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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 142,643,173 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 1.81% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Libya vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Russia
2100 9,844,693 125,631,984
2099 9,862,508 125,735,285
2098 9,883,625 125,835,990
2097 9,903,710 125,914,480
2096 9,920,429 126,004,709
2095 9,931,997 126,072,890
2094 9,943,491 126,125,529
2093 9,958,787 126,181,074
2092 9,973,472 126,256,091
2091 9,982,411 126,304,823
2090 9,998,616 126,360,262
2089 10,009,061 126,412,664
2088 10,019,752 126,463,022
2087 10,023,389 126,511,263
2086 10,023,004 126,579,534
2085 10,016,577 126,655,806
2084 10,009,921 126,730,694
2083 10,006,291 126,805,713
2082 9,997,812 126,889,471
2081 9,985,604 126,973,300
2080 9,975,637 127,070,546
2079 9,962,908 127,191,346
2078 9,958,732 127,331,975
2077 9,953,044 127,489,152
2076 9,940,245 127,641,749
2075 9,928,160 127,825,235
2074 9,917,050 128,023,096
2073 9,901,336 128,238,922
2072 9,879,817 128,465,870
2071 9,868,096 128,745,681
2070 9,850,939 129,020,076
2069 9,832,286 129,309,803
2068 9,812,577 129,589,275
2067 9,800,171 129,873,991
2066 9,782,627 130,184,092
2065 9,763,018 130,515,828
2064 9,740,878 130,852,649
2063 9,729,779 131,199,458
2062 9,707,751 131,530,725
2061 9,686,831 131,881,030
2060 9,667,507 132,209,377
2059 9,638,272 132,568,882
2058 9,610,912 132,933,515
2057 9,579,804 133,272,997
2056 9,554,897 133,615,325
2055 9,522,413 133,963,055
2054 9,478,216 134,288,366
2053 9,432,889 134,609,198
2052 9,383,615 134,876,558
2051 9,335,544 135,141,211
2050 9,283,143 135,386,454
2049 9,231,012 135,609,441
2048 9,173,472 135,818,840
2047 9,119,114 136,013,698
2046 9,063,424 136,185,098
2045 8,999,038 136,368,416
2044 8,934,909 136,568,234
2043 8,867,072 136,791,498
2042 8,798,655 137,015,033
2041 8,732,358 137,266,491
2040 8,661,540 137,531,851
2039 8,588,479 137,833,822
2038 8,514,257 138,146,863
2037 8,437,950 138,485,780
2036 8,364,991 138,835,731
2035 8,290,112 139,197,452
2034 8,209,497 139,573,272
2033 8,129,319 139,960,175
2032 8,052,378 140,359,785
2031 7,969,721 140,785,026
2030 7,884,898 141,182,418
2029 7,801,652 141,571,268
2028 7,713,258 141,946,979
2027 7,622,004 142,315,155
2026 7,537,063 142,643,173
2025 7,458,555 143,513,328
2024 7,381,023 143,669,648
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Libya was ranked 103rd 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 22.5% to 9,283,143 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 126M 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% -0.11%
2024 1.03% -0.11%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Libya grew by 1.05%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Libya Russia
Current population
7580693
142643173
Population rank 105/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.72%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
4.32 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
10.9 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +212 -428
Annual growth/decline +77,532 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 166/197
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 73,522 3,448 -574,678 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.9% of the population change in Libya is from natural causes (a gain of 938,901 people) and 0.1% is from migration (a loss of 986 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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