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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.03 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Libya vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Turkmenistan
2100 9,844,478 10,046,945
2099 9,862,293 10,075,740
2098 9,883,409 10,103,319
2097 9,903,494 10,129,577
2096 9,920,212 10,154,338
2095 9,931,781 10,178,163
2094 9,943,275 10,200,371
2093 9,958,570 10,221,349
2092 9,973,255 10,240,959
2091 9,982,193 10,259,026
2090 9,998,398 10,276,261
2089 10,008,842 10,291,819
2088 10,019,533 10,306,303
2087 10,023,170 10,319,501
2086 10,022,785 10,331,090
2085 10,016,359 10,341,183
2084 10,009,703 10,349,710
2083 10,006,073 10,356,602
2082 9,997,594 10,362,422
2081 9,985,386 10,366,587
2080 9,975,419 10,369,293
2079 9,962,691 10,370,130
2078 9,958,515 10,369,013
2077 9,952,827 10,366,366
2076 9,940,029 10,361,975
2075 9,927,944 10,355,755
2074 9,916,834 10,348,384
2073 9,901,120 10,339,415
2072 9,879,602 10,328,653
2071 9,867,880 10,316,618
2070 9,850,724 10,303,565
2069 9,832,072 10,289,578
2068 9,812,363 10,274,625
2067 9,799,957 10,258,518
2066 9,782,414 10,241,362
2065 9,762,806 10,223,420
2064 9,740,665 10,204,034
2063 9,729,567 10,183,241
2062 9,707,539 10,160,903
2061 9,686,619 10,136,928
2060 9,667,297 10,111,369
2059 9,638,062 10,083,631
2058 9,610,703 10,052,905
2057 9,579,595 10,019,547
2056 9,554,689 9,983,379
2055 9,522,205 9,943,931
2054 9,478,010 9,901,473
2053 9,432,683 9,854,931
2052 9,383,411 9,804,909
2051 9,335,341 9,751,221
2050 9,282,941 9,693,713
2049 9,230,811 9,632,600
2048 9,173,272 9,567,946
2047 9,118,915 9,500,139
2046 9,063,226 9,429,355
2045 8,998,841 9,356,194
2044 8,934,714 9,280,988
2043 8,866,878 9,204,466
2042 8,798,463 9,126,898
2041 8,732,168 9,048,356
2040 8,661,351 8,969,478
2039 8,588,292 8,890,225
2038 8,514,071 8,810,850
2037 8,437,766 8,731,367
2036 8,364,809 8,651,719
2035 8,289,931 8,572,231
2034 8,209,318 8,492,483
2033 8,129,142 8,412,113
2032 8,052,203 8,330,912
2031 7,969,547 8,248,129
2030 7,884,726 8,163,024
2029 7,801,482 8,070,023
2028 7,713,090 7,969,080
2027 7,621,838 7,860,774
2026 7,536,898 7,745,331
2025 7,458,392 7,623,184
2024 7,381,023 7,494,498
2023 7,305,659 7,364,438
2022 7,223,805 7,230,193
2021 7,135,175 7,092,043
2020 7,045,399 6,949,912
2019 6,951,033 6,803,944
2018 6,849,055 6,655,524
2017 6,738,770 6,507,061
2016 6,632,126 6,360,041
2015 6,531,819 6,215,770
2014 6,427,252 6,075,283
2013 6,304,628 5,939,341
2012 6,179,328 5,808,546
2011 6,343,203 5,683,417
2010 6,497,839 5,564,356
2009 6,366,686 5,451,592
2008 6,235,430 5,345,029
2007 6,104,380 5,244,046
2006 5,980,211 5,147,105
2005 5,858,798 5,052,257
2004 5,736,693 4,958,093
2003 5,619,398 4,863,865
2002 5,508,410 4,769,465
2001 5,403,639 4,675,409
2000 5,305,021 4,582,677
1999 5,218,038 4,492,170
1998 5,140,704 4,410,507
1997 5,064,639 4,336,730
1996 4,987,393 4,263,819
1995 4,906,843 4,191,203
1994 4,822,037 4,116,662
1993 4,733,045 4,032,407
1992 4,640,352 3,944,689
1991 4,544,400 3,855,894
1990 4,445,239 3,760,562
1989 4,342,920 3,662,459
1988 4,237,755 3,559,363
1987 4,129,739 3,452,731
1986 4,017,403 3,347,809
1985 3,898,745 3,247,534
1984 3,773,633 3,154,079
1983 3,718,961 3,067,534
1982 3,724,765 2,985,557
1981 3,621,486 2,907,187
1980 3,424,378 2,832,203
1979 3,233,846 2,760,358
1978 3,052,526 2,691,088
1977 2,881,533 2,623,948
1976 2,721,237 2,558,521
1975 2,571,556 2,494,570
1974 2,432,211 2,432,028
1973 2,314,193 2,370,919
1972 2,226,091 2,311,430
1971 2,153,534 2,253,119
1970 2,082,589 2,195,616
1969 2,014,293 2,139,024
1968 1,952,781 2,083,069
1967 1,898,199 2,027,403
1966 1,849,063 1,971,737
1965 1,804,015 1,915,916
1964 1,753,691 1,859,997
1963 1,690,457 1,804,272
1962 1,621,960 1,749,214
1961 1,555,699 1,695,400
1960 1,492,890 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Turkmenistan
2100 -0.18% -0.29%
2099 -0.21% -0.27%
2098 -0.2% -0.26%
2097 -0.17% -0.24%
2096 -0.12% -0.23%
2095 -0.12% -0.22%
2094 -0.15% -0.21%
2093 -0.15% -0.19%
2092 -0.09% -0.18%
2091 -0.16% -0.17%
2090 -0.1% -0.15%
2089 -0.11% -0.14%
2088 -0.04% -0.13%
2087 0.004% -0.11%
2086 0.06% -0.1%
2085 0.07% -0.08%
2084 0.04% -0.07%
2083 0.08% -0.06%
2082 0.12% -0.04%
2081 0.1% -0.03%
2080 0.13% -0.008%
2079 0.04% 0.01%
2078 0.06% 0.03%
2077 0.13% 0.04%
2076 0.12% 0.06%
2075 0.11% 0.07%
2074 0.16% 0.09%
2073 0.22% 0.1%
2072 0.12% 0.12%
2071 0.17% 0.13%
2070 0.19% 0.14%
2069 0.2% 0.15%
2068 0.13% 0.16%
2067 0.18% 0.17%
2066 0.2% 0.18%
2065 0.23% 0.19%
2064 0.11% 0.2%
2063 0.23% 0.22%
2062 0.22% 0.24%
2061 0.2% 0.25%
2060 0.3% 0.28%
2059 0.28% 0.31%
2058 0.32% 0.33%
2057 0.26% 0.36%
2056 0.34% 0.4%
2055 0.47% 0.43%
2054 0.48% 0.47%
2053 0.53% 0.51%
2052 0.51% 0.55%
2051 0.56% 0.59%
2050 0.56% 0.63%
2049 0.63% 0.68%
2048 0.6% 0.71%
2047 0.61% 0.75%
2046 0.72% 0.78%
2045 0.72% 0.81%
2044 0.77% 0.83%
2043 0.78% 0.85%
2042 0.76% 0.87%
2041 0.82% 0.88%
2040 0.85% 0.89%
2039 0.87% 0.9%
2038 0.9% 0.91%
2037 0.87% 0.92%
2036 0.9% 0.93%
2035 0.98% 0.94%
2034 0.99% 0.96%
2033 0.96% 0.97%
2032 1.04% 1%
2031 1.08% 1.04%
2030 1.07% 1.15%
2029 1.15% 1.27%
2028 1.2% 1.38%
2027 1.13% 1.49%
2026 1.05% 1.6%
2025 1.05% 1.72%
2024 1.03% 1.77%
2023 1.13% 1.86%
2022 1.24% 1.95%
2021 1.27% 2.05%
2020 1.36% 2.15%
2019 1.49% 2.23%
2018 1.64% 2.28%
2017 1.61% 2.31%
2016 1.54% 2.32%
2015 1.63% 2.31%
2014 1.94% 2.29%
2013 2.03% 2.25%
2012 -2.58% 2.2%
2011 -2.38% 2.14%
2010 2.06% 2.07%
2009 2.11% 1.99%
2008 2.15% 1.93%
2007 2.08% 1.88%
2006 2.07% 1.88%
2005 2.13% 1.9%
2004 2.09% 1.94%
2003 2.01% 1.98%
2002 1.94% 2.01%
2001 1.86% 2.02%
2000 1.67% 2.01%
1999 1.5% 1.85%
1998 1.5% 1.7%
1997 1.55% 1.71%
1996 1.64% 1.73%
1995 1.76% 1.81%
1994 1.88% 2.09%
1993 2% 2.22%
1992 2.11% 2.3%
1991 2.23% 2.54%
1990 2.36% 2.68%
1989 2.48% 2.9%
1988 2.62% 3.09%
1987 2.8% 3.13%
1986 3.04% 3.09%
1985 3.32% 2.96%
1984 1.47% 2.82%
1983 -0.16% 2.75%
1982 2.85% 2.7%
1981 5.76% 2.65%
1980 5.89% 2.6%
1979 5.94% 2.57%
1978 5.93% 2.56%
1977 5.89% 2.56%
1976 5.82% 2.56%
1975 5.73% 2.57%
1974 5.1% 2.58%
1973 3.96% 2.57%
1972 3.37% 2.59%
1971 3.41% 2.62%
1970 3.39% 2.65%
1969 3.15% 2.69%
1968 2.88% 2.75%
1967 2.66% 2.82%
1966 2.5% 2.91%
1965 2.87% 3.01%
1964 3.74% 3.09%
1963 4.22% 3.15%
1962 4.26% 3.17%
1961 4.21% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Libya Turkmenistan
Current population
7559873
7776557
Population rank 105/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.09%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 +356
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 61/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -172 +13,268
Net migration rank 83/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - 13,268
2024 - 3,448 - 14,646
2023 75,760 -2,001 117,529 15,005
2022 91,951 -2,001 121,814 14,141
2021 88,005 -694 122,721 17,617
2020 92,950 -694 124,014 19,913
2019 97,842 -1,352 128,275 19,735
2018 101,619 5,841 129,537 19,293
2017 103,891 9,208 131,417 16,678
2016 105,265 -5,081 132,581 13,365
2015 108,096 -7,660 132,663 9,936
2014 110,420 -1,716 129,677 8,696
2013 110,772 25,755 126,217 7,287
2012 108,855 5,211 120,957 7,125
2011 121,016 -562,827 115,197 6,992
2010 122,926 9,611 109,318 6,621
2009 118,102 11,670 102,931 6,656
2008 117,481 15,260 96,815 6,734
2007 116,704 12,640 92,038 6,388
2006 115,645 3,351 87,840 7,613
2005 112,823 11,024 83,968 10,263
2004 107,144 13,222 79,850 14,242
2003 102,144 12,073 76,737 17,625
2002 97,598 10,152 75,639 18,803
2001 93,370 8,420 76,682 16,982
2000 89,814 5,634 76,875 14,925
1999 88,743 -10,206 76,362 12,859
1998 87,613 -11,479 77,342 -3,239
1997 86,899 -10,907 79,045 -5,600
1996 86,945 -8,446 80,996 -8,627
1995 87,661 -5,068 86,289 -13,423
1994 88,765 -1,755 89,319 -13,094
1993 90,553 426 92,596 -312
1992 93,568 843 96,668 -13,517
1991 96,582 902 99,297 -4,864
1990 99,898 946 101,099 -4,864
1989 102,823 981 103,553 -3,576
1988 105,469 1,053 104,802 1,408
1987 107,761 1,740 103,885 3,161
1986 109,325 5,844 100,930 1,878
1985 110,194 11,962 95,890 1,861
1984 110,028 18,039 90,591 -1,427
1983 122,183 -140,904 85,183 -1,264
1982 133,511 -126,400 80,989 -961
1981 130,233 69,211 77,829 -1,102
1980 128,034 66,739 74,394 -1,152
1979 121,469 64,821 71,135 -677
1978 114,669 61,684 68,437 -350
1977 107,769 57,867 66,318 -132
1976 101,146 53,813 64,513 160
1975 94,862 49,544 62,681 550
1974 89,337 44,946 60,925 924
1973 81,256 20,498 59,169 1,194
1972 77,864 -3,418 57,326 1,293
1971 74,934 -4,265 56,666 1,348
1970 70,488 745 55,617 1,376
1969 66,782 -1,418 54,791 1,397
1968 63,971 -6,323 54,324 1,401
1967 61,889 -10,384 54,209 1,397
1966 60,394 -13,619 54,353 1,377
1965 59,134 -15,810 54,558 1,366
1964 55,227 2,084 54,574 1,340
1963 50,421 18,740 54,203 1,332
1962 46,252 21,589 53,248 1,337
1961 42,167 22,504 51,659 1,372
1960 38,391 22,559 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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