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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 7.06 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Libya vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Sudan
2100 9,844,478 137,695,876
2099 9,862,293 137,114,644
2098 9,883,409 136,500,499
2097 9,903,494 135,860,701
2096 9,920,212 135,222,218
2095 9,931,781 134,553,615
2094 9,943,275 133,902,112
2093 9,958,570 133,186,791
2092 9,973,255 132,427,642
2091 9,982,193 131,674,049
2090 9,998,398 130,893,042
2089 10,008,842 130,075,970
2088 10,019,533 129,234,968
2087 10,023,170 128,358,981
2086 10,022,785 127,463,823
2085 10,016,359 126,555,673
2084 10,009,703 125,612,419
2083 10,006,073 124,663,868
2082 9,997,594 123,716,124
2081 9,985,386 122,772,016
2080 9,975,419 121,805,246
2079 9,962,691 120,822,781
2078 9,958,515 119,802,944
2077 9,952,827 118,776,597
2076 9,940,029 117,748,457
2075 9,927,944 116,688,549
2074 9,916,834 115,601,159
2073 9,901,120 114,499,847
2072 9,879,602 113,374,089
2071 9,867,880 112,235,978
2070 9,850,724 111,102,687
2069 9,832,072 109,945,533
2068 9,812,363 108,791,037
2067 9,799,957 107,581,192
2066 9,782,414 106,357,353
2065 9,762,806 105,145,307
2064 9,740,665 103,903,801
2063 9,729,567 102,642,643
2062 9,707,539 101,354,095
2061 9,686,619 100,067,335
2060 9,667,297 98,765,585
2059 9,638,062 97,461,067
2058 9,610,703 96,135,716
2057 9,579,595 94,800,344
2056 9,554,689 93,458,640
2055 9,522,205 92,089,717
2054 9,478,010 90,711,253
2053 9,432,683 89,342,122
2052 9,383,411 87,962,125
2051 9,335,341 86,581,277
2050 9,282,941 85,194,794
2049 9,230,811 83,803,171
2048 9,173,272 82,442,635
2047 9,118,915 81,085,689
2046 9,063,226 79,725,126
2045 8,998,841 78,359,927
2044 8,934,714 77,006,049
2043 8,866,878 75,652,858
2042 8,798,463 74,312,465
2041 8,732,168 72,968,877
2040 8,661,351 71,640,015
2039 8,588,292 70,319,906
2038 8,514,071 69,001,239
2037 8,437,766 67,665,904
2036 8,364,809 66,337,650
2035 8,289,931 65,001,359
2034 8,209,318 63,664,516
2033 8,129,142 62,329,849
2032 8,052,203 61,007,985
2031 7,969,547 59,695,860
2030 7,884,726 58,384,521
2029 7,801,482 57,082,767
2028 7,713,090 55,800,806
2027 7,621,838 54,523,219
2026 7,536,898 52,894,744
2025 7,458,392 51,256,148
2024 7,381,023 50,448,963
2023 7,305,659 50,042,791
2022 7,223,805 49,383,346
2021 7,135,175 48,066,924
2020 7,045,399 46,789,231
2019 6,951,033 45,548,175
2018 6,849,055 44,230,596
2017 6,738,770 42,714,306
2016 6,632,126 41,259,892
2015 6,531,819 40,024,431
2014 6,427,252 38,823,318
2013 6,304,628 37,785,849
2012 6,179,328 36,923,178
2011 6,343,203 36,140,806
2010 6,497,839 35,414,399
2009 6,366,686 34,569,113
2008 6,235,430 33,623,980
2007 6,104,380 32,764,135
2006 5,980,211 31,992,435
2005 5,858,798 31,262,444
2004 5,736,693 30,556,637
2003 5,619,398 29,896,035
2002 5,508,410 29,228,727
2001 5,403,639 28,516,770
2000 5,305,021 27,816,745
1999 5,218,038 27,130,613
1998 5,140,704 26,458,999
1997 5,064,639 25,799,821
1996 4,987,393 25,231,528
1995 4,906,843 24,672,143
1994 4,822,037 24,043,948
1993 4,733,045 23,445,592
1992 4,640,352 22,927,355
1991 4,544,400 22,470,676
1990 4,445,239 22,021,481
1989 4,342,920 21,578,022
1988 4,237,755 21,138,431
1987 4,129,739 20,704,904
1986 4,017,403 20,288,238
1985 3,898,745 19,905,872
1984 3,773,633 19,546,528
1983 3,718,961 19,109,770
1982 3,724,765 18,486,645
1981 3,621,486 17,780,572
1980 3,424,378 17,058,905
1979 3,233,846 16,355,352
1978 3,052,526 15,695,003
1977 2,881,533 15,086,614
1976 2,721,237 14,569,716
1975 2,571,556 14,064,798
1974 2,432,211 13,580,723
1973 2,314,193 13,049,315
1972 2,226,091 12,527,856
1971 2,153,534 12,105,539
1970 2,082,589 11,695,771
1969 2,014,293 11,298,936
1968 1,952,781 10,917,999
1967 1,898,199 10,550,597
1966 1,849,063 10,197,578
1965 1,804,015 9,858,030
1964 1,753,691 9,531,109
1963 1,690,457 9,218,077
1962 1,621,960 8,919,028
1961 1,555,699 8,634,941
1960 1,492,890 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Sudan
2100 -0.18% 0.42%
2099 -0.21% 0.45%
2098 -0.2% 0.47%
2097 -0.17% 0.47%
2096 -0.12% 0.5%
2095 -0.12% 0.49%
2094 -0.15% 0.54%
2093 -0.15% 0.57%
2092 -0.09% 0.57%
2091 -0.16% 0.6%
2090 -0.1% 0.63%
2089 -0.11% 0.65%
2088 -0.04% 0.68%
2087 0.004% 0.7%
2086 0.06% 0.72%
2085 0.07% 0.75%
2084 0.04% 0.76%
2083 0.08% 0.77%
2082 0.12% 0.77%
2081 0.1% 0.79%
2080 0.13% 0.81%
2079 0.04% 0.85%
2078 0.06% 0.86%
2077 0.13% 0.87%
2076 0.12% 0.91%
2075 0.11% 0.94%
2074 0.16% 0.96%
2073 0.22% 0.99%
2072 0.12% 1.01%
2071 0.17% 1.02%
2070 0.19% 1.05%
2069 0.2% 1.06%
2068 0.13% 1.12%
2067 0.18% 1.15%
2066 0.2% 1.15%
2065 0.23% 1.19%
2064 0.11% 1.23%
2063 0.23% 1.27%
2062 0.22% 1.29%
2061 0.2% 1.32%
2060 0.3% 1.34%
2059 0.28% 1.38%
2058 0.32% 1.41%
2057 0.26% 1.44%
2056 0.34% 1.49%
2055 0.47% 1.52%
2054 0.48% 1.53%
2053 0.53% 1.57%
2052 0.51% 1.59%
2051 0.56% 1.63%
2050 0.56% 1.66%
2049 0.63% 1.65%
2048 0.6% 1.67%
2047 0.61% 1.71%
2046 0.72% 1.74%
2045 0.72% 1.76%
2044 0.77% 1.79%
2043 0.78% 1.8%
2042 0.76% 1.84%
2041 0.82% 1.85%
2040 0.85% 1.88%
2039 0.87% 1.91%
2038 0.9% 1.97%
2037 0.87% 2%
2036 0.9% 2.06%
2035 0.98% 2.1%
2034 0.99% 2.14%
2033 0.96% 2.17%
2032 1.04% 2.2%
2031 1.08% 2.25%
2030 1.07% 2.28%
2029 1.15% 2.3%
2028 1.2% 2.34%
2027 1.13% 3.08%
2026 1.05% 3.2%
2025 1.05% 1.6%
2024 1.03% 0.81%
2023 1.13% 1.34%
2022 1.24% 2.74%
2021 1.27% 2.73%
2020 1.36% 2.72%
2019 1.49% 2.98%
2018 1.64% 3.55%
2017 1.61% 3.53%
2016 1.54% 3.09%
2015 1.63% 3.09%
2014 1.94% 2.75%
2013 2.03% 2.34%
2012 -2.58% 2.16%
2011 -2.38% 2.05%
2010 2.06% 2.45%
2009 2.11% 2.81%
2008 2.15% 2.62%
2007 2.08% 2.41%
2006 2.07% 2.34%
2005 2.13% 2.31%
2004 2.09% 2.21%
2003 2.01% 2.28%
2002 1.94% 2.5%
2001 1.86% 2.52%
2000 1.67% 2.53%
1999 1.5% 2.54%
1998 1.5% 2.55%
1997 1.55% 2.25%
1996 1.64% 2.27%
1995 1.76% 2.61%
1994 1.88% 2.55%
1993 2% 2.26%
1992 2.11% 2.03%
1991 2.23% 2.04%
1990 2.36% 2.06%
1989 2.48% 2.08%
1988 2.62% 2.09%
1987 2.8% 2.05%
1986 3.04% 1.92%
1985 3.32% 1.84%
1984 1.47% 2.29%
1983 -0.16% 3.37%
1982 2.85% 3.97%
1981 5.76% 4.23%
1980 5.89% 4.3%
1979 5.94% 4.21%
1978 5.93% 4.03%
1977 5.89% 3.55%
1976 5.82% 3.59%
1975 5.73% 3.56%
1974 5.1% 4.07%
1973 3.96% 4.16%
1972 3.37% 3.49%
1971 3.41% 3.5%
1970 3.39% 3.51%
1969 3.15% 3.49%
1968 2.88% 3.48%
1967 2.66% 3.46%
1966 2.5% 3.44%
1965 2.87% 3.43%
1964 3.74% 3.4%
1963 4.22% 3.35%
1962 4.26% 3.29%
1961 4.21% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Libya Sudan
Current population
7559873
53335233
Population rank 105/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.64%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 116/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -172 +291,469
Net migration rank 83/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - 291,469
2024 - 3,448 - -544,257
2023 75,760 -2,001 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 91,951 -2,001 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 88,005 -694 1,293,817 31,664
2020 92,950 -694 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 97,842 -1,352 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 101,619 5,841 1,257,387 125,499
2017 103,891 9,208 1,208,046 441,623
2016 105,265 -5,081 1,174,422 84,728
2015 108,096 -7,660 1,145,259 66,476
2014 110,420 -1,716 1,097,962 92,504
2013 110,772 25,755 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 108,855 5,211 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 121,016 -562,827 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 122,926 9,611 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 118,102 11,670 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 117,481 15,260 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 116,704 12,640 992,819 -201,769
2006 115,645 3,351 963,740 -211,387
2005 112,823 11,024 907,017 -199,378
2004 107,144 13,222 889,382 -185,392
2003 102,144 12,073 898,226 -281,001
2002 97,598 10,152 897,965 -180,603
2001 93,370 8,420 880,284 -173,745
2000 89,814 5,634 858,536 -165,030
1999 88,743 -10,206 835,840 -157,090
1998 87,613 -11,479 814,752 -150,271
1997 86,899 -10,907 802,245 -148,368
1996 86,945 -8,446 792,926 -310,221
1995 87,661 -5,068 780,700 -144,670
1994 88,765 -1,755 764,645 -144,324
1993 90,553 426 743,249 -166,861
1992 93,568 843 731,177 -271,093
1991 96,582 902 714,612 -261,341
1990 99,898 946 699,953 -254,825
1989 102,823 981 683,743 -241,979
1988 105,469 1,053 672,604 -235,213
1987 107,761 1,740 658,416 -228,756
1986 109,325 5,844 649,649 -245,968
1985 110,194 11,962 583,382 -222,315
1984 110,028 18,039 577,405 -219,755
1983 122,183 -140,904 570,198 -54,325
1982 133,511 -126,400 606,362 124,007
1981 130,233 69,211 585,087 96,697
1980 128,034 66,739 552,930 208,602
1979 121,469 64,821 524,942 120,613
1978 114,669 61,684 497,987 177,153
1977 107,769 57,867 483,089 58,540
1976 101,146 53,813 470,019 22,147
1975 94,862 49,544 454,813 62,843
1974 89,337 44,946 444,456 6,023
1973 81,256 20,498 439,201 173,143
1972 77,864 -3,418 428,340 2,238
1971 74,934 -4,265 417,641 -3,577
1970 70,488 745 401,013 4,479
1969 66,782 -1,418 385,712 2,476
1968 63,971 -6,323 370,917 2,776
1967 61,889 -10,384 356,599 4,508
1966 60,394 -13,619 342,118 2,813
1965 59,134 -15,810 327,799 6,367
1964 55,227 2,084 315,166 4,505
1963 50,421 18,740 302,132 4,263
1962 46,252 21,589 287,317 4,387
1961 42,167 22,504 272,562 3,904
1960 38,391 22,559 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/libya/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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