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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Libya	Russia	Libya	Russia
1960	1,492,890	119,897,000	-	-
1961	1,555,699	121,236,000	4.21%	1.12%
1962	1,621,960	122,591,000	4.26%	1.12%
1963	1,690,457	123,960,000	4.22%	1.12%
1964	1,753,691	125,345,000	3.74%	1.12%
1965	1,804,015	126,745,000	2.87%	1.12%
1966	1,849,063	127,468,000	2.5%	0.57%
1967	1,898,199	128,196,000	2.66%	0.57%
1968	1,952,781	128,928,000	2.88%	0.57%
1969	2,014,293	129,664,000	3.15%	0.57%
1970	2,082,589	130,404,000	3.39%	0.57%
1971	2,153,534	131,155,000	3.41%	0.58%
1972	2,226,091	131,909,000	3.37%	0.57%
1973	2,314,193	132,669,000	3.96%	0.58%
1974	2,432,211	133,432,000	5.1%	0.58%
1975	2,571,556	134,200,000	5.73%	0.58%
1976	2,721,237	135,147,000	5.82%	0.71%
1977	2,881,533	136,100,000	5.89%	0.71%
1978	3,052,526	137,060,000	5.93%	0.71%
1979	3,233,846	138,027,000	5.94%	0.71%
1980	3,424,378	139,010,000	5.89%	0.71%
1981	3,621,486	139,941,000	5.76%	0.67%
1982	3,724,765	140,823,000	2.85%	0.63%
1983	3,718,961	141,668,000	-0.16%	0.6%
1984	3,773,633	142,745,000	1.47%	0.76%
1985	3,898,745	143,858,000	3.32%	0.78%
1986	4,017,403	144,894,000	3.04%	0.72%
1987	4,129,739	145,908,000	2.8%	0.7%
1988	4,237,755	146,857,000	2.62%	0.65%
1989	4,342,920	147,721,000	2.48%	0.59%
1990	4,445,239	147,969,406	2.36%	0.17%
1991	4,544,400	148,394,216	2.23%	0.29%
1992	4,640,352	148,538,197	2.11%	0.1%
1993	4,733,045	148,458,777	2%	-0.05%
1994	4,822,037	148,407,912	1.88%	-0.03%
1995	4,906,843	148,375,787	1.76%	-0.02%
1996	4,987,393	148,160,129	1.64%	-0.15%
1997	5,064,639	147,915,361	1.55%	-0.17%
1998	5,140,704	147,670,784	1.5%	-0.17%
1999	5,218,038	147,214,776	1.5%	-0.31%
2000	5,305,021	146,596,869	1.67%	-0.42%
2001	5,403,639	145,976,482	1.86%	-0.42%
2002	5,508,410	145,306,497	1.94%	-0.46%
2003	5,619,398	144,648,618	2.01%	-0.45%
2004	5,736,693	144,067,316	2.09%	-0.4%
2005	5,858,798	143,518,814	2.13%	-0.38%
2006	5,980,211	143,049,637	2.07%	-0.33%
2007	6,104,380	142,805,114	2.08%	-0.17%
2008	6,235,430	142,742,366	2.15%	-0.04%
2009	6,366,686	142,785,348	2.11%	0.03%
2010	6,497,839	142,849,468	2.06%	0.04%
2011	6,343,203	143,018,195	-2.38%	0.12%
2012	6,179,328	143,378,447	-2.58%	0.25%
2013	6,304,628	143,805,638	2.03%	0.3%
2014	6,427,252	144,237,223	1.94%	0.3%
2015	6,531,819	144,640,716	1.63%	0.28%
2016	6,632,126	145,015,460	1.54%	0.26%
2017	6,738,770	145,293,260	1.61%	0.19%
2018	6,849,055	145,398,106	1.64%	0.07%
2019	6,951,033	145,453,291	1.49%	0.04%
2020	7,045,399	145,245,148	1.36%	-0.14%
2021	7,135,175	144,746,762	1.27%	-0.34%
2022	7,223,805	144,236,933	1.24%	-0.35%
2023	7,305,659	143,826,130	1.13%	-0.28%
2024	7,381,023	143,533,851	1.03%	-0.2%
2025	7,458,547	142,718,132	1.05%	-0.57%
2026	7,539,842	142,120,553	1.09%	-0.42%
2027	7,627,487	141,773,330	1.16%	-0.24%
2028	7,716,839	141,402,326	1.17%	-0.26%
2029	7,802,209	141,021,009	1.11%	-0.27%
2030	7,885,801	140,628,883	1.07%	-0.28%
2031	7,969,103	140,218,596	1.06%	-0.29%
2032	8,048,491	139,807,207	1%	-0.29%
2033	8,126,634	139,414,947	0.97%	-0.28%
2034	8,206,611	139,034,543	0.98%	-0.27%
2035	8,283,950	138,666,694	0.94%	-0.26%
2036	8,357,480	138,311,757	0.89%	-0.26%
2037	8,431,722	137,968,177	0.89%	-0.25%
2038	8,506,595	137,643,032	0.89%	-0.24%
2039	8,579,849	137,336,299	0.86%	-0.22%
2040	8,651,409	137,053,347	0.83%	-0.21%
2041	8,719,609	136,795,588	0.79%	-0.19%
2042	8,786,619	136,558,692	0.77%	-0.17%
2043	8,854,384	136,335,849	0.77%	-0.16%
2044	8,920,015	136,124,845	0.74%	-0.15%
2045	8,983,943	135,933,758	0.72%	-0.14%
2046	9,043,667	135,756,848	0.66%	-0.13%
2047	9,098,399	135,574,181	0.61%	-0.13%
2048	9,154,058	135,372,557	0.61%	-0.15%
2049	9,208,602	135,156,911	0.6%	-0.16%
2050	9,260,603	134,923,391	0.56%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Libya increased by 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Libya gained 992,030 (a 15.2% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2005 and is 105th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.