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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 3.07 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Libya vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Taiwan
2100 9,844,478 10,150,338
2099 9,862,293 10,273,881
2098 9,883,409 10,399,680
2097 9,903,494 10,527,804
2096 9,920,212 10,657,536
2095 9,931,781 10,789,978
2094 9,943,275 10,925,075
2093 9,958,570 11,062,491
2092 9,973,255 11,202,670
2091 9,982,193 11,346,131
2090 9,998,398 11,494,369
2089 10,008,842 11,644,743
2088 10,019,533 11,799,177
2087 10,023,170 11,956,109
2086 10,022,785 12,116,149
2085 10,016,359 12,281,248
2084 10,009,703 12,451,872
2083 10,006,073 12,625,681
2082 9,997,594 12,803,442
2081 9,985,386 12,986,931
2080 9,975,419 13,174,137
2079 9,962,691 13,366,920
2078 9,958,515 13,564,788
2077 9,952,827 13,765,770
2076 9,940,029 13,969,802
2075 9,927,944 14,178,904
2074 9,916,834 14,391,331
2073 9,901,120 14,606,033
2072 9,879,602 14,824,987
2071 9,867,880 15,045,310
2070 9,850,724 15,266,143
2069 9,832,072 15,488,280
2068 9,812,363 15,714,125
2067 9,799,957 15,940,945
2066 9,782,414 16,167,553
2065 9,762,806 16,396,032
2064 9,740,665 16,625,600
2063 9,729,567 16,854,355
2062 9,707,539 17,084,600
2061 9,686,619 17,314,450
2060 9,667,297 17,541,998
2059 9,638,062 17,767,014
2058 9,610,703 17,988,239
2057 9,579,595 18,208,151
2056 9,554,689 18,423,453
2055 9,522,205 18,639,554
2054 9,478,010 18,853,384
2053 9,432,683 19,063,428
2052 9,383,411 19,270,076
2051 9,335,341 19,474,323
2050 9,282,941 19,677,203
2049 9,230,811 19,878,438
2048 9,173,272 20,073,645
2047 9,118,915 20,267,326
2046 9,063,226 20,454,154
2045 8,998,841 20,640,565
2044 8,934,714 20,819,477
2043 8,866,878 20,995,111
2042 8,798,463 21,166,213
2041 8,732,168 21,331,710
2040 8,661,351 21,491,361
2039 8,588,292 21,645,911
2038 8,514,071 21,794,529
2037 8,437,766 21,939,617
2036 8,364,809 22,077,701
2035 8,289,931 22,211,115
2034 8,209,318 22,340,809
2033 8,129,142 22,463,465
2032 8,052,203 22,582,449
2031 7,969,547 22,698,460
2030 7,884,726 22,809,605
2029 7,801,482 22,916,803
2028 7,713,090 23,022,058
2027 7,621,838 23,127,410
2026 7,536,898 23,229,461
2025 7,458,392 23,331,886
2024 7,381,023 23,410,331
2023 7,305,659 23,342,541
2022 7,223,805 23,319,977
2021 7,135,175 23,468,275
2020 7,045,399 23,582,179
2019 6,951,033 23,596,027
2018 6,849,055 23,580,080
2017 6,738,770 23,555,522
2016 6,632,126 23,515,945
2015 6,531,819 23,462,914
2014 6,427,252 23,403,635
2013 6,304,628 23,344,670
2012 6,179,328 23,270,367
2011 6,343,203 23,193,518
2010 6,497,839 23,140,948
2009 6,366,686 23,078,402
2008 6,235,430 22,997,696
2007 6,104,380 22,917,444
2006 5,980,211 22,823,455
2005 5,858,798 22,729,753
2004 5,736,693 22,646,836
2003 5,619,398 22,562,663
2002 5,508,410 22,463,172
2001 5,403,639 22,341,120
2000 5,305,021 22,184,530
1999 5,218,038 22,010,489
1998 5,140,704 21,835,703
1997 5,064,639 21,634,124
1996 4,987,393 21,441,432
1995 4,906,843 21,267,653
1994 4,822,037 21,086,645
1993 4,733,045 20,899,019
1992 4,640,352 20,704,227
1991 4,544,400 20,503,568
1990 4,445,239 20,278,946
1989 4,342,920 20,055,492
1988 4,237,755 19,839,704
1987 4,129,739 19,617,046
1986 4,017,403 19,411,454
1985 3,898,745 19,191,510
1984 3,773,633 18,929,866
1983 3,718,961 18,653,146
1982 3,724,765 18,354,855
1981 3,621,486 18,029,982
1980 3,424,378 17,704,538
1979 3,233,846 17,372,779
1978 3,052,526 17,042,272
1977 2,881,533 16,730,895
1976 2,721,237 16,401,413
1975 2,571,556 16,075,128
1974 2,432,211 15,784,817
1973 2,314,193 15,505,121
1972 2,226,091 15,220,495
1971 2,153,534 14,913,564
1970 2,082,589 14,582,944
1969 2,014,293 14,068,984
1968 1,952,781 13,548,537
1967 1,898,199 13,210,344
1966 1,849,063 12,874,153
1965 1,804,015 12,511,863
1964 1,753,691 12,137,143
1963 1,690,457 11,762,101
1962 1,621,960 11,392,513
1961 1,555,699 11,030,385
1960 1,492,890 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Taiwan
2100 -0.18% -1.2%
2099 -0.21% -1.21%
2098 -0.2% -1.22%
2097 -0.17% -1.22%
2096 -0.12% -1.23%
2095 -0.12% -1.24%
2094 -0.15% -1.24%
2093 -0.15% -1.25%
2092 -0.09% -1.26%
2091 -0.16% -1.29%
2090 -0.1% -1.29%
2089 -0.11% -1.31%
2088 -0.04% -1.31%
2087 0.004% -1.32%
2086 0.06% -1.34%
2085 0.07% -1.37%
2084 0.04% -1.38%
2083 0.08% -1.39%
2082 0.12% -1.41%
2081 0.1% -1.42%
2080 0.13% -1.44%
2079 0.04% -1.46%
2078 0.06% -1.46%
2077 0.13% -1.46%
2076 0.12% -1.47%
2075 0.11% -1.48%
2074 0.16% -1.47%
2073 0.22% -1.48%
2072 0.12% -1.46%
2071 0.17% -1.45%
2070 0.19% -1.43%
2069 0.2% -1.44%
2068 0.13% -1.42%
2067 0.18% -1.4%
2066 0.2% -1.39%
2065 0.23% -1.38%
2064 0.11% -1.36%
2063 0.23% -1.35%
2062 0.22% -1.33%
2061 0.2% -1.3%
2060 0.3% -1.27%
2059 0.28% -1.23%
2058 0.32% -1.21%
2057 0.26% -1.17%
2056 0.34% -1.16%
2055 0.47% -1.13%
2054 0.48% -1.1%
2053 0.53% -1.07%
2052 0.51% -1.05%
2051 0.56% -1.03%
2050 0.56% -1.01%
2049 0.63% -0.97%
2048 0.6% -0.96%
2047 0.61% -0.91%
2046 0.72% -0.9%
2045 0.72% -0.86%
2044 0.77% -0.84%
2043 0.78% -0.81%
2042 0.76% -0.78%
2041 0.82% -0.74%
2040 0.85% -0.71%
2039 0.87% -0.68%
2038 0.9% -0.66%
2037 0.87% -0.63%
2036 0.9% -0.6%
2035 0.98% -0.58%
2034 0.99% -0.55%
2033 0.96% -0.53%
2032 1.04% -0.51%
2031 1.08% -0.49%
2030 1.07% -0.47%
2029 1.15% -0.46%
2028 1.2% -0.46%
2027 1.13% -0.44%
2026 1.05% -0.44%
2025 1.05% -0.34%
2024 1.03% 0.29%
2023 1.13% 0.1%
2022 1.24% -0.63%
2021 1.27% -0.48%
2020 1.36% -0.06%
2019 1.49% 0.07%
2018 1.64% 0.1%
2017 1.61% 0.17%
2016 1.54% 0.23%
2015 1.63% 0.25%
2014 1.94% 0.25%
2013 2.03% 0.32%
2012 -2.58% 0.33%
2011 -2.38% 0.23%
2010 2.06% 0.27%
2009 2.11% 0.35%
2008 2.15% 0.35%
2007 2.08% 0.41%
2006 2.07% 0.41%
2005 2.13% 0.37%
2004 2.09% 0.37%
2003 2.01% 0.44%
2002 1.94% 0.55%
2001 1.86% 0.71%
2000 1.67% 0.79%
1999 1.5% 0.8%
1998 1.5% 0.93%
1997 1.55% 0.9%
1996 1.64% 0.82%
1995 1.76% 0.86%
1994 1.88% 0.9%
1993 2% 0.94%
1992 2.11% 0.98%
1991 2.23% 1.11%
1990 2.36% 1.11%
1989 2.48% 1.09%
1988 2.62% 1.14%
1987 2.8% 1.06%
1986 3.04% 1.15%
1985 3.32% 1.38%
1984 1.47% 1.48%
1983 -0.16% 1.63%
1982 2.85% 1.8%
1981 5.76% 1.84%
1980 5.89% 1.91%
1979 5.94% 1.94%
1978 5.93% 1.86%
1977 5.89% 2.01%
1976 5.82% 2.03%
1975 5.73% 1.84%
1974 5.1% 1.8%
1973 3.96% 1.87%
1972 3.37% 2.06%
1971 3.41% 2.27%
1970 3.39% 3.65%
1969 3.15% 3.84%
1968 2.88% 2.56%
1967 2.66% 2.61%
1966 2.5% 2.9%
1965 2.87% 3.09%
1964 3.74% 3.19%
1963 4.22% 3.24%
1962 4.26% 3.28%
1961 4.21% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Libya Taiwan
Current population
7559873
23229461
Population rank 105/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.28%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 -215
Annual growth/decline +75,364 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 180/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -172 +47,029
Net migration rank 83/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -
2024 - 3,448 -67,188 47,029
2023 75,760 -2,001 -69,794 225,599
2022 91,951 -2,001 -68,327 -42,430
2021 88,005 -694 -30,039 -156,010
2020 92,950 -694 -7,782 -33,978
2019 97,842 -1,352 1,416 12,718
2018 101,619 5,841 8,725 8,888
2017 103,891 9,208 22,613 8,809
2016 105,265 -5,081 35,980 11,707
2015 108,096 -7,660 49,741 8,581
2014 110,420 -1,716 - -
2013 110,772 25,755 - -
2012 108,855 5,211 - -
2011 121,016 -562,827 43,836 19,077
2010 122,926 9,611 - -
2009 118,102 11,670 - -
2008 117,481 15,260 - -
2007 116,704 12,640 - -
2006 115,645 3,351 - -
2005 112,823 11,024 - -
2004 107,144 13,222 - -
2003 102,144 12,073 - -
2002 97,598 10,152 - -
2001 93,370 8,420 132,707 -3,811
2000 89,814 5,634 - -
1999 88,743 -10,206 - -
1998 87,613 -11,479 - -
1997 86,899 -10,907 - -
1996 86,945 -8,446 - -
1995 87,661 -5,068 - -
1994 88,765 -1,755 - -
1993 90,553 426 - -
1992 93,568 843 - -
1991 96,582 902 215,698 -12,128
1990 99,898 946 - -
1989 102,823 981 - -
1988 105,469 1,053 - -
1987 107,761 1,740 - -
1986 109,325 5,844 - -
1985 110,194 11,962 - -
1984 110,028 18,039 - -
1983 122,183 -140,904 - -
1982 133,511 -126,400 - -
1981 130,233 69,211 326,883 4,508
1980 128,034 66,739 - -
1979 121,469 64,821 - -
1978 114,669 61,684 - -
1977 107,769 57,867 - -
1976 101,146 53,813 - -
1975 94,862 49,544 - -
1974 89,337 44,946 - -
1973 81,256 20,498 - -
1972 77,864 -3,418 - -
1971 74,934 -4,265 - -
1970 70,488 745 - -
1969 66,782 -1,418 - -
1968 63,971 -6,323 - -
1967 61,889 -10,384 - -
1966 60,394 -13,619 346,958 18,774
1965 59,134 -15,810 - -
1964 55,227 2,084 - -
1963 50,421 18,740 - -
1962 46,252 21,589 - -
1961 42,167 22,504 - -
1960 38,391 22,559 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/libya/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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