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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 9.71 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.98% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Libya vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Tanzania
2100 9,844,693 265,471,550
2099 9,862,508 263,137,702
2098 9,883,625 260,784,676
2097 9,903,710 258,387,890
2096 9,920,429 255,972,277
2095 9,931,997 253,543,248
2094 9,943,491 251,095,452
2093 9,958,787 248,605,184
2092 9,973,472 246,083,651
2091 9,982,411 243,533,968
2090 9,998,616 240,979,094
2089 10,009,061 238,393,867
2088 10,019,752 235,775,056
2087 10,023,389 233,145,231
2086 10,023,004 230,474,072
2085 10,016,577 227,778,580
2084 10,009,921 225,090,075
2083 10,006,291 222,400,079
2082 9,997,812 219,697,321
2081 9,985,604 216,974,796
2080 9,975,637 214,235,505
2079 9,962,908 211,466,096
2078 9,958,732 208,688,171
2077 9,953,044 205,898,494
2076 9,940,245 203,086,766
2075 9,928,160 200,278,383
2074 9,917,050 197,449,196
2073 9,901,336 194,624,081
2072 9,879,817 191,805,820
2071 9,868,096 188,974,004
2070 9,850,939 186,134,634
2069 9,832,286 183,293,747
2068 9,812,577 180,458,385
2067 9,800,171 177,622,538
2066 9,782,627 174,786,430
2065 9,763,018 171,897,059
2064 9,740,878 169,048,435
2063 9,729,779 166,202,091
2062 9,707,751 163,354,473
2061 9,686,831 160,521,858
2060 9,667,507 157,707,240
2059 9,638,272 154,905,240
2058 9,610,912 152,106,040
2057 9,579,804 149,311,257
2056 9,554,897 146,505,507
2055 9,522,413 143,722,840
2054 9,478,216 140,970,467
2053 9,432,889 138,249,490
2052 9,383,615 135,540,803
2051 9,335,544 132,838,721
2050 9,283,143 130,145,345
2049 9,231,012 127,483,126
2048 9,173,472 124,809,212
2047 9,119,114 122,146,647
2046 9,063,424 119,511,124
2045 8,999,038 116,903,642
2044 8,934,909 114,318,843
2043 8,867,072 111,765,580
2042 8,798,655 109,231,423
2041 8,732,358 106,738,458
2040 8,661,540 104,262,479
2039 8,588,479 101,804,600
2038 8,514,257 99,370,760
2037 8,437,950 96,974,485
2036 8,364,991 94,592,848
2035 8,290,112 92,248,476
2034 8,209,497 89,920,872
2033 8,129,319 87,646,627
2032 8,052,378 85,401,853
2031 7,969,721 83,172,579
2030 7,884,898 80,989,443
2029 7,801,652 78,830,947
2028 7,713,258 76,723,335
2027 7,622,004 74,639,948
2026 7,537,063 72,582,361
2025 7,458,555 70,545,865
2024 7,381,023 68,560,157
2023 7,305,659 66,617,606
2022 7,223,805 64,711,821
2021 7,135,175 62,830,412
2020 7,045,399 60,972,798
2019 6,951,033 59,174,891
2018 6,849,055 57,437,145
2017 6,738,770 55,652,890
2016 6,632,126 53,824,013
2015 6,531,819 52,020,962
2014 6,427,252 50,351,512
2013 6,304,628 48,824,128
2012 6,179,328 47,374,260
2011 6,343,203 46,029,367
2010 6,497,839 44,758,488
2009 6,366,686 43,633,982
2008 6,235,430 42,570,728
2007 6,104,380 41,435,512
2006 5,980,211 40,294,902
2005 5,858,798 39,182,076
2004 5,736,693 38,109,668
2003 5,619,398 37,089,555
2002 5,508,410 36,121,304
2001 5,403,639 35,198,299
2000 5,305,021 34,260,139
1999 5,218,038 33,300,330
1998 5,140,704 32,420,458
1997 5,064,639 31,578,089
1996 4,987,393 30,945,762
1995 4,906,843 30,383,497
1994 4,822,037 29,442,356
1993 4,733,045 28,332,692
1992 4,640,352 27,457,588
1991 4,544,400 26,780,436
1990 4,445,239 26,110,207
1989 4,342,920 25,438,759
1988 4,237,755 24,769,686
1987 4,129,739 24,030,378
1986 4,017,403 23,258,959
1985 3,898,745 22,501,693
1984 3,773,633 21,779,066
1983 3,718,961 21,079,874
1982 3,724,765 20,398,571
1981 3,621,486 19,784,703
1980 3,424,378 19,189,769
1979 3,233,846 18,592,038
1978 3,052,526 17,976,566
1977 2,881,533 17,352,929
1976 2,721,237 16,736,211
1975 2,571,556 16,138,361
1974 2,432,211 15,561,630
1973 2,314,193 15,010,101
1972 2,226,091 14,479,308
1971 2,153,534 13,971,451
1970 2,082,589 13,492,677
1969 2,014,293 13,036,700
1968 1,952,781 12,602,076
1967 1,898,199 12,200,109
1966 1,849,063 11,827,459
1965 1,804,015 11,470,728
1964 1,753,691 11,127,826
1963 1,690,457 10,799,528
1962 1,621,960 10,487,756
1961 1,555,699 10,187,886
1960 1,492,890 9,901,419

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Libya was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Libya's population will grow by 22.5% to 9,283,143 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Tanzania
2100 -0.18% 0.89%
2099 -0.21% 0.9%
2098 -0.2% 0.93%
2097 -0.17% 0.94%
2096 -0.12% 0.96%
2095 -0.12% 0.97%
2094 -0.15% 1%
2093 -0.15% 1.02%
2092 -0.09% 1.05%
2091 -0.16% 1.06%
2090 -0.1% 1.08%
2089 -0.11% 1.11%
2088 -0.04% 1.13%
2087 0.004% 1.16%
2086 0.06% 1.18%
2085 0.07% 1.19%
2084 0.04% 1.21%
2083 0.08% 1.23%
2082 0.12% 1.25%
2081 0.1% 1.28%
2080 0.13% 1.31%
2079 0.04% 1.33%
2078 0.06% 1.35%
2077 0.13% 1.38%
2076 0.12% 1.4%
2075 0.11% 1.43%
2074 0.16% 1.45%
2073 0.22% 1.47%
2072 0.12% 1.5%
2071 0.17% 1.53%
2070 0.19% 1.55%
2069 0.2% 1.57%
2068 0.13% 1.6%
2067 0.18% 1.62%
2066 0.2% 1.68%
2065 0.23% 1.69%
2064 0.11% 1.71%
2063 0.23% 1.74%
2062 0.22% 1.76%
2061 0.2% 1.78%
2060 0.3% 1.81%
2059 0.28% 1.84%
2058 0.32% 1.87%
2057 0.26% 1.92%
2056 0.34% 1.94%
2055 0.47% 1.95%
2054 0.48% 1.97%
2053 0.53% 2%
2052 0.51% 2.03%
2051 0.56% 2.07%
2050 0.56% 2.09%
2049 0.63% 2.14%
2048 0.6% 2.18%
2047 0.61% 2.21%
2046 0.72% 2.23%
2045 0.72% 2.26%
2044 0.77% 2.28%
2043 0.78% 2.32%
2042 0.76% 2.34%
2041 0.82% 2.37%
2040 0.85% 2.41%
2039 0.87% 2.45%
2038 0.9% 2.47%
2037 0.87% 2.52%
2036 0.9% 2.54%
2035 0.98% 2.59%
2034 0.99% 2.59%
2033 0.96% 2.63%
2032 1.04% 2.68%
2031 1.08% 2.7%
2030 1.07% 2.74%
2029 1.15% 2.75%
2028 1.2% 2.79%
2027 1.13% 2.83%
2026 1.05% 2.89%
2025 1.05% 2.9%
2024 1.03% 2.92%
2023 1.13% 2.95%
2022 1.24% 2.99%
2021 1.27% 3.05%
2020 1.36% 3.04%
2019 1.49% 3.03%
2018 1.64% 3.21%
2017 1.61% 3.4%
2016 1.54% 3.47%
2015 1.63% 3.32%
2014 1.94% 3.13%
2013 2.03% 3.06%
2012 -2.58% 2.92%
2011 -2.38% 2.84%
2010 2.06% 2.58%
2009 2.11% 2.5%
2008 2.15% 2.74%
2007 2.08% 2.83%
2006 2.07% 2.84%
2005 2.13% 2.81%
2004 2.09% 2.75%
2003 2.01% 2.68%
2002 1.94% 2.62%
2001 1.86% 2.74%
2000 1.67% 2.88%
1999 1.5% 2.71%
1998 1.5% 2.67%
1997 1.55% 2.04%
1996 1.64% 1.85%
1995 1.76% 3.2%
1994 1.88% 3.92%
1993 2% 3.19%
1992 2.11% 2.53%
1991 2.23% 2.57%
1990 2.36% 2.64%
1989 2.48% 2.7%
1988 2.62% 3.08%
1987 2.8% 3.32%
1986 3.04% 3.37%
1985 3.32% 3.32%
1984 1.47% 3.32%
1983 -0.16% 3.34%
1982 2.85% 3.1%
1981 5.76% 3.1%
1980 5.89% 3.21%
1979 5.94% 3.42%
1978 5.93% 3.59%
1977 5.89% 3.68%
1976 5.82% 3.7%
1975 5.73% 3.71%
1974 5.1% 3.67%
1973 3.96% 3.67%
1972 3.37% 3.63%
1971 3.41% 3.55%
1970 3.39% 3.5%
1969 3.15% 3.45%
1968 2.88% 3.29%
1967 2.66% 3.15%
1966 2.5% 3.11%
1965 2.87% 3.08%
1964 3.74% 3.04%
1963 4.22% 2.97%
1962 4.26% 2.94%
1961 4.21% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Libya grew by 1.05%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Libya Tanzania
Current population
7580693
73639263
Population rank 105/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.89%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
4.32 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
10.9 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +212 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +77,532 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 16/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -12,730
Net migration rank 83/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -12,730
2024 73,522 3,448 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 75,760 -2,001 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 91,951 -2,001 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 88,005 -694 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 92,950 -694 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 97,842 -1,352 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 101,619 5,841 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 103,891 9,208 1,726,909 119,142
2016 105,265 -5,081 1,659,502 152,194
2015 108,096 -7,660 1,592,882 201,495
2014 110,420 -1,716 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 110,772 25,755 1,509,008 1,241
2012 108,855 5,211 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 121,016 -562,827 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 122,926 9,611 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 118,102 11,670 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 117,481 15,260 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 116,704 12,640 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 115,645 3,351 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 112,823 11,024 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 107,144 13,222 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 102,144 12,073 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 97,598 10,152 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 93,370 8,420 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 89,814 5,634 985,185 -9,701
1999 88,743 -10,206 948,659 -4,489
1998 87,613 -11,479 920,806 -105,184
1997 86,899 -10,907 882,544 -13,400
1996 86,945 -8,446 868,524 -473,007
1995 87,661 -5,068 838,980 -109,971
1994 88,765 -1,755 803,953 349,348
1993 90,553 426 778,044 288,004
1992 93,568 843 767,961 -83,825
1991 96,582 902 762,011 -91,851
1990 99,898 946 750,825 -80,529
1989 102,823 981 743,854 -71,268
1988 105,469 1,053 736,551 -71,012
1987 107,761 1,740 718,580 94,498
1986 109,325 5,844 705,677 24,101
1985 110,194 11,962 697,867 86,864
1984 110,028 18,039 687,435 -26,938
1983 122,183 -140,904 679,720 58,161
1982 133,511 -126,400 662,627 -37,883
1981 130,233 69,211 645,496 -42,485
1980 128,034 66,739 629,444 -42,588
1979 121,469 64,821 613,388 -4,792
1978 114,669 61,684 595,024 27,307
1977 107,769 57,867 574,938 49,997
1976 101,146 53,813 553,617 54,875
1975 94,862 49,544 533,906 53,290
1974 89,337 44,946 515,152 51,127
1973 81,256 20,498 488,429 48,363
1972 77,864 -3,418 467,305 57,489
1971 74,934 -4,265 449,014 41,900
1970 70,488 745 427,988 38,635
1969 66,782 -1,418 408,322 37,006
1968 63,971 -6,323 389,467 34,455
1967 61,889 -10,384 374,763 5,265
1966 60,394 -13,619 360,229 5,049
1965 59,134 -15,810 343,456 4,742
1964 55,227 2,084 328,527 9,090
1963 50,421 18,740 314,644 4,333
1962 46,252 21,589 300,663 3,916
1961 42,167 22,504 286,839 8,338
1960 38,391 22,559 275,814 1,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.9% of the population change in Libya is from natural causes (a gain of 938,901 people) and 0.1% is from migration (a loss of 986 people). In Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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