Population in Libya compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Libya and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Libya	Saudi Arabia	Libya	Saudi Arabia
1960	1,492,890	2,435,403	-	-
1961	1,555,699	2,526,347	4.21%	3.73%
1962	1,621,960	2,620,910	4.26%	3.74%
1963	1,690,457	2,719,341	4.22%	3.76%
1964	1,753,691	2,821,968	3.74%	3.77%
1965	1,804,015	2,928,771	2.87%	3.78%
1966	1,849,063	3,039,887	2.5%	3.79%
1967	1,898,199	3,157,242	2.66%	3.86%
1968	1,952,781	3,282,711	2.88%	3.97%
1969	2,014,293	3,417,114	3.15%	4.09%
1970	2,082,589	3,562,470	3.39%	4.25%
1971	2,153,534	3,724,031	3.41%	4.54%
1972	2,226,091	3,905,722	3.37%	4.88%
1973	2,314,193	4,106,344	3.96%	5.14%
1974	2,432,211	4,323,632	5.1%	5.29%
1975	2,571,556	4,556,287	5.73%	5.38%
1976	2,721,237	4,807,933	5.82%	5.52%
1977	2,881,533	5,083,048	5.89%	5.72%
1978	3,052,526	5,381,902	5.93%	5.88%
1979	3,233,846	5,703,698	5.94%	5.98%
1980	3,424,378	6,047,997	5.89%	6.04%
1981	3,621,486	6,420,551	5.76%	6.16%
1982	3,724,765	6,824,486	2.85%	6.29%
1983	3,718,961	7,252,941	-0.16%	6.28%
1984	3,773,633	7,697,307	1.47%	6.13%
1985	3,898,745	8,151,779	3.32%	5.9%
1986	4,017,403	8,628,639	3.04%	5.85%
1987	4,129,739	9,130,194	2.8%	5.81%
1988	4,237,755	9,629,165	2.62%	5.47%
1989	4,342,920	10,128,394	2.48%	5.18%
1990	4,445,239	10,640,691	2.36%	5.06%
1991	4,544,400	11,160,744	2.23%	4.89%
1992	4,640,352	11,686,676	2.11%	4.71%
1993	4,733,045	12,215,862	2%	4.53%
1994	4,822,037	12,750,040	1.88%	4.37%
1995	4,906,843	13,289,245	1.76%	4.23%
1996	4,987,393	13,831,009	1.64%	4.08%
1997	5,064,639	14,374,943	1.55%	3.93%
1998	5,140,704	14,922,185	1.5%	3.81%
1999	5,218,038	15,472,075	1.5%	3.69%
2000	5,305,021	16,177,722	1.67%	4.56%
2001	5,403,639	17,041,397	1.86%	5.34%
2002	5,508,410	17,910,910	1.94%	5.1%
2003	5,619,398	18,786,767	2.01%	4.89%
2004	5,736,693	19,669,480	2.09%	4.7%
2005	5,858,798	20,559,890	2.13%	4.53%
2006	5,980,211	21,459,144	2.07%	4.37%
2007	6,104,380	22,368,313	2.08%	4.24%
2008	6,235,430	23,287,877	2.15%	4.11%
2009	6,366,686	24,217,654	2.11%	3.99%
2010	6,497,839	23,978,487	2.06%	-0.99%
2011	6,343,203	25,091,867	-2.38%	4.64%
2012	6,179,328	26,168,861	-2.58%	4.29%
2013	6,304,628	27,624,004	2.03%	5.56%
2014	6,427,252	28,309,273	1.94%	2.48%
2015	6,531,819	29,816,382	1.63%	5.32%
2016	6,632,126	30,954,198	1.54%	3.82%
2017	6,738,770	30,977,355	1.61%	0.07%
2018	6,849,055	30,196,281	1.64%	-2.52%
2019	6,951,033	30,063,799	1.49%	-0.44%
2020	7,045,399	31,552,510	1.36%	4.95%
2021	7,135,175	30,784,383	1.27%	-2.43%
2022	7,223,805	32,175,224	1.24%	4.52%
2023	7,305,659	33,702,731	1.13%	4.75%
2024	7,381,023	35,300,280	1.03%	4.74%
2025	7,458,547	35,927,625	1.05%	1.78%
2026	7,539,842	36,550,694	1.09%	1.73%
2027	7,627,487	37,167,513	1.16%	1.69%
2028	7,716,839	37,775,810	1.17%	1.64%
2029	7,802,209	38,364,377	1.11%	1.56%
2030	7,885,801	38,918,375	1.07%	1.44%
2031	7,969,103	39,450,880	1.06%	1.37%
2032	8,048,491	39,983,934	1%	1.35%
2033	8,126,634	40,517,599	0.97%	1.33%
2034	8,206,611	41,052,423	0.98%	1.32%
2035	8,283,950	41,588,429	0.94%	1.31%
2036	8,357,480	42,125,184	0.89%	1.29%
2037	8,431,722	42,661,908	0.89%	1.27%
2038	8,506,595	43,198,420	0.89%	1.26%
2039	8,579,849	43,734,316	0.86%	1.24%
2040	8,651,409	44,269,571	0.83%	1.22%
2041	8,719,609	44,804,338	0.79%	1.21%
2042	8,786,619	45,338,111	0.77%	1.19%
2043	8,854,384	45,870,896	0.77%	1.18%
2044	8,920,015	46,403,116	0.74%	1.16%
2045	8,983,943	46,934,822	0.72%	1.15%
2046	9,043,667	47,465,267	0.66%	1.13%
2047	9,098,399	47,993,976	0.61%	1.11%
2048	9,154,058	48,521,364	0.61%	1.1%
2049	9,208,602	49,047,461	0.6%	1.08%
2050	9,260,603	49,572,202	0.56%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Libya increased by 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Libya gained 992,030 (a 15.2% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2005 and is 105th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.