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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 1.46 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Libya vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Tajikistan
2100 9,844,478 20,390,053
2099 9,862,293 20,381,074
2098 9,883,409 20,367,161
2097 9,903,494 20,348,897
2096 9,920,212 20,324,869
2095 9,931,781 20,297,885
2094 9,943,275 20,265,966
2093 9,958,570 20,234,160
2092 9,973,255 20,192,937
2091 9,982,193 20,148,873
2090 9,998,398 20,103,798
2089 10,008,842 20,056,079
2088 10,019,533 20,005,521
2087 10,023,170 19,950,317
2086 10,022,785 19,895,606
2085 10,016,359 19,836,988
2084 10,009,703 19,773,272
2083 10,006,073 19,706,082
2082 9,997,594 19,639,516
2081 9,985,386 19,572,596
2080 9,975,419 19,499,390
2079 9,962,691 19,425,502
2078 9,958,515 19,347,261
2077 9,952,827 19,265,447
2076 9,940,029 19,175,355
2075 9,927,944 19,083,859
2074 9,916,834 18,988,290
2073 9,901,120 18,889,470
2072 9,879,602 18,785,103
2071 9,867,880 18,674,697
2070 9,850,724 18,559,138
2069 9,832,072 18,437,873
2068 9,812,363 18,315,011
2067 9,799,957 18,187,508
2066 9,782,414 18,054,404
2065 9,762,806 17,921,674
2064 9,740,665 17,783,801
2063 9,729,567 17,641,066
2062 9,707,539 17,498,306
2061 9,686,619 17,356,130
2060 9,667,297 17,206,922
2059 9,638,062 17,056,085
2058 9,610,703 16,903,532
2057 9,579,595 16,749,284
2056 9,554,689 16,595,691
2055 9,522,205 16,441,650
2054 9,478,010 16,285,520
2053 9,432,683 16,130,235
2052 9,383,411 15,967,770
2051 9,335,341 15,805,253
2050 9,282,941 15,638,613
2049 9,230,811 15,468,883
2048 9,173,272 15,292,499
2047 9,118,915 15,112,083
2046 9,063,226 14,928,123
2045 8,998,841 14,739,540
2044 8,934,714 14,544,544
2043 8,866,878 14,349,357
2042 8,798,463 14,147,892
2041 8,732,168 13,945,694
2040 8,661,351 13,741,587
2039 8,588,292 13,536,704
2038 8,514,071 13,331,490
2037 8,437,766 13,125,051
2036 8,364,809 12,917,110
2035 8,289,931 12,714,184
2034 8,209,318 12,515,962
2033 8,129,142 12,321,294
2032 8,052,203 12,128,060
2031 7,969,547 11,938,351
2030 7,884,726 11,749,706
2029 7,801,482 11,559,235
2028 7,713,090 11,369,414
2027 7,621,838 11,178,605
2026 7,536,898 10,986,242
2025 7,458,392 10,791,246
2024 7,381,023 10,590,927
2023 7,305,659 10,389,799
2022 7,223,805 10,182,222
2021 7,135,175 9,966,908
2020 7,045,399 9,749,310
2019 6,951,033 9,529,966
2018 6,849,055 9,307,333
2017 6,738,770 9,085,946
2016 6,632,126 8,865,631
2015 6,531,819 8,643,840
2014 6,427,252 8,425,552
2013 6,304,628 8,216,724
2012 6,179,328 8,014,084
2011 6,343,203 7,824,785
2010 6,497,839 7,652,141
2009 6,366,686 7,490,230
2008 6,235,430 7,338,403
2007 6,104,380 7,194,477
2006 5,980,211 7,057,566
2005 5,858,798 6,924,720
2004 5,736,693 6,790,547
2003 5,619,398 6,658,575
2002 5,508,410 6,531,669
2001 5,403,639 6,407,377
2000 5,305,021 6,284,735
1999 5,218,038 6,208,370
1998 5,140,704 6,176,397
1997 5,064,639 6,139,829
1996 4,987,393 6,066,523
1995 4,906,843 5,948,584
1994 4,822,037 5,825,368
1993 4,733,045 5,724,993
1992 4,640,352 5,649,400
1991 4,544,400 5,541,205
1990 4,445,239 5,398,768
1989 4,342,920 5,267,249
1988 4,237,755 5,114,989
1987 4,129,739 4,939,059
1986 4,017,403 4,772,139
1985 3,898,745 4,619,003
1984 3,773,633 4,480,026
1983 3,718,961 4,350,874
1982 3,724,765 4,227,171
1981 3,621,486 4,109,022
1980 3,424,378 3,995,256
1979 3,233,846 3,882,691
1978 3,052,526 3,768,508
1977 2,881,533 3,653,265
1976 2,721,237 3,540,076
1975 2,571,556 3,430,425
1974 2,432,211 3,324,499
1973 2,314,193 3,222,290
1972 2,226,091 3,123,691
1971 2,153,534 3,028,837
1970 2,082,589 2,936,779
1969 2,014,293 2,845,273
1968 1,952,781 2,753,848
1967 1,898,199 2,664,130
1966 1,849,063 2,577,184
1965 1,804,015 2,492,998
1964 1,753,691 2,411,260
1963 1,690,457 2,331,736
1962 1,621,960 2,255,026
1961 1,555,699 2,181,805
1960 1,492,890 2,112,131

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/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Tajikistan
2100 -0.18% 0.04%
2099 -0.21% 0.07%
2098 -0.2% 0.09%
2097 -0.17% 0.12%
2096 -0.12% 0.13%
2095 -0.12% 0.16%
2094 -0.15% 0.16%
2093 -0.15% 0.2%
2092 -0.09% 0.22%
2091 -0.16% 0.22%
2090 -0.1% 0.24%
2089 -0.11% 0.25%
2088 -0.04% 0.28%
2087 0.004% 0.27%
2086 0.06% 0.3%
2085 0.07% 0.32%
2084 0.04% 0.34%
2083 0.08% 0.34%
2082 0.12% 0.34%
2081 0.1% 0.38%
2080 0.13% 0.38%
2079 0.04% 0.4%
2078 0.06% 0.42%
2077 0.13% 0.47%
2076 0.12% 0.48%
2075 0.11% 0.5%
2074 0.16% 0.52%
2073 0.22% 0.56%
2072 0.12% 0.59%
2071 0.17% 0.62%
2070 0.19% 0.66%
2069 0.2% 0.67%
2068 0.13% 0.7%
2067 0.18% 0.74%
2066 0.2% 0.74%
2065 0.23% 0.78%
2064 0.11% 0.81%
2063 0.23% 0.82%
2062 0.22% 0.82%
2061 0.2% 0.87%
2060 0.3% 0.88%
2059 0.28% 0.9%
2058 0.32% 0.92%
2057 0.26% 0.93%
2056 0.34% 0.94%
2055 0.47% 0.96%
2054 0.48% 0.96%
2053 0.53% 1.02%
2052 0.51% 1.03%
2051 0.56% 1.07%
2050 0.56% 1.1%
2049 0.63% 1.15%
2048 0.6% 1.19%
2047 0.61% 1.23%
2046 0.72% 1.28%
2045 0.72% 1.34%
2044 0.77% 1.36%
2043 0.78% 1.42%
2042 0.76% 1.45%
2041 0.82% 1.49%
2040 0.85% 1.51%
2039 0.87% 1.54%
2038 0.9% 1.57%
2037 0.87% 1.61%
2036 0.9% 1.6%
2035 0.98% 1.58%
2034 0.99% 1.58%
2033 0.96% 1.59%
2032 1.04% 1.59%
2031 1.08% 1.61%
2030 1.07% 1.65%
2029 1.15% 1.67%
2028 1.2% 1.71%
2027 1.13% 1.75%
2026 1.05% 1.81%
2025 1.05% 1.89%
2024 1.03% 1.94%
2023 1.13% 2.04%
2022 1.24% 2.16%
2021 1.27% 2.23%
2020 1.36% 2.3%
2019 1.49% 2.39%
2018 1.64% 2.44%
2017 1.61% 2.49%
2016 1.54% 2.57%
2015 1.63% 2.59%
2014 1.94% 2.54%
2013 2.03% 2.53%
2012 -2.58% 2.42%
2011 -2.38% 2.26%
2010 2.06% 2.16%
2009 2.11% 2.07%
2008 2.15% 2%
2007 2.08% 1.94%
2006 2.07% 1.92%
2005 2.13% 1.98%
2004 2.09% 1.98%
2003 2.01% 1.94%
2002 1.94% 1.94%
2001 1.86% 1.95%
2000 1.67% 1.23%
1999 1.5% 0.52%
1998 1.5% 0.6%
1997 1.55% 1.21%
1996 1.64% 1.98%
1995 1.76% 2.12%
1994 1.88% 1.75%
1993 2% 1.34%
1992 2.11% 1.95%
1991 2.23% 2.64%
1990 2.36% 2.5%
1989 2.48% 2.98%
1988 2.62% 3.56%
1987 2.8% 3.5%
1986 3.04% 3.32%
1985 3.32% 3.1%
1984 1.47% 2.97%
1983 -0.16% 2.93%
1982 2.85% 2.88%
1981 5.76% 2.85%
1980 5.89% 2.9%
1979 5.94% 3.03%
1978 5.93% 3.15%
1977 5.89% 3.2%
1976 5.82% 3.2%
1975 5.73% 3.19%
1974 5.1% 3.17%
1973 3.96% 3.16%
1972 3.37% 3.13%
1971 3.41% 3.13%
1970 3.39% 3.22%
1969 3.15% 3.32%
1968 2.88% 3.37%
1967 2.66% 3.37%
1966 2.5% 3.38%
1965 2.87% 3.39%
1964 3.74% 3.41%
1963 4.22% 3.4%
1962 4.26% 3.36%
1961 4.21% 3.3%

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/tajikistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Libya Tajikistan
Current population
7559873
11038274
Population rank 105/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.13%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 +551
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 55/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -21,606
Net migration rank 83/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -21,606
2024 - 3,448 - -21,236
2023 75,760 -2,001 223,828 -19,999
2022 91,951 -2,001 228,336 -17,001
2021 88,005 -694 222,850 -3,564
2020 92,950 -694 219,467 -3,564
2019 97,842 -1,352 231,817 -9,041
2018 101,619 5,841 228,597 -6,111
2017 103,891 9,208 224,396 -4,093
2016 105,265 -5,081 228,547 -8,210
2015 108,096 -7,660 230,903 -7,660
2014 110,420 -1,716 227,304 -13,962
2013 110,772 25,755 220,693 -16,362
2012 108,855 5,211 213,078 -12,132
2011 121,016 -562,827 208,429 -30,783
2010 122,926 9,611 201,389 -33,733
2009 118,102 11,670 192,851 -36,677
2008 117,481 15,260 182,337 -34,855
2007 116,704 12,640 173,200 -32,831
2006 115,645 3,351 164,046 -30,591
2005 112,823 11,024 160,189 -27,954
2004 107,144 13,222 161,201 -25,082
2003 102,144 12,073 150,391 -22,562
2002 97,598 10,152 146,492 -20,526
2001 93,370 8,420 142,276 -19,657
2000 89,814 5,634 136,549 -13,871
1999 88,743 -10,206 147,622 -117,571
1998 87,613 -11,479 153,508 -119,621
1997 86,899 -10,907 149,825 -110,572
1996 86,945 -8,446 138,287 -30,922
1995 87,661 -5,068 168,934 -40,418
1994 88,765 -1,755 167,590 -49,668
1993 90,553 426 157,975 -75,147
1992 93,568 843 163,652 -95,280
1991 96,582 902 177,585 -29,553
1990 99,898 946 178,429 -41,596
1989 102,823 981 179,212 -53,020
1988 105,469 1,053 172,805 5,523
1987 107,761 1,740 163,611 9,923
1986 109,325 5,844 155,987 4,321
1985 110,194 11,962 145,720 247
1984 110,028 18,039 139,145 -7,152
1983 122,183 -140,904 133,280 -6,972
1982 133,511 -126,400 127,838 -6,730
1981 130,233 69,211 121,418 -6,221
1980 128,034 66,739 117,888 -5,557
1979 121,469 64,821 114,496 -1,703
1978 114,669 61,684 110,564 5,006
1977 107,769 57,867 106,920 7,999
1976 101,146 53,813 103,777 7,679
1975 94,862 49,544 100,604 7,237
1974 89,337 44,946 97,481 6,531
1973 81,256 20,498 94,523 5,876
1972 77,864 -3,418 91,677 5,123
1971 74,934 -4,265 88,618 4,293
1970 70,488 745 85,645 5,559
1969 66,782 -1,418 82,931 8,886
1968 63,971 -6,323 80,698 10,323
1967 61,889 -10,384 78,733 9,670
1966 60,394 -13,619 76,702 8,796
1965 59,134 -15,810 75,139 7,744
1964 55,227 2,084 74,030 6,568
1963 50,421 18,740 73,065 5,379
1962 46,252 21,589 70,700 4,270
1961 42,167 22,504 68,182 3,291
1960 38,391 22,559 65,415 2,457

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

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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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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