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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Libya	Switzerland	Libya	Switzerland
1960	1,492,890	5,327,827	-	-
1961	1,555,699	5,434,294	4.21%	2%
1962	1,621,960	5,573,815	4.26%	2.57%
1963	1,690,457	5,694,247	4.22%	2.16%
1964	1,753,691	5,789,228	3.74%	1.67%
1965	1,804,015	5,856,472	2.87%	1.16%
1966	1,849,063	5,918,002	2.5%	1.05%
1967	1,898,199	5,991,785	2.66%	1.25%
1968	1,952,781	6,067,714	2.88%	1.27%
1969	2,014,293	6,136,387	3.15%	1.13%
1970	2,082,589	6,180,877	3.39%	0.73%
1971	2,153,534	6,213,399	3.41%	0.53%
1972	2,226,091	6,260,956	3.37%	0.77%
1973	2,314,193	6,307,347	3.96%	0.74%
1974	2,432,211	6,341,405	5.1%	0.54%
1975	2,571,556	6,338,632	5.73%	-0.04%
1976	2,721,237	6,302,504	5.82%	-0.57%
1977	2,881,533	6,281,174	5.89%	-0.34%
1978	3,052,526	6,281,738	5.93%	0.009%
1979	3,233,846	6,294,365	5.94%	0.2%
1980	3,424,378	6,319,408	5.89%	0.4%
1981	3,621,486	6,354,074	5.76%	0.55%
1982	3,724,765	6,391,309	2.85%	0.59%
1983	3,718,961	6,418,773	-0.16%	0.43%
1984	3,773,633	6,441,865	1.47%	0.36%
1985	3,898,745	6,470,365	3.32%	0.44%
1986	4,017,403	6,504,124	3.04%	0.52%
1987	4,129,739	6,545,106	2.8%	0.63%
1988	4,237,755	6,593,386	2.62%	0.74%
1989	4,342,920	6,646,912	2.48%	0.81%
1990	4,445,239	6,715,519	2.36%	1.03%
1991	4,544,400	6,799,978	2.23%	1.26%
1992	4,640,352	6,875,364	2.11%	1.11%
1993	4,733,045	6,938,265	2%	0.91%
1994	4,822,037	6,993,795	1.88%	0.8%
1995	4,906,843	7,040,687	1.76%	0.67%
1996	4,987,393	7,071,850	1.64%	0.44%
1997	5,064,639	7,088,906	1.55%	0.24%
1998	5,140,704	7,110,001	1.5%	0.3%
1999	5,218,038	7,143,991	1.5%	0.48%
2000	5,305,021	7,184,250	1.67%	0.56%
2001	5,403,639	7,229,854	1.86%	0.63%
2002	5,508,410	7,284,753	1.94%	0.76%
2003	5,619,398	7,339,001	2.01%	0.74%
2004	5,736,693	7,389,625	2.09%	0.69%
2005	5,858,798	7,437,115	2.13%	0.64%
2006	5,980,211	7,483,934	2.07%	0.63%
2007	6,104,380	7,551,117	2.08%	0.9%
2008	6,235,430	7,647,675	2.15%	1.28%
2009	6,366,686	7,743,831	2.11%	1.26%
2010	6,497,839	7,824,909	2.06%	1.05%
2011	6,343,203	7,912,398	-2.38%	1.12%
2012	6,179,328	7,996,861	-2.58%	1.07%
2013	6,304,628	8,089,346	2.03%	1.16%
2014	6,427,252	8,188,649	1.94%	1.23%
2015	6,531,819	8,282,396	1.63%	1.14%
2016	6,632,126	8,373,338	1.54%	1.1%
2017	6,738,770	8,451,840	1.61%	0.94%
2018	6,849,055	8,514,329	1.64%	0.74%
2019	6,951,033	8,575,280	1.49%	0.72%
2020	7,045,399	8,638,167	1.36%	0.73%
2021	7,135,175	8,704,546	1.27%	0.77%
2022	7,223,805	8,777,088	1.24%	0.83%
2023	7,305,659	8,888,093	1.13%	1.26%
2024	7,381,023	9,034,102	1.03%	1.64%
2025	7,458,547	9,080,106	1.05%	0.51%
2026	7,539,842	9,120,994	1.09%	0.45%
2027	7,627,487	9,157,559	1.16%	0.4%
2028	7,716,839	9,190,572	1.17%	0.36%
2029	7,802,209	9,219,373	1.11%	0.31%
2030	7,885,801	9,245,030	1.07%	0.28%
2031	7,969,103	9,269,063	1.06%	0.26%
2032	8,048,491	9,289,991	1%	0.23%
2033	8,126,634	9,307,909	0.97%	0.19%
2034	8,206,611	9,324,938	0.98%	0.18%
2035	8,283,950	9,340,145	0.94%	0.16%
2036	8,357,480	9,352,822	0.89%	0.14%
2037	8,431,722	9,364,126	0.89%	0.12%
2038	8,506,595	9,373,988	0.89%	0.11%
2039	8,579,849	9,382,808	0.86%	0.09%
2040	8,651,409	9,392,748	0.83%	0.11%
2041	8,719,609	9,401,829	0.79%	0.1%
2042	8,786,619	9,410,286	0.77%	0.09%
2043	8,854,384	9,418,963	0.77%	0.09%
2044	8,920,015	9,426,166	0.74%	0.08%
2045	8,983,943	9,432,561	0.72%	0.07%
2046	9,043,667	9,438,518	0.66%	0.06%
2047	9,098,399	9,445,091	0.61%	0.07%
2048	9,154,058	9,452,109	0.61%	0.07%
2049	9,208,602	9,457,335	0.6%	0.06%
2050	9,260,603	9,459,997	0.56%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Libya increased by 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Libya gained 992,030 (a 15.2% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2005 and is 105th in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.