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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 7.03 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Libya vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Uganda
2100 9,844,478 122,497,526
2099 9,862,293 122,436,109
2098 9,883,409 122,364,302
2097 9,903,494 122,266,255
2096 9,920,212 122,146,810
2095 9,931,781 121,976,411
2094 9,943,275 121,799,752
2093 9,958,570 121,584,860
2092 9,973,255 121,336,796
2091 9,982,193 121,070,447
2090 9,998,398 120,767,412
2089 10,008,842 120,427,771
2088 10,019,533 120,064,594
2087 10,023,170 119,668,549
2086 10,022,785 119,256,686
2085 10,016,359 118,815,763
2084 10,009,703 118,339,179
2083 10,006,073 117,821,938
2082 9,997,594 117,274,958
2081 9,985,386 116,707,394
2080 9,975,419 116,096,095
2079 9,962,691 115,474,153
2078 9,958,515 114,805,376
2077 9,952,827 114,118,687
2076 9,940,029 113,390,189
2075 9,927,944 112,637,851
2074 9,916,834 111,863,410
2073 9,901,120 111,070,771
2072 9,879,602 110,240,940
2071 9,867,880 109,392,890
2070 9,850,724 108,505,633
2069 9,832,072 107,607,659
2068 9,812,363 106,677,578
2067 9,799,957 105,722,829
2066 9,782,414 104,739,111
2065 9,762,806 103,737,893
2064 9,740,665 102,701,560
2063 9,729,567 101,646,533
2062 9,707,539 100,561,859
2061 9,686,619 99,450,764
2060 9,667,297 98,334,788
2059 9,638,062 97,187,498
2058 9,610,703 96,014,439
2057 9,579,595 94,821,765
2056 9,554,689 93,613,209
2055 9,522,205 92,385,049
2054 9,478,010 91,132,827
2053 9,432,683 89,857,705
2052 9,383,411 88,568,311
2051 9,335,341 87,270,603
2050 9,282,941 85,957,376
2049 9,230,811 84,632,277
2048 9,173,272 83,284,965
2047 9,118,915 81,928,165
2046 9,063,226 80,569,225
2045 8,998,841 79,208,662
2044 8,934,714 77,834,944
2043 8,866,878 76,453,982
2042 8,798,463 75,075,287
2041 8,732,168 73,701,695
2040 8,661,351 72,333,375
2039 8,588,292 70,963,211
2038 8,514,071 69,580,447
2037 8,437,766 68,186,136
2036 8,364,809 66,804,746
2035 8,289,931 65,411,934
2034 8,209,318 64,023,352
2033 8,129,142 62,634,483
2032 8,052,203 61,235,174
2031 7,969,547 59,825,075
2030 7,884,726 58,415,479
2029 7,801,482 57,006,283
2028 7,713,090 55,596,520
2027 7,621,838 54,191,271
2026 7,536,898 52,792,624
2025 7,458,392 51,400,003
2024 7,381,023 50,015,092
2023 7,305,659 48,656,601
2022 7,223,805 47,312,719
2021 7,135,175 45,910,930
2020 7,045,399 44,457,152
2019 6,951,033 42,999,637
2018 6,849,055 41,565,831
2017 6,738,770 40,177,388
2016 6,632,126 38,799,152
2015 6,531,819 37,531,446
2014 6,427,252 36,395,539
2013 6,304,628 35,337,042
2012 6,179,328 34,337,438
2011 6,343,203 33,354,543
2010 6,497,839 32,390,802
2009 6,366,686 31,451,151
2008 6,235,430 30,539,553
2007 6,104,380 29,653,430
2006 5,980,211 28,794,003
2005 5,858,798 27,963,289
2004 5,736,693 27,154,515
2003 5,619,398 26,352,124
2002 5,508,410 25,532,870
2001 5,403,639 24,745,676
2000 5,305,021 24,000,150
1999 5,218,038 23,257,281
1998 5,140,704 22,515,806
1997 5,064,639 21,856,046
1996 4,987,393 21,231,550
1995 4,906,843 20,665,667
1994 4,822,037 20,108,801
1993 4,733,045 19,445,161
1992 4,640,352 18,785,032
1991 4,544,400 18,155,901
1990 4,445,239 17,569,897
1989 4,342,920 17,010,698
1988 4,237,755 16,470,483
1987 4,129,739 15,954,170
1986 4,017,403 15,467,579
1985 3,898,745 15,023,681
1984 3,773,633 14,607,677
1983 3,718,961 14,221,881
1982 3,724,765 13,873,631
1981 3,621,486 13,556,452
1980 3,424,378 13,275,741
1979 3,233,846 13,002,163
1978 3,052,526 12,692,113
1977 2,881,533 12,359,669
1976 2,721,237 12,037,294
1975 2,571,556 11,725,240
1974 2,432,211 11,424,846
1973 2,314,193 11,144,236
1972 2,226,091 10,885,796
1971 2,153,534 10,618,206
1970 2,082,589 10,321,603
1969 2,014,293 10,014,858
1968 1,952,781 9,708,632
1967 1,898,199 9,408,924
1966 1,849,063 9,122,864
1965 1,804,015 8,849,203
1964 1,753,691 8,586,363
1963 1,690,457 8,333,663
1962 1,621,960 8,092,231
1961 1,555,699 7,862,217
1960 1,492,890 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Uganda
2100 -0.18% 0.05%
2099 -0.21% 0.06%
2098 -0.2% 0.08%
2097 -0.17% 0.1%
2096 -0.12% 0.14%
2095 -0.12% 0.15%
2094 -0.15% 0.18%
2093 -0.15% 0.2%
2092 -0.09% 0.22%
2091 -0.16% 0.25%
2090 -0.1% 0.28%
2089 -0.11% 0.3%
2088 -0.04% 0.33%
2087 0.004% 0.35%
2086 0.06% 0.37%
2085 0.07% 0.4%
2084 0.04% 0.44%
2083 0.08% 0.47%
2082 0.12% 0.49%
2081 0.1% 0.53%
2080 0.13% 0.54%
2079 0.04% 0.58%
2078 0.06% 0.6%
2077 0.13% 0.64%
2076 0.12% 0.67%
2075 0.11% 0.69%
2074 0.16% 0.71%
2073 0.22% 0.75%
2072 0.12% 0.78%
2071 0.17% 0.82%
2070 0.19% 0.83%
2069 0.2% 0.87%
2068 0.13% 0.9%
2067 0.18% 0.94%
2066 0.2% 0.97%
2065 0.23% 1.01%
2064 0.11% 1.04%
2063 0.23% 1.08%
2062 0.22% 1.12%
2061 0.2% 1.13%
2060 0.3% 1.18%
2059 0.28% 1.22%
2058 0.32% 1.26%
2057 0.26% 1.29%
2056 0.34% 1.33%
2055 0.47% 1.37%
2054 0.48% 1.42%
2053 0.53% 1.46%
2052 0.51% 1.49%
2051 0.56% 1.53%
2050 0.56% 1.57%
2049 0.63% 1.62%
2048 0.6% 1.66%
2047 0.61% 1.69%
2046 0.72% 1.72%
2045 0.72% 1.76%
2044 0.77% 1.81%
2043 0.78% 1.84%
2042 0.76% 1.86%
2041 0.82% 1.89%
2040 0.85% 1.93%
2039 0.87% 1.99%
2038 0.9% 2.04%
2037 0.87% 2.07%
2036 0.9% 2.13%
2035 0.98% 2.17%
2034 0.99% 2.22%
2033 0.96% 2.29%
2032 1.04% 2.36%
2031 1.08% 2.41%
2030 1.07% 2.47%
2029 1.15% 2.54%
2028 1.2% 2.59%
2027 1.13% 2.65%
2026 1.05% 2.71%
2025 1.05% 2.77%
2024 1.03% 2.79%
2023 1.13% 2.84%
2022 1.24% 3.05%
2021 1.27% 3.27%
2020 1.36% 3.39%
2019 1.49% 3.45%
2018 1.64% 3.46%
2017 1.61% 3.55%
2016 1.54% 3.38%
2015 1.63% 3.12%
2014 1.94% 3%
2013 2.03% 2.91%
2012 -2.58% 2.95%
2011 -2.38% 2.98%
2010 2.06% 2.99%
2009 2.11% 2.98%
2008 2.15% 2.99%
2007 2.08% 2.98%
2006 2.07% 2.97%
2005 2.13% 2.98%
2004 2.09% 3.04%
2003 2.01% 3.21%
2002 1.94% 3.18%
2001 1.86% 3.11%
2000 1.67% 3.19%
1999 1.5% 3.29%
1998 1.5% 3.02%
1997 1.55% 2.94%
1996 1.64% 2.74%
1995 1.76% 2.77%
1994 1.88% 3.41%
1993 2% 3.51%
1992 2.11% 3.47%
1991 2.23% 3.34%
1990 2.36% 3.29%
1989 2.48% 3.28%
1988 2.62% 3.24%
1987 2.8% 3.15%
1986 3.04% 2.95%
1985 3.32% 2.85%
1984 1.47% 2.71%
1983 -0.16% 2.51%
1982 2.85% 2.34%
1981 5.76% 2.11%
1980 5.89% 2.1%
1979 5.94% 2.44%
1978 5.93% 2.69%
1977 5.89% 2.68%
1976 5.82% 2.66%
1975 5.73% 2.63%
1974 5.1% 2.52%
1973 3.96% 2.37%
1972 3.37% 2.52%
1971 3.41% 2.87%
1970 3.39% 3.06%
1969 3.15% 3.15%
1968 2.88% 3.19%
1967 2.66% 3.14%
1966 2.5% 3.09%
1965 2.87% 3.06%
1964 3.74% 3.03%
1963 4.22% 2.98%
1962 4.26% 2.93%
1961 4.21% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Libya Uganda
Current population
7559873
53170946
Population rank 105/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.64%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
4.23 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 22/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -172 -119,059
Net migration rank 83/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -119,059
2024 - 3,448 - -117,924
2023 75,760 -2,001 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 91,951 -2,001 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 88,005 -694 1,423,377 43,464
2020 92,950 -694 1,397,288 43,464
2019 97,842 -1,352 1,367,044 107,210
2018 101,619 5,841 1,332,600 60,724
2017 103,891 9,208 1,290,658 92,879
2016 105,265 -5,081 1,249,565 123,379
2015 108,096 -7,660 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 110,420 -1,716 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 110,772 25,755 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 108,855 5,211 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 121,016 -562,827 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 122,926 9,611 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 118,102 11,670 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 117,481 15,260 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 116,704 12,640 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 115,645 3,351 999,958 -156,232
2005 112,823 11,024 969,096 -151,386
2004 107,144 13,222 938,623 -138,770
2003 102,144 12,073 901,374 -96,429
2002 97,598 10,152 868,756 -35,149
2001 93,370 8,420 836,751 -95,956
2000 89,814 5,634 803,069 -52,824
1999 88,743 -10,206 775,166 -39,695
1998 87,613 -11,479 741,175 6,277
1997 86,899 -10,907 727,523 -155,461
1996 86,945 -8,446 699,707 -22,795
1995 87,661 -5,068 697,218 -242,378
1994 88,765 -1,755 675,092 -16,198
1993 90,553 426 650,032 18,349
1992 93,568 843 627,139 24,723
1991 96,582 902 602,740 3,643
1990 99,898 946 587,291 -21,688
1989 102,823 981 565,367 -12,576
1988 105,469 1,053 547,759 -20,113
1987 107,761 1,740 527,397 -22,415
1986 109,325 5,844 487,693 -19,485
1985 110,194 11,962 462,534 -42,942
1984 110,028 18,039 421,241 -8,818
1983 122,183 -140,904 404,940 -45,776
1982 133,511 -126,400 390,820 -53,497
1981 130,233 69,211 380,028 -83,010
1980 128,034 66,739 370,287 -105,900
1979 121,469 64,821 381,626 -98,863
1978 114,669 61,684 371,930 -34,606
1977 107,769 57,867 365,216 -37,671
1976 101,146 53,813 359,458 -42,259
1975 94,862 49,544 354,278 -47,359
1974 89,337 44,946 345,773 -51,910
1973 81,256 20,498 340,780 -73,439
1972 77,864 -3,418 335,935 -86,409
1971 74,934 -4,265 328,294 -42,642
1970 70,488 745 333,202 -25,646
1969 66,782 -1,418 320,486 -14,548
1968 63,971 -6,323 309,725 -3,214
1967 61,889 -10,384 296,692 -3,773
1966 60,394 -13,619 282,225 -3,021
1965 59,134 -15,810 271,830 -3,716
1964 55,227 2,084 260,733 -3,169
1963 50,421 18,740 250,885 -3,058
1962 46,252 21,589 241,513 -6,470
1961 42,167 22,504 232,894 -7,893
1960 38,391 22,559 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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