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	8,888,822	1.13%	1.27%
2024	7,381,023	9,005,582	1.03%	1.31%
2025	7,458,547	9,051,441	1.05%	0.51%
2026	7,539,842	9,092,200	1.09%	0.45%
2027	7,627,487	9,128,649	1.16%	0.4%
2028	7,716,839	9,161,558	1.17%	0.36%
2029	7,802,209	9,190,268	1.11%	0.31%
2030	7,885,801	9,215,844	1.07%	0.28%
2031	7,969,103	9,239,801	1.06%	0.26%
2032	8,048,491	9,260,664	1%	0.23%
2033	8,126,634	9,278,524	0.97%	0.19%
2034	8,206,611	9,295,500	0.98%	0.18%
2035	8,283,950	9,310,659	0.94%	0.16%
2036	8,357,480	9,323,296	0.89%	0.14%
2037	8,431,722	9,334,565	0.89%	0.12%
2038	8,506,595	9,344,395	0.89%	0.11%
2039	8,579,849	9,353,187	0.86%	0.09%
2040	8,651,409	9,363,095	0.83%	0.11%
2041	8,719,609	9,372,148	0.79%	0.1%
2042	8,786,619	9,380,579	0.77%	0.09%
2043	8,854,384	9,389,228	0.77%	0.09%
2044	8,920,015	9,396,409	0.74%	0.08%
2045	8,983,943	9,402,783	0.72%	0.07%
2046	9,043,667	9,408,721	0.66%	0.06%
2047	9,098,399	9,415,274	0.61%	0.07%
2048	9,154,058	9,422,270	0.61%	0.07%
2049	9,208,602	9,427,479	0.6%	0.06%
2050	9,260,603	9,430,133	0.56%	0.03%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 908,673 (a 13.7% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 719,260 (a 8.59% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Libya's population will grow by 22.8% to 9,260,603 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Switzerland will increase by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.