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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 18.8 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.8% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Libya vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Russia
2100 9,844,478 124,983,377
2099 9,862,293 125,086,144
2098 9,883,409 125,186,329
2097 9,903,494 125,264,415
2096 9,920,212 125,354,177
2095 9,931,781 125,422,006
2094 9,943,275 125,474,373
2093 9,958,570 125,529,632
2092 9,973,255 125,604,261
2091 9,982,193 125,652,742
2090 9,998,398 125,707,894
2089 10,008,842 125,760,026
2088 10,019,533 125,810,124
2087 10,023,170 125,858,116
2086 10,022,785 125,926,035
2085 10,016,359 126,001,913
2084 10,009,703 126,076,414
2083 10,006,073 126,151,046
2082 9,997,594 126,234,371
2081 9,985,386 126,317,768
2080 9,975,419 126,414,511
2079 9,962,691 126,534,688
2078 9,958,515 126,674,591
2077 9,952,827 126,830,956
2076 9,940,029 126,982,766
2075 9,927,944 127,165,304
2074 9,916,834 127,362,143
2073 9,901,120 127,576,856
2072 9,879,602 127,802,632
2071 9,867,880 128,080,998
2070 9,850,724 128,353,977
2069 9,832,072 128,642,208
2068 9,812,363 128,920,237
2067 9,799,957 129,203,483
2066 9,782,414 129,511,983
2065 9,762,806 129,842,007
2064 9,740,665 130,177,089
2063 9,729,567 130,522,107
2062 9,707,539 130,851,664
2061 9,686,619 131,200,160
2060 9,667,297 131,526,812
2059 9,638,062 131,884,461
2058 9,610,703 132,247,211
2057 9,579,595 132,584,941
2056 9,554,689 132,925,501
2055 9,522,205 133,271,436
2054 9,478,010 133,595,068
2053 9,432,683 133,914,243
2052 9,383,411 134,180,223
2051 9,335,341 134,443,510
2050 9,282,941 134,687,487
2049 9,230,811 134,909,323
2048 9,173,272 135,117,641
2047 9,118,915 135,311,492
2046 9,063,226 135,482,008
2045 8,998,841 135,664,379
2044 8,934,714 135,863,165
2043 8,866,878 136,085,277
2042 8,798,463 136,307,658
2041 8,732,168 136,557,818
2040 8,661,351 136,821,807
2039 8,588,292 137,122,219
2038 8,514,071 137,433,644
2037 8,437,766 137,770,811
2036 8,364,809 138,118,955
2035 8,289,931 138,478,809
2034 8,209,318 138,852,689
2033 8,129,142 139,237,595
2032 8,052,203 139,635,142
2031 7,969,547 140,058,187
2030 7,884,726 140,453,528
2029 7,801,482 140,840,370
2028 7,713,090 141,214,141
2027 7,621,838 141,580,416
2026 7,536,898 141,906,741
2025 7,458,392 142,772,403
2024 7,381,023 143,533,851
2023 7,305,659 143,826,130
2022 7,223,805 144,236,933
2021 7,135,175 144,746,762
2020 7,045,399 145,245,148
2019 6,951,033 145,453,291
2018 6,849,055 145,398,106
2017 6,738,770 145,293,260
2016 6,632,126 145,015,460
2015 6,531,819 144,640,716
2014 6,427,252 144,237,223
2013 6,304,628 143,805,638
2012 6,179,328 143,378,447
2011 6,343,203 143,018,195
2010 6,497,839 142,849,468
2009 6,366,686 142,785,348
2008 6,235,430 142,742,366
2007 6,104,380 142,805,114
2006 5,980,211 143,049,637
2005 5,858,798 143,518,814
2004 5,736,693 144,067,316
2003 5,619,398 144,648,618
2002 5,508,410 145,306,497
2001 5,403,639 145,976,482
2000 5,305,021 146,596,869
1999 5,218,038 147,214,776
1998 5,140,704 147,670,784
1997 5,064,639 147,915,361
1996 4,987,393 148,160,129
1995 4,906,843 148,375,787
1994 4,822,037 148,407,912
1993 4,733,045 148,458,777
1992 4,640,352 148,538,197
1991 4,544,400 148,394,216
1990 4,445,239 147,969,406
1989 4,342,920 147,721,000
1988 4,237,755 146,857,000
1987 4,129,739 145,908,000
1986 4,017,403 144,894,000
1985 3,898,745 143,858,000
1984 3,773,633 142,745,000
1983 3,718,961 141,668,000
1982 3,724,765 140,823,000
1981 3,621,486 139,941,000
1980 3,424,378 139,010,000
1979 3,233,846 138,027,000
1978 3,052,526 137,060,000
1977 2,881,533 136,100,000
1976 2,721,237 135,147,000
1975 2,571,556 134,200,000
1974 2,432,211 133,432,000
1973 2,314,193 132,669,000
1972 2,226,091 131,909,000
1971 2,153,534 131,155,000
1970 2,082,589 130,404,000
1969 2,014,293 129,664,000
1968 1,952,781 128,928,000
1967 1,898,199 128,196,000
1966 1,849,063 127,468,000
1965 1,804,015 126,745,000
1964 1,753,691 125,345,000
1963 1,690,457 123,960,000
1962 1,621,960 122,591,000
1961 1,555,699 121,236,000
1960 1,492,890 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/libya/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Russia
2100 -0.18% -0.08%
2099 -0.21% -0.08%
2098 -0.2% -0.06%
2097 -0.17% -0.07%
2096 -0.12% -0.05%
2095 -0.12% -0.04%
2094 -0.15% -0.04%
2093 -0.15% -0.06%
2092 -0.09% -0.04%
2091 -0.16% -0.04%
2090 -0.1% -0.04%
2089 -0.11% -0.04%
2088 -0.04% -0.04%
2087 0.004% -0.05%
2086 0.06% -0.06%
2085 0.07% -0.06%
2084 0.04% -0.06%
2083 0.08% -0.07%
2082 0.12% -0.07%
2081 0.1% -0.08%
2080 0.13% -0.09%
2079 0.04% -0.11%
2078 0.06% -0.12%
2077 0.13% -0.12%
2076 0.12% -0.14%
2075 0.11% -0.15%
2074 0.16% -0.17%
2073 0.22% -0.18%
2072 0.12% -0.22%
2071 0.17% -0.21%
2070 0.19% -0.22%
2069 0.2% -0.22%
2068 0.13% -0.22%
2067 0.18% -0.24%
2066 0.2% -0.25%
2065 0.23% -0.26%
2064 0.11% -0.26%
2063 0.23% -0.25%
2062 0.22% -0.27%
2061 0.2% -0.25%
2060 0.3% -0.27%
2059 0.28% -0.27%
2058 0.32% -0.25%
2057 0.26% -0.26%
2056 0.34% -0.26%
2055 0.47% -0.24%
2054 0.48% -0.24%
2053 0.53% -0.2%
2052 0.51% -0.2%
2051 0.56% -0.18%
2050 0.56% -0.16%
2049 0.63% -0.15%
2048 0.6% -0.14%
2047 0.61% -0.13%
2046 0.72% -0.13%
2045 0.72% -0.15%
2044 0.77% -0.16%
2043 0.78% -0.16%
2042 0.76% -0.18%
2041 0.82% -0.19%
2040 0.85% -0.22%
2039 0.87% -0.23%
2038 0.9% -0.24%
2037 0.87% -0.25%
2036 0.9% -0.26%
2035 0.98% -0.27%
2034 0.99% -0.28%
2033 0.96% -0.28%
2032 1.04% -0.3%
2031 1.08% -0.28%
2030 1.07% -0.27%
2029 1.15% -0.26%
2028 1.2% -0.26%
2027 1.13% -0.23%
2026 1.05% -0.61%
2025 1.05% -0.53%
2024 1.03% -0.2%
2023 1.13% -0.28%
2022 1.24% -0.35%
2021 1.27% -0.34%
2020 1.36% -0.14%
2019 1.49% 0.04%
2018 1.64% 0.07%
2017 1.61% 0.19%
2016 1.54% 0.26%
2015 1.63% 0.28%
2014 1.94% 0.3%
2013 2.03% 0.3%
2012 -2.58% 0.25%
2011 -2.38% 0.12%
2010 2.06% 0.04%
2009 2.11% 0.03%
2008 2.15% -0.04%
2007 2.08% -0.17%
2006 2.07% -0.33%
2005 2.13% -0.38%
2004 2.09% -0.4%
2003 2.01% -0.45%
2002 1.94% -0.46%
2001 1.86% -0.42%
2000 1.67% -0.42%
1999 1.5% -0.31%
1998 1.5% -0.17%
1997 1.55% -0.17%
1996 1.64% -0.15%
1995 1.76% -0.02%
1994 1.88% -0.03%
1993 2% -0.05%
1992 2.11% 0.1%
1991 2.23% 0.29%
1990 2.36% 0.17%
1989 2.48% 0.59%
1988 2.62% 0.65%
1987 2.8% 0.7%
1986 3.04% 0.72%
1985 3.32% 0.78%
1984 1.47% 0.76%
1983 -0.16% 0.6%
1982 2.85% 0.63%
1981 5.76% 0.67%
1980 5.89% 0.71%
1979 5.94% 0.71%
1978 5.93% 0.71%
1977 5.89% 0.71%
1976 5.82% 0.71%
1975 5.73% 0.58%
1974 5.1% 0.58%
1973 3.96% 0.58%
1972 3.37% 0.57%
1971 3.41% 0.58%
1970 3.39% 0.57%
1969 3.15% 0.57%
1968 2.88% 0.57%
1967 2.66% 0.57%
1966 2.5% 0.57%
1965 2.87% 1.12%
1964 3.74% 1.12%
1963 4.22% 1.12%
1962 4.26% 1.12%
1961 4.21% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/libya/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Libya Russia
Current population
7559873
141906741
Population rank 105/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.71%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +206 -801
Annual growth/decline +75,364 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 177/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -251,822
Net migration rank 83/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -251,822
2024 - 3,448 - -178,042
2023 75,760 -2,001 -503,392 27,807
2022 91,951 -2,001 -576,948 765,629
2021 88,005 -694 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 92,950 -694 -697,177 334,094
2019 97,842 -1,352 -319,997 336,494
2018 101,619 5,841 -232,637 339,972
2017 103,891 9,208 -130,764 396,619
2016 105,265 -5,081 0 447,645
2015 108,096 -7,660 43,392 384,756
2014 110,420 -1,716 28,848 264,698
2013 110,772 25,755 28,761 289,872
2012 108,855 5,211 0 285,977
2011 121,016 -562,827 -128,716 309,377
2010 122,926 9,611 -242,844 307,555
2009 118,102 11,670 -257,014 350,206
2008 117,481 15,260 -356,856 360,840
2007 116,704 12,640 -471,257 365,717
2006 115,645 3,351 -686,638 308,370
2005 112,823 11,024 -846,761 263,541
2004 107,144 13,222 -792,370 261,519
2003 102,144 12,073 -896,822 256,804
2002 97,598 10,152 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 93,370 8,420 -963,445 259,614
2000 89,814 5,634 -967,540 550,401
1999 88,743 -10,206 -927,453 375,468
1998 87,613 -11,479 -694,053 528,135
1997 86,899 -10,907 -769,159 541,387
1996 86,945 -8,446 -785,248 587,171
1995 87,661 -5,068 -845,742 723,875
1994 88,765 -1,755 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 90,553 426 -757,140 507,229
1992 93,568 843 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 96,582 902 103,876 125,505
1990 99,898 946 325,533 299,863
1989 102,823 981 576,112 89,400
1988 105,469 1,053 778,343 269,862
1987 107,761 1,740 977,583 275,611
1986 109,325 5,844 985,279 283,553
1985 110,194 11,962 762,447 280,614
1984 110,028 18,039 756,548 247,026
1983 122,183 -140,904 906,676 200,159
1982 133,511 -126,400 830,855 107,520
1981 130,233 69,211 713,700 36,686
1980 128,034 66,739 681,149 10,440
1979 121,469 64,821 690,135 -5,791
1978 114,669 61,684 812,766 108,882
1977 107,769 57,867 832,932 122,316
1976 101,146 53,813 852,237 113,851
1975 94,862 49,544 843,850 80,069
1974 89,337 44,946 883,186 -51,759
1973 81,256 20,498 846,561 -107,568
1972 77,864 -3,418 872,050 -111,168
1971 74,934 -4,265 854,999 -134,968
1970 70,488 745 785,554 -264,464
1969 66,782 -1,418 753,088 -64,643
1968 63,971 -6,323 787,621 -83,221
1967 61,889 -10,384 854,554 -116,029
1966 60,394 -13,619 989,279 -111,360
1965 59,134 -15,810 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 55,227 2,084 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 50,421 18,740 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 46,252 21,589 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 42,167 22,504 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 38,391 22,559 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/libya/russia | CC BY

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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