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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 7,800,189 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 +1.36% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Libya vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Turkmenistan
2100 9,844,693 10,041,228
2099 9,862,508 10,070,007
2098 9,883,625 10,097,571
2097 9,903,710 10,123,813
2096 9,920,429 10,148,560
2095 9,931,997 10,172,371
2094 9,943,491 10,194,567
2093 9,958,787 10,215,533
2092 9,973,472 10,235,132
2091 9,982,411 10,253,189
2090 9,998,616 10,270,414
2089 10,009,061 10,285,963
2088 10,019,752 10,300,439
2087 10,023,389 10,313,629
2086 10,023,004 10,325,212
2085 10,016,577 10,335,299
2084 10,009,921 10,343,821
2083 10,006,291 10,350,710
2082 9,997,812 10,356,526
2081 9,985,604 10,360,689
2080 9,975,637 10,363,394
2079 9,962,908 10,364,229
2078 9,958,732 10,363,113
2077 9,953,044 10,360,467
2076 9,940,245 10,356,079
2075 9,928,160 10,349,863
2074 9,917,050 10,342,496
2073 9,901,336 10,333,532
2072 9,879,817 10,322,776
2071 9,868,096 10,310,748
2070 9,850,939 10,297,702
2069 9,832,286 10,283,723
2068 9,812,577 10,268,779
2067 9,800,171 10,252,681
2066 9,782,627 10,235,535
2065 9,763,018 10,217,603
2064 9,740,878 10,198,228
2063 9,729,779 10,177,447
2062 9,707,751 10,155,121
2061 9,686,831 10,131,160
2060 9,667,507 10,105,616
2059 9,638,272 10,077,893
2058 9,610,912 10,047,185
2057 9,579,804 10,013,846
2056 9,554,897 9,977,699
2055 9,522,413 9,938,273
2054 9,478,216 9,895,840
2053 9,432,889 9,849,324
2052 9,383,615 9,799,331
2051 9,335,544 9,745,673
2050 9,283,143 9,688,197
2049 9,231,012 9,627,119
2048 9,173,472 9,562,502
2047 9,119,114 9,494,734
2046 9,063,424 9,423,990
2045 8,999,038 9,350,870
2044 8,934,909 9,275,707
2043 8,867,072 9,199,229
2042 8,798,655 9,121,705
2041 8,732,358 9,043,208
2040 8,661,540 8,964,374
2039 8,588,479 8,885,167
2038 8,514,257 8,805,836
2037 8,437,950 8,726,399
2036 8,364,991 8,646,796
2035 8,290,112 8,567,354
2034 8,209,497 8,487,651
2033 8,129,319 8,407,327
2032 8,052,378 8,326,172
2031 7,969,721 8,243,436
2030 7,884,898 8,158,380
2029 7,801,652 8,065,431
2028 7,713,258 7,964,546
2027 7,622,004 7,856,302
2026 7,537,063 7,740,924
2025 7,458,555 7,618,847
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 (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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Libya was ranked 103rd 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 22.5% to 9,283,143 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 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% 1.66%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/libya/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Libya grew by 1.05%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Libya Turkmenistan
Current population
7580693
7800189
Population rank 105/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.09%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
4.32 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
10.9 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +212 +341
Annual growth/decline +77,532 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 63/197
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 73,522 3,448 112,942 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/libya/turkmenistan | CC BY

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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