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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 1.41 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Libya vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Slovakia
2100 9,844,478 3,377,764
2099 9,862,293 3,399,869
2098 9,883,409 3,422,010
2097 9,903,494 3,444,161
2096 9,920,212 3,466,284
2095 9,931,781 3,488,595
2094 9,943,275 3,511,062
2093 9,958,570 3,533,742
2092 9,973,255 3,556,708
2091 9,982,193 3,580,021
2090 9,998,398 3,603,675
2089 10,008,842 3,627,811
2088 10,019,533 3,652,354
2087 10,023,170 3,677,451
2086 10,022,785 3,703,217
2085 10,016,359 3,729,670
2084 10,009,703 3,756,777
2083 10,006,073 3,784,617
2082 9,997,594 3,813,170
2081 9,985,386 3,842,528
2080 9,975,419 3,872,714
2079 9,962,691 3,903,653
2078 9,958,515 3,935,351
2077 9,952,827 3,967,981
2076 9,940,029 4,001,363
2075 9,927,944 4,035,465
2074 9,916,834 4,070,159
2073 9,901,120 4,105,475
2072 9,879,602 4,141,396
2071 9,867,880 4,177,582
2070 9,850,724 4,214,086
2069 9,832,072 4,250,775
2068 9,812,363 4,287,566
2067 9,799,957 4,324,173
2066 9,782,414 4,360,463
2065 9,762,806 4,396,562
2064 9,740,665 4,432,349
2063 9,729,567 4,467,634
2062 9,707,539 4,502,390
2061 9,686,619 4,536,423
2060 9,667,297 4,569,861
2059 9,638,062 4,602,562
2058 9,610,703 4,634,484
2057 9,579,595 4,665,491
2056 9,554,689 4,695,744
2055 9,522,205 4,725,147
2054 9,478,010 4,753,640
2053 9,432,683 4,781,680
2052 9,383,411 4,809,152
2051 9,335,341 4,836,056
2050 9,282,941 4,862,512
2049 9,230,811 4,888,649
2048 9,173,272 4,914,306
2047 9,118,915 4,939,719
2046 9,063,226 4,964,917
2045 8,998,841 4,989,905
2044 8,934,714 5,014,849
2043 8,866,878 5,039,628
2042 8,798,463 5,064,051
2041 8,732,168 5,088,319
2040 8,661,351 5,112,265
2039 8,588,292 5,135,696
2038 8,514,071 5,158,725
2037 8,437,766 5,181,188
2036 8,364,809 5,203,033
2035 8,289,931 5,224,142
2034 8,209,318 5,244,168
2033 8,129,142 5,263,308
2032 8,052,203 5,281,327
2031 7,969,547 5,298,206
2030 7,884,726 5,313,745
2029 7,801,482 5,327,761
2028 7,713,090 5,339,993
2027 7,621,838 5,350,648
2026 7,536,898 5,359,438
2025 7,458,392 5,396,894
2024 7,381,023 5,422,069
2023 7,305,659 5,426,740
2022 7,223,805 5,431,752
2021 7,135,175 5,447,247
2020 7,045,399 5,458,827
2019 6,951,033 5,454,147
2018 6,849,055 5,446,771
2017 6,738,770 5,439,232
2016 6,632,126 5,430,798
2015 6,531,819 5,423,801
2014 6,427,252 5,418,649
2013 6,304,628 5,413,393
2012 6,179,328 5,407,579
2011 6,343,203 5,398,384
2010 6,497,839 5,391,428
2009 6,366,686 5,386,406
2008 6,235,430 5,379,233
2007 6,104,380 5,374,622
2006 5,980,211 5,373,054
2005 5,858,798 5,372,807
2004 5,736,693 5,372,280
2003 5,619,398 5,373,374
2002 5,508,410 5,376,912
2001 5,403,639 5,378,867
2000 5,305,021 5,388,720
1999 5,218,038 5,396,020
1998 5,140,704 5,390,516
1997 5,064,639 5,383,291
1996 4,987,393 5,373,361
1995 4,906,843 5,361,999
1994 4,822,037 5,346,331
1993 4,733,045 5,325,305
1992 4,640,352 5,305,016
1991 4,544,400 5,303,294
1990 4,445,239 5,299,187
1989 4,342,920 5,275,942
1988 4,237,755 5,250,596
1987 4,129,739 5,222,840
1986 4,017,403 5,193,838
1985 3,898,745 5,161,768
1984 3,773,633 5,127,097
1983 3,718,961 5,091,971
1982 3,724,765 5,055,099
1981 3,621,486 5,016,105
1980 3,424,378 4,979,815
1979 3,233,846 4,938,973
1978 3,052,526 4,890,125
1977 2,881,533 4,840,501
1976 2,721,237 4,789,507
1975 2,571,556 4,739,105
1974 2,432,211 4,689,623
1973 2,314,193 4,641,445
1972 2,226,091 4,596,622
1971 2,153,534 4,557,449
1970 2,082,589 4,538,223
1969 2,014,293 4,518,607
1968 1,952,781 4,483,915
1967 1,898,199 4,449,367
1966 1,849,063 4,411,666
1965 1,804,015 4,370,983
1964 1,753,691 4,327,341
1963 1,690,457 4,282,017
1962 1,621,960 4,238,188
1961 1,555,699 4,191,667
1960 1,492,890 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Slovakia
2100 -0.18% -0.65%
2099 -0.21% -0.65%
2098 -0.2% -0.64%
2097 -0.17% -0.64%
2096 -0.12% -0.64%
2095 -0.12% -0.64%
2094 -0.15% -0.64%
2093 -0.15% -0.65%
2092 -0.09% -0.65%
2091 -0.16% -0.66%
2090 -0.1% -0.67%
2089 -0.11% -0.67%
2088 -0.04% -0.68%
2087 0.004% -0.7%
2086 0.06% -0.71%
2085 0.07% -0.72%
2084 0.04% -0.74%
2083 0.08% -0.75%
2082 0.12% -0.76%
2081 0.1% -0.78%
2080 0.13% -0.79%
2079 0.04% -0.81%
2078 0.06% -0.82%
2077 0.13% -0.83%
2076 0.12% -0.85%
2075 0.11% -0.85%
2074 0.16% -0.86%
2073 0.22% -0.87%
2072 0.12% -0.87%
2071 0.17% -0.87%
2070 0.19% -0.86%
2069 0.2% -0.86%
2068 0.13% -0.85%
2067 0.18% -0.83%
2066 0.2% -0.82%
2065 0.23% -0.81%
2064 0.11% -0.79%
2063 0.23% -0.77%
2062 0.22% -0.75%
2061 0.2% -0.73%
2060 0.3% -0.71%
2059 0.28% -0.69%
2058 0.32% -0.66%
2057 0.26% -0.64%
2056 0.34% -0.62%
2055 0.47% -0.6%
2054 0.48% -0.59%
2053 0.53% -0.57%
2052 0.51% -0.56%
2051 0.56% -0.54%
2050 0.56% -0.53%
2049 0.63% -0.52%
2048 0.6% -0.51%
2047 0.61% -0.51%
2046 0.72% -0.5%
2045 0.72% -0.5%
2044 0.77% -0.49%
2043 0.78% -0.48%
2042 0.76% -0.48%
2041 0.82% -0.47%
2040 0.85% -0.46%
2039 0.87% -0.45%
2038 0.9% -0.43%
2037 0.87% -0.42%
2036 0.9% -0.4%
2035 0.98% -0.38%
2034 0.99% -0.36%
2033 0.96% -0.34%
2032 1.04% -0.32%
2031 1.08% -0.29%
2030 1.07% -0.26%
2029 1.15% -0.23%
2028 1.2% -0.2%
2027 1.13% -0.16%
2026 1.05% -0.69%
2025 1.05% -0.46%
2024 1.03% -0.09%
2023 1.13% -0.09%
2022 1.24% -0.28%
2021 1.27% -0.21%
2020 1.36% 0.09%
2019 1.49% 0.14%
2018 1.64% 0.14%
2017 1.61% 0.16%
2016 1.54% 0.13%
2015 1.63% 0.1%
2014 1.94% 0.1%
2013 2.03% 0.11%
2012 -2.58% 0.17%
2011 -2.38% 0.13%
2010 2.06% 0.09%
2009 2.11% 0.13%
2008 2.15% 0.09%
2007 2.08% 0.03%
2006 2.07% 0.005%
2005 2.13% 0.01%
2004 2.09% -0.02%
2003 2.01% -0.07%
2002 1.94% -0.04%
2001 1.86% -0.18%
2000 1.67% -0.14%
1999 1.5% 0.1%
1998 1.5% 0.13%
1997 1.55% 0.18%
1996 1.64% 0.21%
1995 1.76% 0.29%
1994 1.88% 0.39%
1993 2% 0.38%
1992 2.11% 0.03%
1991 2.23% 0.08%
1990 2.36% 0.44%
1989 2.48% 0.48%
1988 2.62% 0.53%
1987 2.8% 0.56%
1986 3.04% 0.62%
1985 3.32% 0.68%
1984 1.47% 0.69%
1983 -0.16% 0.73%
1982 2.85% 0.78%
1981 5.76% 0.73%
1980 5.89% 0.83%
1979 5.94% 1%
1978 5.93% 1.03%
1977 5.89% 1.06%
1976 5.82% 1.06%
1975 5.73% 1.06%
1974 5.1% 1.04%
1973 3.96% 0.98%
1972 3.37% 0.86%
1971 3.41% 0.42%
1970 3.39% 0.43%
1969 3.15% 0.77%
1968 2.88% 0.78%
1967 2.66% 0.85%
1966 2.5% 0.93%
1965 2.87% 1.01%
1964 3.74% 1.06%
1963 4.22% 1.03%
1962 4.26% 1.11%
1961 4.21% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Libya Slovakia
Current population
7559873
5359438
Population rank 105/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.06%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
4.23 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 -13
Annual growth/decline +75,364 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 172/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -31,377
Net migration rank 83/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -31,377
2024 - 3,448 - -21,027
2023 75,760 -2,001 -5,427 4,933
2022 91,951 -2,001 -7,062 92,314
2021 88,005 -694 -16,886 -8,172
2020 92,950 -694 -2,184 4,350
2019 97,842 -1,352 3,818 3,128
2018 101,619 5,841 3,268 3,446
2017 103,891 9,208 4,351 3,279
2016 105,265 -5,081 5,431 3,487
2015 108,096 -7,660 2,170 2,549
2014 110,420 -1,716 3,793 -1,158
2013 110,772 25,755 2,707 -1,181
2012 108,855 5,211 3,245 871
2011 121,016 -562,827 9,177 -2,392
2010 122,926 9,611 7,008 -1,814
2009 118,102 11,670 8,619 -542
2008 117,481 15,260 4,303 -495
2007 116,704 12,640 537 -571
2006 115,645 3,351 537 -549
2005 112,823 11,024 537 -561
2004 107,144 13,222 1,611 -522
2003 102,144 12,073 -537 -646
2002 97,598 10,152 -538 -580
2001 93,370 8,420 -1,076 -860
2000 89,814 5,634 2,155 -831
1999 88,743 -10,206 3,777 -119
1998 87,613 -11,479 4,312 -12
1997 86,899 -10,907 6,999 247
1996 86,945 -8,446 9,135 246
1995 87,661 -5,068 9,115 -30
1994 88,765 -1,755 14,970 -109
1993 90,553 426 20,769 72
1992 93,568 843 21,220 -201
1991 96,582 902 23,865 174
1990 99,898 946 25,436 -9,402
1989 102,823 981 26,380 -7,254
1988 105,469 1,053 30,979 -6,500
1987 107,761 1,740 31,859 -6,401
1986 109,325 5,844 34,279 -6,143
1985 110,194 11,962 37,680 -6,068
1984 110,028 18,039 38,966 -6,276
1983 122,183 -140,904 39,717 -6,361
1982 133,511 -126,400 41,958 -6,088
1981 130,233 69,211 43,640 -5,821
1980 128,034 66,739 44,320 -5,522
1979 121,469 64,821 52,353 -4,712
1978 114,669 61,684 52,324 -4,689
1977 107,769 57,867 52,762 -4,621
1976 101,146 53,813 54,121 -4,432
1975 94,862 49,544 52,604 -4,652
1974 89,337 44,946 52,524 -4,190
1973 81,256 20,498 49,199 -3,854
1972 77,864 -3,418 46,426 -3,516
1971 74,934 -4,265 40,105 -3,495
1970 70,488 745 38,575 -4,919
1969 66,782 -1,418 39,312 -8,998
1968 63,971 -6,323 38,113 -8,881
1967 61,889 -10,384 41,824 -8,876
1966 60,394 -13,619 45,440 -8,817
1965 59,134 -15,810 48,517 -8,707
1964 55,227 2,084 54,092 -8,608
1963 50,421 18,740 54,382 -8,548
1962 46,252 21,589 49,587 -9,019
1961 42,167 22,504 55,749 4,812
1960 38,391 22,559 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/libya/slovakia | 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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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