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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 9.47 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Libya vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Thailand
2100 9,844,478 45,712,111
2099 9,862,293 46,056,854
2098 9,883,409 46,406,925
2097 9,903,494 46,761,683
2096 9,920,212 47,122,446
2095 9,931,781 47,487,866
2094 9,943,275 47,857,414
2093 9,958,570 48,230,566
2092 9,973,255 48,609,149
2091 9,982,193 48,988,448
2090 9,998,398 49,372,024
2089 10,008,842 49,760,635
2088 10,019,533 50,146,313
2087 10,023,170 50,536,233
2086 10,022,785 50,929,394
2085 10,016,359 51,326,092
2084 10,009,703 51,728,619
2083 10,006,073 52,131,789
2082 9,997,594 52,537,598
2081 9,985,386 52,942,608
2080 9,975,419 53,352,029
2079 9,962,691 53,766,821
2078 9,958,515 54,181,891
2077 9,952,827 54,599,508
2076 9,940,029 55,019,721
2075 9,927,944 55,442,571
2074 9,916,834 55,872,412
2073 9,901,120 56,304,891
2072 9,879,602 56,739,842
2071 9,867,880 57,177,118
2070 9,850,724 57,621,370
2069 9,832,072 58,066,637
2068 9,812,363 58,516,959
2067 9,799,957 58,967,738
2066 9,782,414 59,418,676
2065 9,762,806 59,878,082
2064 9,740,665 60,336,709
2063 9,729,567 60,797,201
2062 9,707,539 61,262,000
2061 9,686,619 61,724,999
2060 9,667,297 62,192,387
2059 9,638,062 62,656,203
2058 9,610,703 63,118,413
2057 9,579,595 63,577,864
2056 9,554,689 64,032,675
2055 9,522,205 64,478,337
2054 9,478,010 64,917,436
2053 9,432,683 65,343,383
2052 9,383,411 65,763,356
2051 9,335,341 66,167,939
2050 9,282,941 66,558,274
2049 9,230,811 66,936,876
2048 9,173,272 67,296,897
2047 9,118,915 67,641,907
2046 9,063,226 67,972,603
2045 8,998,841 68,287,399
2044 8,934,714 68,585,177
2043 8,866,878 68,870,333
2042 8,798,463 69,139,548
2041 8,732,168 69,396,419
2040 8,661,351 69,632,464
2039 8,588,292 69,854,146
2038 8,514,071 70,062,543
2037 8,437,766 70,256,027
2036 8,364,809 70,435,348
2035 8,289,931 70,604,705
2034 8,209,318 70,756,791
2033 8,129,142 70,897,217
2032 8,052,203 71,025,384
2031 7,969,547 71,140,609
2030 7,884,726 71,247,320
2029 7,801,482 71,342,891
2028 7,713,090 71,428,869
2027 7,621,838 71,505,168
2026 7,536,898 71,571,743
2025 7,458,392 71,625,629
2024 7,381,023 71,668,011
2023 7,305,659 71,702,435
2022 7,223,805 71,735,329
2021 7,135,175 71,727,332
2020 7,045,399 71,641,484
2019 6,951,033 71,522,271
2018 6,849,055 71,376,079
2017 6,738,770 71,160,187
2016 6,632,126 70,859,841
2015 6,531,819 70,540,795
2014 6,427,252 70,216,367
2013 6,304,628 69,845,114
2012 6,179,328 69,436,098
2011 6,343,203 69,007,208
2010 6,497,839 68,579,447
2009 6,366,686 68,121,080
2008 6,235,430 67,619,830
2007 6,104,380 67,102,394
2006 5,980,211 66,567,687
2005 5,858,798 66,017,420
2004 5,736,693 65,452,047
2003 5,619,398 64,868,166
2002 5,508,410 64,266,437
2001 5,403,639 63,651,141
2000 5,305,021 63,007,815
1999 5,218,038 62,299,043
1998 5,140,704 61,522,630
1997 5,064,639 60,724,584
1996 4,987,393 59,920,064
1995 4,906,843 59,098,232
1994 4,822,037 58,260,854
1993 4,733,045 57,408,198
1992 4,640,352 56,528,834
1991 4,544,400 55,637,434
1990 4,445,239 54,738,329
1989 4,342,920 53,848,956
1988 4,237,755 52,969,595
1987 4,129,739 52,074,105
1986 4,017,403 51,177,834
1985 3,898,745 50,270,753
1984 3,773,633 49,351,708
1983 3,718,961 48,423,309
1982 3,724,765 47,494,577
1981 3,621,486 46,575,855
1980 3,424,378 45,650,022
1979 3,233,846 44,718,434
1978 3,052,526 43,788,976
1977 2,881,533 42,843,974
1976 2,721,237 41,896,504
1975 2,571,556 40,940,005
1974 2,432,211 39,952,891
1973 2,314,193 38,947,787
1972 2,226,091 37,933,929
1971 2,153,534 36,937,387
1970 2,082,589 35,954,408
1969 2,014,293 34,973,782
1968 1,952,781 34,002,560
1967 1,898,199 33,037,801
1966 1,849,063 32,086,071
1965 1,804,015 31,149,337
1964 1,753,691 30,232,141
1963 1,690,457 29,342,322
1962 1,621,960 28,481,040
1961 1,555,699 27,650,334
1960 1,492,890 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Thailand
2100 -0.18% -0.75%
2099 -0.21% -0.75%
2098 -0.2% -0.76%
2097 -0.17% -0.77%
2096 -0.12% -0.77%
2095 -0.12% -0.77%
2094 -0.15% -0.77%
2093 -0.15% -0.78%
2092 -0.09% -0.77%
2091 -0.16% -0.78%
2090 -0.1% -0.78%
2089 -0.11% -0.77%
2088 -0.04% -0.77%
2087 0.004% -0.77%
2086 0.06% -0.77%
2085 0.07% -0.78%
2084 0.04% -0.77%
2083 0.08% -0.77%
2082 0.12% -0.76%
2081 0.1% -0.77%
2080 0.13% -0.77%
2079 0.04% -0.77%
2078 0.06% -0.76%
2077 0.13% -0.76%
2076 0.12% -0.76%
2075 0.11% -0.77%
2074 0.16% -0.77%
2073 0.22% -0.77%
2072 0.12% -0.76%
2071 0.17% -0.77%
2070 0.19% -0.77%
2069 0.2% -0.77%
2068 0.13% -0.76%
2067 0.18% -0.76%
2066 0.2% -0.77%
2065 0.23% -0.76%
2064 0.11% -0.76%
2063 0.23% -0.76%
2062 0.22% -0.75%
2061 0.2% -0.75%
2060 0.3% -0.74%
2059 0.28% -0.73%
2058 0.32% -0.72%
2057 0.26% -0.71%
2056 0.34% -0.69%
2055 0.47% -0.68%
2054 0.48% -0.65%
2053 0.53% -0.64%
2052 0.51% -0.61%
2051 0.56% -0.59%
2050 0.56% -0.57%
2049 0.63% -0.53%
2048 0.6% -0.51%
2047 0.61% -0.49%
2046 0.72% -0.46%
2045 0.72% -0.43%
2044 0.77% -0.41%
2043 0.78% -0.39%
2042 0.76% -0.37%
2041 0.82% -0.34%
2040 0.85% -0.32%
2039 0.87% -0.3%
2038 0.9% -0.28%
2037 0.87% -0.25%
2036 0.9% -0.24%
2035 0.98% -0.21%
2034 0.99% -0.2%
2033 0.96% -0.18%
2032 1.04% -0.16%
2031 1.08% -0.15%
2030 1.07% -0.13%
2029 1.15% -0.12%
2028 1.2% -0.11%
2027 1.13% -0.09%
2026 1.05% -0.08%
2025 1.05% -0.06%
2024 1.03% -0.05%
2023 1.13% -0.05%
2022 1.24% 0.01%
2021 1.27% 0.12%
2020 1.36% 0.17%
2019 1.49% 0.2%
2018 1.64% 0.3%
2017 1.61% 0.42%
2016 1.54% 0.45%
2015 1.63% 0.46%
2014 1.94% 0.53%
2013 2.03% 0.59%
2012 -2.58% 0.62%
2011 -2.38% 0.62%
2010 2.06% 0.67%
2009 2.11% 0.74%
2008 2.15% 0.77%
2007 2.08% 0.8%
2006 2.07% 0.83%
2005 2.13% 0.86%
2004 2.09% 0.9%
2003 2.01% 0.94%
2002 1.94% 0.97%
2001 1.86% 1.02%
2000 1.67% 1.14%
1999 1.5% 1.26%
1998 1.5% 1.31%
1997 1.55% 1.34%
1996 1.64% 1.39%
1995 1.76% 1.44%
1994 1.88% 1.49%
1993 2% 1.56%
1992 2.11% 1.6%
1991 2.23% 1.64%
1990 2.36% 1.65%
1989 2.48% 1.66%
1988 2.62% 1.72%
1987 2.8% 1.75%
1986 3.04% 1.8%
1985 3.32% 1.86%
1984 1.47% 1.92%
1983 -0.16% 1.96%
1982 2.85% 1.97%
1981 5.76% 2.03%
1980 5.89% 2.08%
1979 5.94% 2.12%
1978 5.93% 2.21%
1977 5.89% 2.26%
1976 5.82% 2.34%
1975 5.73% 2.47%
1974 5.1% 2.58%
1973 3.96% 2.67%
1972 3.37% 2.7%
1971 3.41% 2.73%
1970 3.39% 2.8%
1969 3.15% 2.86%
1968 2.88% 2.92%
1967 2.66% 2.97%
1966 2.5% 3.01%
1965 2.87% 3.03%
1964 3.74% 3.03%
1963 4.22% 3.02%
1962 4.26% 3%
1961 4.21% 2.97%

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

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In 2024, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Libya Thailand
Current population
7559873
71571743
Population rank 105/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.86%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +206 -94
Annual growth/decline +75,364 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 168/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -172 +27,509
Net migration rank 83/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - 27,509
2024 - 3,448 - 23,321
2023 75,760 -2,001 -46,105 19,648
2022 91,951 -2,001 -61,046 21,683
2021 88,005 -694 57,382 -2,093
2020 92,950 -694 84,107 32,277
2019 97,842 -1,352 116,867 5,221
2018 101,619 5,841 159,383 10,984
2017 103,891 9,208 194,695 66,805
2016 105,265 -5,081 226,255 112,978
2015 108,096 -7,660 266,362 32,500
2014 110,420 -1,716 294,628 55,358
2013 110,772 25,755 325,059 67,452
2012 108,855 5,211 351,485 74,033
2011 121,016 -562,827 365,670 66,607
2010 122,926 9,611 370,466 52,791
2009 118,102 11,670 382,636 110,883
2008 117,481 15,260 401,730 107,333
2007 116,704 12,640 425,362 100,486
2006 115,645 3,351 441,211 102,362
2005 112,823 11,024 456,378 100,542
2004 107,144 13,222 466,542 107,199
2003 102,144 12,073 488,003 105,917
2002 97,598 10,152 504,299 105,215
2001 93,370 8,420 524,230 96,817
2000 89,814 5,634 543,884 121,640
1999 88,743 -10,206 578,073 173,924
1998 87,613 -11,479 617,318 183,471
1997 86,899 -10,907 644,834 150,411
1996 86,945 -8,446 661,397 152,397
1995 87,661 -5,068 682,703 147,226
1994 88,765 -1,755 712,589 132,271
1993 90,553 426 737,696 122,746
1992 93,568 843 754,999 143,318
1991 96,582 902 760,508 124,034
1990 99,898 946 760,808 152,916
1989 102,823 981 774,563 90,497
1988 105,469 1,053 765,252 128,469
1987 107,761 1,740 774,498 122,791
1986 109,325 5,844 783,430 111,820
1985 110,194 11,962 776,935 141,963
1984 110,028 18,039 779,856 139,345
1983 122,183 -140,904 794,239 143,393
1982 133,511 -126,400 817,951 101,885
1981 130,233 69,211 839,297 78,337
1980 128,034 66,739 845,575 88,478
1979 121,469 64,821 843,434 85,693
1978 114,669 61,684 847,799 82,011
1977 107,769 57,867 871,232 88,937
1976 101,146 53,813 894,072 40,656
1975 94,862 49,544 911,980 66,306
1974 89,337 44,946 923,151 72,801
1973 81,256 20,498 933,540 80,704
1972 77,864 -3,418 940,420 73,082
1971 74,934 -4,265 936,215 43,400
1970 70,488 745 937,116 49,221
1969 66,782 -1,418 948,314 26,551
1968 63,971 -6,323 953,806 13,718
1967 61,889 -10,384 944,980 17,005
1966 60,394 -13,619 929,469 12,016
1965 59,134 -15,810 909,000 22,995
1964 55,227 2,084 885,137 17,249
1963 50,421 18,740 860,728 16,494
1962 46,252 21,589 828,741 16,605
1961 42,167 22,504 801,140 14,968
1960 38,391 22,559 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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