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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,523,849 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Libya's population is 11.7 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2005, the population of Libya has increased from 5.86M people to 7.52M (28.4% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
  • Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 9.97M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.

Libya vs Suriname: live population counter

Libya Suriname
Current population
7523849
644193
Population rank 105/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.008%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
1.58 hours
One birth every
4.23 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
2.1 hours
One migration net change every
2.54 hours
7.51 hours
Annual migration change +3,448 -1,166
Daily growth/decline +206 +15
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 110/197

Libya and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart

Libya
Population

Growth rate
Suriname
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Libya Suriname Libya Suriname
1960 1,492,890 263,918 - -
1961 1,555,699 272,791 4.21% 3.36%
1962 1,621,960 283,912 4.26% 4.08%
1963 1,690,457 297,034 4.22% 4.62%
1964 1,753,691 309,041 3.74% 4.04%
1965 1,804,015 320,000 2.87% 3.55%
1966 1,849,063 331,135 2.5% 3.48%
1967 1,898,199 342,679 2.66% 3.49%
1968 1,952,781 354,616 2.88% 3.48%
1969 2,014,293 366,906 3.15% 3.47%
1970 2,082,589 379,442 3.39% 3.42%
1971 2,153,534 391,932 3.41% 3.29%
1972 2,226,091 397,413 3.37% 1.4%
1973 2,314,193 395,772 3.96% -0.41%
1974 2,432,211 393,676 5.1% -0.53%
1975 2,571,556 391,170 5.73% -0.64%
1976 2,721,237 388,289 5.82% -0.74%
1977 2,881,533 385,067 5.89% -0.83%
1978 3,052,526 381,502 5.93% -0.93%
1979 3,233,846 377,602 5.94% -1.02%
1980 3,424,378 375,377 5.89% -0.59%
1981 3,621,486 375,459 5.76% 0.02%
1982 3,724,765 376,555 2.85% 0.29%
1983 3,718,961 378,746 -0.16% 0.58%
1984 3,773,633 382,193 1.47% 0.91%
1985 3,898,745 386,972 3.32% 1.25%
1986 4,017,403 392,330 3.04% 1.38%
1987 4,129,739 396,911 2.8% 1.17%
1988 4,237,755 402,227 2.62% 1.34%
1989 4,342,920 408,409 2.48% 1.54%
1990 4,445,239 412,493 2.36% 1%
1991 4,544,400 415,013 2.23% 0.61%
1992 4,640,352 417,589 2.11% 0.62%
1993 4,733,045 419,352 2% 0.42%
1994 4,822,037 422,375 1.88% 0.72%
1995 4,906,843 429,606 1.76% 1.71%
1996 4,987,393 438,830 1.64% 2.15%
1997 5,064,639 448,067 1.55% 2.1%
1998 5,140,704 457,406 1.5% 2.08%
1999 5,218,038 466,916 1.5% 2.08%
2000 5,305,021 476,643 1.67% 2.08%
2001 5,403,639 486,560 1.86% 2.08%
2002 5,508,410 496,551 1.94% 2.05%
2003 5,619,398 506,414 2.01% 1.99%
2004 5,736,693 513,923 2.09% 1.48%
2005 5,858,798 519,313 2.13% 1.05%
2006 5,980,211 524,997 2.07% 1.09%
2007 6,104,380 531,016 2.08% 1.15%
2008 6,235,430 537,245 2.15% 1.17%
2009 6,366,686 543,568 2.11% 1.18%
2010 6,497,839 549,923 2.06% 1.17%
2011 6,343,203 556,269 -2.38% 1.15%
2012 6,179,328 562,633 -2.58% 1.14%
2013 6,304,628 569,020 2.03% 1.14%
2014 6,427,252 575,373 1.94% 1.12%
2015 6,531,819 581,627 1.63% 1.09%
2016 6,632,126 587,757 1.54% 1.05%
2017 6,738,770 593,713 1.61% 1.01%
2018 6,849,055 599,513 1.64% 0.98%
2019 6,951,033 605,768 1.49% 1.04%
2020 7,045,399 612,317 1.36% 1.08%
2021 7,135,175 617,896 1.27% 0.91%
2022 7,223,805 623,164 1.24% 0.85%
2023 7,305,659 628,886 1.13% 0.92%
2024 7,381,023 634,431 1.03% 0.88%
2025 7,458,547 639,852 1.05% 0.85%
2026 7,539,842 645,257 1.09% 0.84%
2027 7,627,487 650,564 1.16% 0.82%
2028 7,716,839 655,783 1.17% 0.8%
2029 7,802,209 660,793 1.11% 0.76%
2030 7,885,801 665,650 1.07% 0.74%
2031 7,969,103 670,421 1.06% 0.72%
2032 8,048,491 675,070 1% 0.69%
2033 8,126,634 679,573 0.97% 0.67%
2034 8,206,611 683,911 0.98% 0.64%
2035 8,283,950 688,189 0.94% 0.63%
2036 8,357,480 692,343 0.89% 0.6%
2037 8,431,722 696,213 0.89% 0.56%
2038 8,506,595 699,908 0.89% 0.53%
2039 8,579,849 703,569 0.86% 0.52%
2040 8,651,409 707,156 0.83% 0.51%
2041 8,719,609 710,619 0.79% 0.49%
2042 8,786,619 713,900 0.77% 0.46%
2043 8,854,384 716,999 0.77% 0.43%
2044 8,920,015 719,920 0.74% 0.41%
2045 8,983,943 722,759 0.72% 0.39%
2046 9,043,667 725,322 0.66% 0.35%
2047 9,098,399 727,726 0.61% 0.33%
2048 9,154,058 730,038 0.61% 0.32%
2049 9,208,602 732,021 0.6% 0.27%
2050 9,260,603 733,898 0.56% 0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Libya increased by 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Libya gained 992,030 (a 15.2% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2005 and is 105th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.

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