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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 1.16 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Libya vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Serbia
2100 9,844,478 3,621,418
2099 9,862,293 3,649,584
2098 9,883,409 3,677,789
2097 9,903,494 3,706,279
2096 9,920,212 3,734,933
2095 9,931,781 3,763,769
2094 9,943,275 3,792,851
2093 9,958,570 3,822,147
2092 9,973,255 3,851,865
2091 9,982,193 3,881,833
2090 9,998,398 3,911,964
2089 10,008,842 3,942,571
2088 10,019,533 3,973,274
2087 10,023,170 4,004,485
2086 10,022,785 4,036,066
2085 10,016,359 4,068,021
2084 10,009,703 4,100,403
2083 10,006,073 4,133,391
2082 9,997,594 4,166,924
2081 9,985,386 4,200,811
2080 9,975,419 4,235,306
2079 9,962,691 4,270,442
2078 9,958,515 4,306,246
2077 9,952,827 4,342,382
2076 9,940,029 4,378,754
2075 9,927,944 4,415,505
2074 9,916,834 4,452,888
2073 9,901,120 4,490,589
2072 9,879,602 4,528,672
2071 9,867,880 4,567,167
2070 9,850,724 4,606,212
2069 9,832,072 4,645,524
2068 9,812,363 4,685,090
2067 9,799,957 4,724,796
2066 9,782,414 4,764,445
2065 9,762,806 4,804,405
2064 9,740,665 4,844,434
2063 9,729,567 4,884,574
2062 9,707,539 4,924,899
2061 9,686,619 4,964,985
2060 9,667,297 5,005,138
2059 9,638,062 5,045,125
2058 9,610,703 5,085,292
2057 9,579,595 5,125,901
2056 9,554,689 5,166,530
2055 9,522,205 5,207,137
2054 9,478,010 5,247,793
2053 9,432,683 5,288,369
2052 9,383,411 5,329,487
2051 9,335,341 5,371,281
2050 9,282,941 5,413,067
2049 9,230,811 5,455,402
2048 9,173,272 5,498,031
2047 9,118,915 5,541,158
2046 9,063,226 5,584,824
2045 8,998,841 5,629,108
2044 8,934,714 5,673,908
2043 8,866,878 5,719,287
2042 8,798,463 5,765,400
2041 8,732,168 5,811,936
2040 8,661,351 5,858,464
2039 8,588,292 5,905,404
2038 8,514,071 5,952,107
2037 8,437,766 5,998,763
2036 8,364,809 6,045,097
2035 8,289,931 6,091,385
2034 8,209,318 6,137,447
2033 8,129,142 6,183,536
2032 8,052,203 6,229,136
2031 7,969,547 6,274,395
2030 7,884,726 6,319,422
2029 7,801,482 6,363,799
2028 7,713,090 6,407,914
2027 7,621,838 6,451,609
2026 7,536,898 6,494,521
2025 7,458,392 6,543,364
2024 7,381,023 6,586,476
2023 7,305,659 6,623,183
2022 7,223,805 6,664,449
2021 7,135,175 6,834,326
2020 7,045,399 6,899,126
2019 6,951,033 6,945,235
2018 6,849,055 6,982,604
2017 6,738,770 7,020,858
2016 6,632,126 7,058,322
2015 6,531,819 7,095,383
2014 6,427,252 7,131,787
2013 6,304,628 7,166,553
2012 6,179,328 7,201,497
2011 6,343,203 7,236,519
2010 6,497,839 7,291,436
2009 6,366,686 7,320,807
2008 6,235,430 7,350,222
2007 6,104,380 7,381,579
2006 5,980,211 7,411,569
2005 5,858,798 7,440,769
2004 5,736,693 7,463,157
2003 5,619,398 7,480,591
2002 5,508,410 7,500,031
2001 5,403,639 7,503,433
2000 5,305,021 7,516,346
1999 5,218,038 7,540,401
1998 5,140,704 7,567,745
1997 5,064,639 7,598,538
1996 4,987,393 7,622,185
1995 4,906,843 7,628,264
1994 4,822,037 7,622,711
1993 4,733,045 7,614,328
1992 4,640,352 7,604,063
1991 4,544,400 7,595,636
1990 4,445,239 7,897,937
1989 4,342,920 7,893,787
1988 4,237,755 7,884,218
1987 4,129,739 7,868,027
1986 4,017,403 7,853,824
1985 3,898,745 7,835,902
1984 3,773,633 7,813,549
1983 3,718,961 7,788,100
1982 3,724,765 7,763,335
1981 3,621,486 7,736,787
1980 3,424,378 7,709,544
1979 3,233,846 7,541,997
1978 3,052,526 7,504,017
1977 2,881,533 7,462,783
1976 2,721,237 7,418,973
1975 2,571,556 7,368,717
1974 2,432,211 7,326,043
1973 2,314,193 7,283,902
1972 2,226,091 7,252,012
1971 2,153,534 7,211,716
1970 2,082,589 7,164,993
1969 2,014,293 7,123,249
1968 1,952,781 7,007,586
1967 1,898,199 6,966,522
1966 1,849,063 6,927,969
1965 1,804,015 6,876,624
1964 1,753,691 6,832,855
1963 1,690,457 6,787,950
1962 1,621,960 6,740,264
1961 1,555,699 6,689,077
1960 1,492,890 6,638,992

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 Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Serbia
2100 -0.18% -0.77%
2099 -0.21% -0.77%
2098 -0.2% -0.77%
2097 -0.17% -0.77%
2096 -0.12% -0.77%
2095 -0.12% -0.77%
2094 -0.15% -0.77%
2093 -0.15% -0.77%
2092 -0.09% -0.77%
2091 -0.16% -0.77%
2090 -0.1% -0.78%
2089 -0.11% -0.77%
2088 -0.04% -0.78%
2087 0.004% -0.78%
2086 0.06% -0.79%
2085 0.07% -0.79%
2084 0.04% -0.8%
2083 0.08% -0.8%
2082 0.12% -0.81%
2081 0.1% -0.81%
2080 0.13% -0.82%
2079 0.04% -0.83%
2078 0.06% -0.83%
2077 0.13% -0.83%
2076 0.12% -0.83%
2075 0.11% -0.84%
2074 0.16% -0.84%
2073 0.22% -0.84%
2072 0.12% -0.84%
2071 0.17% -0.85%
2070 0.19% -0.85%
2069 0.2% -0.84%
2068 0.13% -0.84%
2067 0.18% -0.83%
2066 0.2% -0.83%
2065 0.23% -0.83%
2064 0.11% -0.82%
2063 0.23% -0.82%
2062 0.22% -0.81%
2061 0.2% -0.8%
2060 0.3% -0.79%
2059 0.28% -0.79%
2058 0.32% -0.79%
2057 0.26% -0.79%
2056 0.34% -0.78%
2055 0.47% -0.77%
2054 0.48% -0.77%
2053 0.53% -0.77%
2052 0.51% -0.78%
2051 0.56% -0.77%
2050 0.56% -0.78%
2049 0.63% -0.78%
2048 0.6% -0.78%
2047 0.61% -0.78%
2046 0.72% -0.79%
2045 0.72% -0.79%
2044 0.77% -0.79%
2043 0.78% -0.8%
2042 0.76% -0.8%
2041 0.82% -0.79%
2040 0.85% -0.79%
2039 0.87% -0.78%
2038 0.9% -0.78%
2037 0.87% -0.77%
2036 0.9% -0.76%
2035 0.98% -0.75%
2034 0.99% -0.75%
2033 0.96% -0.73%
2032 1.04% -0.72%
2031 1.08% -0.71%
2030 1.07% -0.7%
2029 1.15% -0.69%
2028 1.2% -0.68%
2027 1.13% -0.66%
2026 1.05% -0.75%
2025 1.05% -0.65%
2024 1.03% -0.55%
2023 1.13% -0.62%
2022 1.24% -2.49%
2021 1.27% -0.94%
2020 1.36% -0.66%
2019 1.49% -0.54%
2018 1.64% -0.54%
2017 1.61% -0.53%
2016 1.54% -0.52%
2015 1.63% -0.51%
2014 1.94% -0.49%
2013 2.03% -0.49%
2012 -2.58% -0.48%
2011 -2.38% -0.75%
2010 2.06% -0.4%
2009 2.11% -0.4%
2008 2.15% -0.42%
2007 2.08% -0.4%
2006 2.07% -0.39%
2005 2.13% -0.3%
2004 2.09% -0.23%
2003 2.01% -0.26%
2002 1.94% -0.05%
2001 1.86% -0.17%
2000 1.67% -0.32%
1999 1.5% -0.36%
1998 1.5% -0.41%
1997 1.55% -0.31%
1996 1.64% -0.08%
1995 1.76% 0.07%
1994 1.88% 0.11%
1993 2% 0.13%
1992 2.11% 0.11%
1991 2.23% -3.83%
1990 2.36% 0.05%
1989 2.48% 0.12%
1988 2.62% 0.21%
1987 2.8% 0.18%
1986 3.04% 0.23%
1985 3.32% 0.29%
1984 1.47% 0.33%
1983 -0.16% 0.32%
1982 2.85% 0.34%
1981 5.76% 0.35%
1980 5.89% 2.22%
1979 5.94% 0.51%
1978 5.93% 0.55%
1977 5.89% 0.59%
1976 5.82% 0.68%
1975 5.73% 0.58%
1974 5.1% 0.58%
1973 3.96% 0.44%
1972 3.37% 0.56%
1971 3.41% 0.65%
1970 3.39% 0.59%
1969 3.15% 1.65%
1968 2.88% 0.59%
1967 2.66% 0.56%
1966 2.5% 0.75%
1965 2.87% 0.64%
1964 3.74% 0.66%
1963 4.22% 0.71%
1962 4.26% 0.77%
1961 4.21% 0.75%

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 Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Libya Serbia
Current population
7559873
6494521
Population rank 105/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.08%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
14.3 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
8.63 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 -101
Annual growth/decline +75,364 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 189/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -13,086
Net migration rank 83/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -13,086
2024 - 3,448 - -8,132
2023 75,760 -2,001 -36,427 4,348
2022 91,951 -2,001 -46,651 40,118
2021 88,005 -694 -74,494 -8,974
2020 92,950 -694 -55,193 -10,220
2019 97,842 -1,352 -36,810 -18,891
2018 101,619 5,841 -37,707 -18,883
2017 103,891 9,208 -39,317 -18,651
2016 105,265 -5,081 -35,998 -18,322
2015 108,096 -7,660 -37,605 -18,789
2014 110,420 -1,716 -34,946 -18,846
2013 110,772 25,755 -34,399 -17,866
2012 108,855 5,211 -35,288 -18,513
2011 121,016 -562,827 -36,906 611
2010 122,926 9,611 -34,999 3,632
2009 118,102 11,670 -33,676 6,043
2008 117,481 15,260 -33,590 7,070
2007 116,704 12,640 -34,693 7,045
2006 115,645 3,351 -31,870 8,018
2005 112,823 11,024 -34,227 7,945
2004 107,144 13,222 -26,121 7,300
2003 102,144 12,073 -24,686 6,854
2002 97,598 10,152 -24,750 1,562
2001 93,370 8,420 -20,259 -12,007
2000 89,814 5,634 -30,065 -14,368
1999 88,743 -10,206 -29,408 -4,073
1998 87,613 -11,479 -23,006 -5,665
1997 86,899 -10,907 -18,389 -5,817
1996 86,945 -8,446 -16,007 -5,598
1995 87,661 -5,068 -7,628 -6,019
1994 88,765 -1,755 -7,157 -5,934
1993 90,553 426 -5,703 -5,972
1992 93,568 843 -3,779 -4,415
1991 96,582 902 2,210 -8,483
1990 99,898 946 7,416 -16,260
1989 102,823 981 11,872 -16,360
1988 105,469 1,053 13,852 -15,715
1987 107,761 1,740 16,711 -16,686
1986 109,325 5,844 19,407 -17,990
1985 110,194 11,962 22,090 -17,646
1984 110,028 18,039 23,815 -15,567
1983 122,183 -140,904 27,515 -15,301
1982 133,511 -126,400 30,603 -13,550
1981 130,233 69,211 34,304 -8,531
1980 128,034 66,739 36,273 287
1979 121,469 64,821 39,022 -960
1978 114,669 61,684 43,636 -1,481
1977 107,769 57,867 48,105 -1,953
1976 101,146 53,813 51,399 -2,744
1975 94,862 49,544 52,502 -3,490
1974 89,337 44,946 51,583 -3,525
1973 81,256 20,498 49,596 -2,396
1972 77,864 -3,418 48,248 -348
1971 74,934 -4,265 47,424 1,655
1970 70,488 745 48,343 1,861
1969 66,782 -1,418 50,304 4,112
1968 63,971 -6,323 51,653 5,430
1967 61,889 -10,384 53,120 6,114
1966 60,394 -13,619 53,338 7,037
1965 59,134 -15,810 53,383 7,957
1964 55,227 2,084 54,185 8,045
1963 50,421 18,740 55,580 8,276
1962 46,252 21,589 59,307 6,064
1961 42,167 22,504 61,065 6,422
1960 38,391 22,559 63,642 4,377

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 Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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