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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 11.4 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.13% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Libya vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Turkey
2100 9,844,478 64,274,243
2099 9,862,293 64,924,706
2098 9,883,409 65,567,989
2097 9,903,494 66,219,045
2096 9,920,212 66,865,890
2095 9,931,781 67,516,190
2094 9,943,275 68,169,346
2093 9,958,570 68,835,313
2092 9,973,255 69,496,264
2091 9,982,193 70,159,325
2090 9,998,398 70,828,304
2089 10,008,842 71,490,133
2088 10,019,533 72,146,464
2087 10,023,170 72,792,552
2086 10,022,785 73,439,558
2085 10,016,359 74,085,313
2084 10,009,703 74,713,882
2083 10,006,073 75,342,464
2082 9,997,594 75,969,760
2081 9,985,386 76,583,769
2080 9,975,419 77,195,480
2079 9,962,691 77,793,711
2078 9,958,515 78,386,293
2077 9,952,827 78,973,194
2076 9,940,029 79,556,991
2075 9,927,944 80,128,010
2074 9,916,834 80,697,544
2073 9,901,120 81,244,619
2072 9,879,602 81,785,452
2071 9,867,880 82,311,503
2070 9,850,724 82,827,402
2069 9,832,072 83,324,862
2068 9,812,363 83,806,741
2067 9,799,957 84,270,976
2066 9,782,414 84,728,547
2065 9,762,806 85,177,268
2064 9,740,665 85,611,517
2063 9,729,567 86,026,471
2062 9,707,539 86,425,827
2061 9,686,619 86,800,591
2060 9,667,297 87,156,663
2059 9,638,062 87,500,101
2058 9,610,703 87,809,920
2057 9,579,595 88,100,397
2056 9,554,689 88,369,840
2055 9,522,205 88,598,739
2054 9,478,010 88,806,632
2053 9,432,683 88,985,609
2052 9,383,411 89,144,425
2051 9,335,341 89,270,515
2050 9,282,941 89,374,730
2049 9,230,811 89,447,182
2048 9,173,272 89,484,074
2047 9,118,915 89,492,406
2046 9,063,226 89,467,391
2045 8,998,841 89,441,098
2044 8,934,714 89,390,601
2043 8,866,878 89,326,342
2042 8,798,463 89,237,658
2041 8,732,168 89,137,199
2040 8,661,351 89,021,820
2039 8,588,292 88,885,792
2038 8,514,071 88,736,121
2037 8,437,766 88,562,197
2036 8,364,809 88,373,007
2035 8,289,931 88,178,595
2034 8,209,318 87,975,336
2033 8,129,142 87,754,631
2032 8,052,203 87,524,158
2031 7,969,547 87,274,280
2030 7,884,726 87,004,538
2029 7,801,482 86,741,614
2028 7,713,090 86,466,107
2027 7,621,838 86,189,693
2026 7,536,898 85,932,926
2025 7,458,392 85,718,588
2024 7,381,023 85,518,661
2023 7,305,659 85,325,965
2022 7,223,805 84,979,913
2021 7,135,175 84,147,318
2020 7,045,399 83,384,680
2019 6,951,033 82,579,440
2018 6,849,055 81,407,204
2017 6,738,770 80,312,698
2016 6,632,126 79,277,962
2015 6,531,819 78,218,479
2014 6,427,252 77,181,884
2013 6,304,628 76,147,624
2012 6,179,328 75,175,827
2011 6,343,203 74,223,629
2010 6,497,839 73,142,150
2009 6,366,686 72,039,206
2008 6,235,430 71,051,678
2007 6,104,380 70,158,112
2006 5,980,211 70,045,349
2005 5,858,798 69,329,557
2004 5,736,693 68,592,617
2003 5,619,398 67,831,730
2002 5,508,410 67,048,795
2001 5,403,639 66,245,128
2000 5,305,021 65,425,961
1999 5,218,038 64,591,923
1998 5,140,704 63,734,383
1997 5,064,639 62,852,966
1996 4,987,393 61,951,134
1995 4,906,843 61,024,503
1994 4,822,037 60,033,836
1993 4,733,045 58,999,167
1992 4,640,352 57,990,118
1991 4,544,400 57,009,887
1990 4,445,239 56,015,628
1989 4,342,920 54,976,723
1988 4,237,755 53,909,626
1987 4,129,739 52,843,670
1986 4,017,403 51,777,772
1985 3,898,745 50,687,115
1984 3,773,633 49,574,069
1983 3,718,961 48,447,410
1982 3,724,765 47,322,096
1981 3,621,486 46,321,190
1980 3,424,378 45,408,815
1979 3,233,846 44,510,429
1978 3,052,526 43,645,306
1977 2,881,533 42,773,298
1976 2,721,237 41,899,984
1975 2,571,556 41,053,126
1974 2,432,211 40,210,234
1973 2,314,193 39,329,533
1972 2,226,091 38,430,221
1971 2,153,534 37,518,611
1970 2,082,589 36,638,465
1969 2,014,293 35,787,774
1968 1,952,781 34,921,684
1967 1,898,199 34,050,421
1966 1,849,063 33,177,672
1965 1,804,015 32,345,220
1964 1,753,691 31,543,072
1963 1,690,457 30,726,841
1962 1,621,960 29,916,147
1961 1,555,699 29,119,238
1960 1,492,890 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Turkey
2100 -0.18% -1%
2099 -0.21% -0.98%
2098 -0.2% -0.98%
2097 -0.17% -0.97%
2096 -0.12% -0.96%
2095 -0.12% -0.96%
2094 -0.15% -0.97%
2093 -0.15% -0.95%
2092 -0.09% -0.95%
2091 -0.16% -0.94%
2090 -0.1% -0.93%
2089 -0.11% -0.91%
2088 -0.04% -0.89%
2087 0.004% -0.88%
2086 0.06% -0.87%
2085 0.07% -0.84%
2084 0.04% -0.83%
2083 0.08% -0.83%
2082 0.12% -0.8%
2081 0.1% -0.79%
2080 0.13% -0.77%
2079 0.04% -0.76%
2078 0.06% -0.74%
2077 0.13% -0.73%
2076 0.12% -0.71%
2075 0.11% -0.71%
2074 0.16% -0.67%
2073 0.22% -0.66%
2072 0.12% -0.64%
2071 0.17% -0.62%
2070 0.19% -0.6%
2069 0.2% -0.57%
2068 0.13% -0.55%
2067 0.18% -0.54%
2066 0.2% -0.53%
2065 0.23% -0.51%
2064 0.11% -0.48%
2063 0.23% -0.46%
2062 0.22% -0.43%
2061 0.2% -0.41%
2060 0.3% -0.39%
2059 0.28% -0.35%
2058 0.32% -0.33%
2057 0.26% -0.3%
2056 0.34% -0.26%
2055 0.47% -0.23%
2054 0.48% -0.2%
2053 0.53% -0.18%
2052 0.51% -0.14%
2051 0.56% -0.12%
2050 0.56% -0.08%
2049 0.63% -0.04%
2048 0.6% -0.009%
2047 0.61% 0.03%
2046 0.72% 0.03%
2045 0.72% 0.06%
2044 0.77% 0.07%
2043 0.78% 0.1%
2042 0.76% 0.11%
2041 0.82% 0.13%
2040 0.85% 0.15%
2039 0.87% 0.17%
2038 0.9% 0.2%
2037 0.87% 0.21%
2036 0.9% 0.22%
2035 0.98% 0.23%
2034 0.99% 0.25%
2033 0.96% 0.26%
2032 1.04% 0.29%
2031 1.08% 0.31%
2030 1.07% 0.3%
2029 1.15% 0.32%
2028 1.2% 0.32%
2027 1.13% 0.3%
2026 1.05% 0.25%
2025 1.05% 0.23%
2024 1.03% 0.23%
2023 1.13% 0.41%
2022 1.24% 0.99%
2021 1.27% 0.91%
2020 1.36% 0.98%
2019 1.49% 1.44%
2018 1.64% 1.36%
2017 1.61% 1.31%
2016 1.54% 1.35%
2015 1.63% 1.34%
2014 1.94% 1.36%
2013 2.03% 1.29%
2012 -2.58% 1.28%
2011 -2.38% 1.48%
2010 2.06% 1.53%
2009 2.11% 1.39%
2008 2.15% 1.27%
2007 2.08% 0.16%
2006 2.07% 1.03%
2005 2.13% 1.07%
2004 2.09% 1.12%
2003 2.01% 1.17%
2002 1.94% 1.21%
2001 1.86% 1.25%
2000 1.67% 1.29%
1999 1.5% 1.35%
1998 1.5% 1.4%
1997 1.55% 1.46%
1996 1.64% 1.52%
1995 1.76% 1.65%
1994 1.88% 1.75%
1993 2% 1.74%
1992 2.11% 1.72%
1991 2.23% 1.77%
1990 2.36% 1.89%
1989 2.48% 1.98%
1988 2.62% 2.02%
1987 2.8% 2.06%
1986 3.04% 2.15%
1985 3.32% 2.25%
1984 1.47% 2.33%
1983 -0.16% 2.38%
1982 2.85% 2.16%
1981 5.76% 2.01%
1980 5.89% 2.02%
1979 5.94% 1.98%
1978 5.93% 2.04%
1977 5.89% 2.08%
1976 5.82% 2.06%
1975 5.73% 2.1%
1974 5.1% 2.24%
1973 3.96% 2.34%
1972 3.37% 2.43%
1971 3.41% 2.4%
1970 3.39% 2.38%
1969 3.15% 2.48%
1968 2.88% 2.56%
1967 2.66% 2.63%
1966 2.5% 2.57%
1965 2.87% 2.54%
1964 3.74% 2.66%
1963 4.22% 2.71%
1962 4.26% 2.74%
1961 4.21% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Libya Turkey
Current population
7559873
86002379
Population rank 105/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.04%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +206 +528
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 154/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -258,205
Net migration rank 83/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -258,205
2024 - 3,448 - -275,952
2023 75,760 -2,001 426,630 -318,070
2022 91,951 -2,001 535,373 -301,544
2021 88,005 -694 521,713 20,283
2020 92,950 -694 608,708 37,934
2019 97,842 -1,352 751,472 -15,690
2018 101,619 5,841 830,353 187,570
2017 103,891 9,208 875,408 659,846
2016 105,265 -5,081 895,841 352,063
2015 108,096 -7,660 930,799 1,063,140
2014 110,420 -1,716 957,055 1,033,384
2013 110,772 25,755 921,386 438,618
2012 108,855 5,211 917,145 258,623
2011 121,016 -562,827 875,839 68,849
2010 122,926 9,611 892,334 55,532
2009 118,102 11,670 900,491 24,276
2008 117,481 15,260 868,749 47,915
2007 116,704 12,640 876,626 -186,402
2006 115,645 3,351 897,351 -190,194
2005 112,823 11,024 898,650 -174,177
2004 107,144 13,222 896,025 -146,574
2003 102,144 12,073 893,683 -121,383
2002 97,598 10,152 922,927 -129,444
2001 93,370 8,420 980,560 -166,759
2000 89,814 5,634 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 88,743 -10,206 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 87,613 -11,479 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 86,899 -10,907 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 86,945 -8,446 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 87,661 -5,068 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 88,765 -1,755 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 90,553 426 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 93,568 843 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 96,582 902 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 99,898 946 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 102,823 981 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 105,469 1,053 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 107,761 1,740 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 109,325 5,844 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 110,194 11,962 1,098,846 8,960
1984 110,028 18,039 1,096,529 21,787
1983 122,183 -140,904 1,095,106 39,871
1982 133,511 -126,400 1,091,863 23,728
1981 130,233 69,211 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 128,034 66,739 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 121,469 64,821 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 114,669 61,684 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 107,769 57,867 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 101,146 53,813 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 94,862 49,544 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 89,337 44,946 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 81,256 20,498 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 77,864 -3,418 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 74,934 -4,265 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 70,488 745 991,950 -150,924
1969 66,782 -1,418 970,958 -110,578
1968 63,971 -6,323 950,778 -78,973
1967 61,889 -10,384 936,727 -65,993
1966 60,394 -13,619 925,790 -50,999
1965 59,134 -15,810 904,016 -113,911
1964 55,227 2,084 884,152 -69,978
1963 50,421 18,740 862,626 -44,317
1962 46,252 21,589 837,473 -34,353
1961 42,167 22,504 816,911 -26,187
1960 38,391 22,559 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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