 1,690,457 18,797,850
1962 1,621,960 18,676,550
1961 1,555,699 18,555,250
1960 1,492,890 18,406,905

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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Romania
2100 -0.18% -0.77%
2099 -0.21% -0.76%
2098 -0.2% -0.75%
2097 -0.17% -0.74%
2096 -0.12% -0.74%
2095 -0.12% -0.72%
2094 -0.15% -0.73%
2093 -0.15% -0.72%
2092 -0.09% -0.71%
2091 -0.16% -0.72%
2090 -0.1% -0.71%
2089 -0.11% -0.71%
2088 -0.04% -0.7%
2087 0.004% -0.72%
2086 0.06% -0.72%
2085 0.07% -0.72%
2084 0.04% -0.73%
2083 0.08% -0.73%
2082 0.12% -0.75%
2081 0.1% -0.76%
2080 0.13% -0.76%
2079 0.04% -0.77%
2078 0.06% -0.77%
2077 0.13% -0.78%
2076 0.12% -0.79%
2075 0.11% -0.8%
2074 0.16% -0.8%
2073 0.22% -0.82%
2072 0.12% -0.84%
2071 0.17% -0.85%
2070 0.19% -0.86%
2069 0.2% -0.86%
2068 0.13% -0.88%
2067 0.18% -0.89%
2066 0.2% -0.91%
2065 0.23% -0.91%
2064 0.11% -0.91%
2063 0.23% -0.91%
2062 0.22% -0.9%
2061 0.2% -0.89%
2060 0.3% -0.88%
2059 0.28% -0.86%
2058 0.32% -0.85%
2057 0.26% -0.84%
2056 0.34% -0.82%
2055 0.47% -0.79%
2054 0.48% -0.77%
2053 0.53% -0.77%
2052 0.51% -0.75%
2051 0.56% -0.74%
2050 0.56% -0.74%
2049 0.63% -0.73%
2048 0.6% -0.72%
2047 0.61% -0.71%
2046 0.72% -0.7%
2045 0.72% -0.71%
2044 0.77% -0.7%
2043 0.78% -0.69%
2042 0.76% -0.69%
2041 0.82% -0.68%
2040 0.85% -0.67%
2039 0.87% -0.67%
2038 0.9% -0.66%
2037 0.87% -0.66%
2036 0.9% -0.65%
2035 0.98% -0.63%
2034 0.99% -0.63%
2033 0.96% -0.62%
2032 1.04% -0.61%
2031 1.08% -0.6%
2030 1.07% -0.6%
2029 1.15% -0.59%
2028 1.2% -0.58%
2027 1.13% -0.58%
2026 1.05% -0.57%
2025 1.05% -0.55%
2024 1.03% -0.05%
2023 1.13% 0.07%
2022 1.24% -0.38%
2021 1.27% -0.74%
2020 1.36% -0.55%
2019 1.49% -0.53%
2018 1.64% -0.59%
2017 1.61% -0.58%
2016 1.54% -0.57%
2015 1.63% -0.47%
2014 1.94% -0.37%
2013 2.03% -0.37%
2012 -2.58% -0.44%
2011 -2.38% -0.49%
2010 2.06% -0.59%
2009 2.11% -0.83%
2008 2.15% -1.65%
2007 2.08% -1.47%
2006 2.07% -0.59%
2005 2.13% -0.62%
2004 2.09% -0.57%
2003 2.01% -0.72%
2002 1.94% -1.81%
2001 1.86% -1.39%
2000 1.67% -0.13%
1999 1.5% -0.16%
1998 1.5% -0.21%
1997 1.55% -0.29%
1996 1.64% -0.29%
1995 1.76% -0.2%
1994 1.88% -0.15%
1993 2% -0.14%
1992 2.11% -0.9%
1991 2.23% -0.86%
1990 2.36% 0.17%
1989 2.48% 0.45%
1988 2.62% 0.47%
1987 2.8% 0.49%
1986 3.04% 0.46%
1985 3.32% 0.41%
1984 1.47% 0.35%
1983 -0.16% 0.38%
1982 2.85% 0.55%
1981 5.76% 0.66%
1980 5.89% 0.53%
1979 5.94% 0.63%
1978 5.93% 0.9%
1977 5.89% 0.95%
1976 5.82% 1.21%
1975 5.73% 1.26%
1974 5.1% 0.93%
1973 3.96% 0.86%
1972 3.37% 0.96%
1971 3.41% 1.04%
1970 3.39% 1.21%
1969 3.15% 1.06%
1968 2.88% 1.36%
1967 2.66% 1.66%
1966 2.5% 0.97%
1965 2.87% 0.59%
1964 3.74% 0.65%
1963 4.22% 0.65%
1962 4.26% 0.65%
1961 4.21% 0.81%

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 Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Libya Romania
Current population
7559873
18839108
Population rank 105/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.23%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
56.8 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 -25
Annual growth/decline +75,364 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 169/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -29,041
Net migration rank 83/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -29,041
2024 - 3,448 - -28,466
2023 75,760 -2,001 -89,587 -27,780
2022 91,951 -2,001 -93,338 89,076
2021 88,005 -694 -141,504 -17,731
2020 92,950 -694 -100,179 -13,202
2019 97,842 -1,352 -60,053 -27,909
2018 101,619 5,841 -62,316 -33,018
2017 103,891 9,208 -50,930 -33,081
2016 105,265 -5,081 -53,196 -33,073
2015 108,096 -7,660 -59,447 -35,751
2014 110,420 -1,716 -55,745 -35,448
2013 110,772 25,755 -59,951 -34,910
2012 108,855 5,211 -54,157 -37,589
2011 121,016 -562,827 -56,413 -102,769
2010 122,926 9,611 -46,567 -122,364
2009 118,102 11,670 -34,625 -137,953
2008 117,481 15,260 -30,806 -144,368
2007 116,704 12,640 -37,590 -133,089
2006 115,645 3,351 -38,148 -132,777
2005 112,823 11,024 -40,508 -131,176
2004 107,144 13,222 -42,904 -117,432
2003 102,144 12,073 -56,093 -107,139
2002 97,598 10,152 -58,673 -106,585
2001 93,370 8,420 -37,625 -91,154
2000 89,814 5,634 -22,443 -92,451
1999 88,743 -10,206 -31,461 -82,590
1998 87,613 -11,479 -33,761 -81,366
1997 86,899 -10,907 -42,853 -88,734
1996 86,945 -8,446 -56,548 -70,799
1995 87,661 -5,068 -36,295 -73,779
1994 88,765 -1,755 -18,184 -76,246
1993 90,553 426 -13,658 -73,475
1992 93,568 843 -4,559 -63,200
1991 96,582 902 25,301 -36,824
1990 99,898 946 69,605 -38,157
1989 102,823 981 122,756 -33,866
1988 105,469 1,053 126,817 -48,911
1987 107,761 1,740 128,517 -42,868
1986 109,325 5,844 134,737 -50,450
1985 110,194 11,962 111,392 -28,108
1984 110,028 18,039 117,731 -24,629
1983 122,183 -140,904 87,986 3,093
1982 133,511 -126,400 119,121 -4,725
1981 130,233 69,211 156,472 -20,870
1980 128,034 66,739 168,776 -16,668
1979 121,469 64,821 194,397 -29,600
1978 114,669 61,684 204,148 -31,427
1977 107,769 57,867 215,385 -28,135
1976 101,146 53,813 213,361 18,748
1975 94,862 49,544 219,324 9,125
1974 89,337 44,946 235,530 6,725
1973 81,256 20,498 175,020 58,651
1972 77,864 -3,418 198,316 61,920
1971 74,934 -4,265 206,662 74,473
1970 70,488 745 234,905 71,919
1969 66,782 -1,418 264,120 74,851
1968 63,971 -6,323 338,577 33,601
1967 61,889 -10,384 347,709 37,282
1966 60,394 -13,619 115,293 -25,458
1965 59,134 -15,810 114,190 -60,430
1964 55,227 2,084 134,326 -59,500
1963 50,421 18,740 139,104 -58,076
1962 46,252 21,589 130,736 -56,152
1961 42,167 22,504 163,286 -54,642
1960 38,391 22,559 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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