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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 5.33 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Libya vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Ukraine
2100 9,844,693 15,603,179
2099 9,862,508 15,862,593
2098 9,883,625 16,125,815
2097 9,903,710 16,393,353
2096 9,920,429 16,664,587
2095 9,931,997 16,939,471
2094 9,943,491 17,219,443
2093 9,958,787 17,504,349
2092 9,973,472 17,793,601
2091 9,982,411 18,087,289
2090 9,998,616 18,386,570
2089 10,009,061 18,689,852
2088 10,019,752 18,998,014
2087 10,023,389 19,311,662
2086 10,023,004 19,630,012
2085 10,016,577 19,952,247
2084 10,009,921 20,280,817
2083 10,006,291 20,613,034
2082 9,997,812 20,949,887
2081 9,985,604 21,289,979
2080 9,975,637 21,633,931
2079 9,962,908 21,981,015
2078 9,958,732 22,331,415
2077 9,953,044 22,684,635
2076 9,940,245 23,041,181
2075 9,928,160 23,400,319
2074 9,917,050 23,762,428
2073 9,901,336 24,126,690
2072 9,879,817 24,491,363
2071 9,868,096 24,859,381
2070 9,850,939 25,229,957
2069 9,832,286 25,602,485
2068 9,812,577 25,976,390
2067 9,800,171 26,352,535
2066 9,782,627 26,730,314
2065 9,763,018 27,109,886
2064 9,740,878 27,491,024
2063 9,729,779 27,872,631
2062 9,707,751 28,254,738
2061 9,686,831 28,638,347
2060 9,667,507 29,021,488
2059 9,638,272 29,404,719
2058 9,610,912 29,788,559
2057 9,579,804 30,170,070
2056 9,554,897 30,548,973
2055 9,522,413 30,926,521
2054 9,478,216 31,299,425
2053 9,432,889 31,669,550
2052 9,383,615 32,035,413
2051 9,335,544 32,397,707
2050 9,283,143 32,754,538
2049 9,231,012 33,107,228
2048 9,173,472 33,451,994
2047 9,119,114 33,793,296
2046 9,063,424 34,131,561
2045 8,999,038 34,463,236
2044 8,934,909 34,790,682
2043 8,867,072 35,115,069
2042 8,798,655 35,437,607
2041 8,732,358 35,758,248
2040 8,661,540 36,075,749
2039 8,588,479 36,396,426
2038 8,514,257 36,714,126
2037 8,437,950 37,031,794
2036 8,364,991 37,345,665
2035 8,290,112 37,659,856
2034 8,209,497 37,972,332
2033 8,129,319 38,283,563
2032 8,052,378 38,592,696
2031 7,969,721 38,902,570
2030 7,884,898 39,210,256
2029 7,801,652 39,514,695
2028 7,713,258 39,816,523
2027 7,622,004 40,111,670
2026 7,537,063 40,408,451
2025 7,458,555 38,980,376
2024 7,381,023 37,860,221
2023 7,305,659 37,732,836
2022 7,223,805 41,048,766
2021 7,135,175 44,298,640
2020 7,045,399 44,680,014
2019 6,951,033 44,957,458
2018 6,849,055 45,208,907
2017 6,738,770 45,436,041
2016 6,632,126 45,616,832
2015 6,531,819 45,784,896
2014 6,427,252 45,972,380
2013 6,304,628 46,126,770
2012 6,179,328 46,210,056
2011 6,343,203 46,307,853
2010 6,497,839 46,456,003
2009 6,366,686 46,623,731
2008 6,235,430 46,819,175
2007 6,104,380 47,062,798
2006 5,980,211 47,278,694
2005 5,858,798 47,585,556
2004 5,736,693 47,979,507
2003 5,619,398 48,315,136
2002 5,508,410 48,677,281
2001 5,403,639 49,106,855
2000 5,305,021 49,556,660
1999 5,218,038 49,976,446
1998 5,140,704 50,379,731
1997 5,064,639 50,786,885
1996 4,987,393 51,226,109
1995 4,906,843 51,665,539
1994 4,822,037 52,075,998
1993 4,733,045 52,350,126
1992 4,640,352 52,323,671
1991 4,544,400 52,170,961
1990 4,445,239 52,054,092
1989 4,342,920 51,917,817
1988 4,237,755 51,724,853
1987 4,129,739 51,515,732
1986 4,017,403 51,318,745
1985 3,898,745 51,108,770
1984 3,773,633 50,887,599
1983 3,718,961 50,637,029
1982 3,724,765 50,402,724
1981 3,621,486 50,189,281
1980 3,424,378 49,955,152
1979 3,233,846 49,721,381
1978 3,052,526 49,521,243
1977 2,881,533 49,336,481
1976 2,721,237 49,120,842
1975 2,571,556 48,865,229
1974 2,432,211 48,576,570
1973 2,314,193 48,277,121
1972 2,226,091 47,946,893
1971 2,153,534 47,573,287
1970 2,082,589 47,261,306
1969 2,014,293 46,976,256
1968 1,952,781 46,614,325
1967 1,898,199 46,215,988
1966 1,849,063 45,802,519
1965 1,804,015 45,386,892
1964 1,753,691 44,951,156
1963 1,690,457 44,462,372
1962 1,621,960 43,943,674
1961 1,555,699 43,399,766
1960 1,492,890 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Libya was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Ukraine
2100 -0.18% -1.64%
2099 -0.21% -1.63%
2098 -0.2% -1.63%
2097 -0.17% -1.63%
2096 -0.12% -1.62%
2095 -0.12% -1.63%
2094 -0.15% -1.63%
2093 -0.15% -1.63%
2092 -0.09% -1.62%
2091 -0.16% -1.63%
2090 -0.1% -1.62%
2089 -0.11% -1.62%
2088 -0.04% -1.62%
2087 0.004% -1.62%
2086 0.06% -1.62%
2085 0.07% -1.62%
2084 0.04% -1.61%
2083 0.08% -1.61%
2082 0.12% -1.6%
2081 0.1% -1.59%
2080 0.13% -1.58%
2079 0.04% -1.57%
2078 0.06% -1.56%
2077 0.13% -1.55%
2076 0.12% -1.53%
2075 0.11% -1.52%
2074 0.16% -1.51%
2073 0.22% -1.49%
2072 0.12% -1.48%
2071 0.17% -1.47%
2070 0.19% -1.46%
2069 0.2% -1.44%
2068 0.13% -1.43%
2067 0.18% -1.41%
2066 0.2% -1.4%
2065 0.23% -1.39%
2064 0.11% -1.37%
2063 0.23% -1.35%
2062 0.22% -1.34%
2061 0.2% -1.32%
2060 0.3% -1.3%
2059 0.28% -1.29%
2058 0.32% -1.26%
2057 0.26% -1.24%
2056 0.34% -1.22%
2055 0.47% -1.19%
2054 0.48% -1.17%
2053 0.53% -1.14%
2052 0.51% -1.12%
2051 0.56% -1.09%
2050 0.56% -1.07%
2049 0.63% -1.03%
2048 0.6% -1.01%
2047 0.61% -0.99%
2046 0.72% -0.96%
2045 0.72% -0.94%
2044 0.77% -0.92%
2043 0.78% -0.91%
2042 0.76% -0.9%
2041 0.82% -0.88%
2040 0.85% -0.88%
2039 0.87% -0.87%
2038 0.9% -0.86%
2037 0.87% -0.84%
2036 0.9% -0.83%
2035 0.98% -0.82%
2034 0.99% -0.81%
2033 0.96% -0.8%
2032 1.04% -0.8%
2031 1.08% -0.78%
2030 1.07% -0.77%
2029 1.15% -0.76%
2028 1.2% -0.74%
2027 1.13% -0.73%
2026 1.05% 3.66%
2025 1.05% 2.96%
2024 1.03% 0.34%
2023 1.13% -8.08%
2022 1.24% -7.34%
2021 1.27% -0.85%
2020 1.36% -0.62%
2019 1.49% -0.56%
2018 1.64% -0.5%
2017 1.61% -0.4%
2016 1.54% -0.37%
2015 1.63% -0.41%
2014 1.94% -0.33%
2013 2.03% -0.18%
2012 -2.58% -0.21%
2011 -2.38% -0.32%
2010 2.06% -0.36%
2009 2.11% -0.42%
2008 2.15% -0.52%
2007 2.08% -0.46%
2006 2.07% -0.64%
2005 2.13% -0.82%
2004 2.09% -0.69%
2003 2.01% -0.74%
2002 1.94% -0.87%
2001 1.86% -0.91%
2000 1.67% -0.84%
1999 1.5% -0.8%
1998 1.5% -0.8%
1997 1.55% -0.86%
1996 1.64% -0.85%
1995 1.76% -0.79%
1994 1.88% -0.52%
1993 2% 0.05%
1992 2.11% 0.29%
1991 2.23% 0.22%
1990 2.36% 0.26%
1989 2.48% 0.37%
1988 2.62% 0.41%
1987 2.8% 0.38%
1986 3.04% 0.41%
1985 3.32% 0.43%
1984 1.47% 0.49%
1983 -0.16% 0.46%
1982 2.85% 0.43%
1981 5.76% 0.47%
1980 5.89% 0.47%
1979 5.94% 0.4%
1978 5.93% 0.37%
1977 5.89% 0.44%
1976 5.82% 0.52%
1975 5.73% 0.59%
1974 5.1% 0.62%
1973 3.96% 0.69%
1972 3.37% 0.79%
1971 3.41% 0.66%
1970 3.39% 0.61%
1969 3.15% 0.78%
1968 2.88% 0.86%
1967 2.66% 0.9%
1966 2.5% 0.92%
1965 2.87% 0.97%
1964 3.74% 1.1%
1963 4.22% 1.18%
1962 4.26% 1.25%
1961 4.21% 1.34%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Libya grew by 1.05%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Libya Ukraine
Current population
7580693
40408451
Population rank 105/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.49%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
28.2 seconds
One birth every
4.32 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
10.9 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +212 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +77,532 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 13/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -172 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 83/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - 1,702,358
2024 73,522 3,448 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 75,760 -2,001 -283,185 -299,961
2022 91,951 -2,001 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 88,005 -694 -449,941 -1,129
2020 92,950 -694 -307,533 -4,167
2019 97,842 -1,352 -236,296 -6,908
2018 101,619 5,841 -227,491 -32,220
2017 103,891 9,208 -158,390 -36,155
2016 105,265 -5,081 -135,710 -31,340
2015 108,096 -7,660 -147,107 -21,992
2014 110,420 -1,716 -140,216 -65,678
2013 110,772 25,755 -129,662 26,781
2012 108,855 5,211 -130,451 66,768
2011 121,016 -562,827 -158,372 26,457
2010 122,926 9,611 -180,388 16,030
2009 118,102 11,670 -197,918 26,796
2008 117,481 15,260 -229,086 9,312
2007 116,704 12,640 -282,659 15,237
2006 115,645 3,351 -300,787 136,442
2005 112,823 11,024 -337,857 -111,493
2004 107,144 13,222 -344,157 5,644
2003 102,144 12,073 -351,299 18,540
2002 97,598 10,152 -364,544 -26,991
2001 93,370 8,420 -374,734 -92,847
2000 89,814 5,634 -364,143 -67,865
1999 88,743 -10,206 -348,286 -59,247
1998 87,613 -11,479 -318,299 -80,684
1997 86,899 -10,907 -306,549 -108,735
1996 86,945 -8,446 -305,154 -158,008
1995 87,661 -5,068 -281,629 -134,053
1994 88,765 -1,755 -238,820 -166,380
1993 90,553 426 -169,405 26,357
1992 93,568 843 -95,857 291,788
1991 96,582 902 -16,486 125,962
1990 99,898 946 48,463 75,760
1989 102,823 981 106,431 36,978
1988 105,469 1,053 162,002 75,637
1987 107,761 1,740 198,850 -18,275
1986 109,325 5,844 225,751 -12,369
1985 110,194 11,962 201,011 5,546
1984 110,028 18,039 222,430 13,340
1983 122,183 -140,904 241,741 23,608
1982 133,511 -126,400 194,101 9,096
1981 130,233 69,211 182,839 40,807
1980 128,034 66,739 197,223 47,406
1979 121,469 64,821 197,294 25,635
1978 114,669 61,684 206,554 -29,180
1977 107,769 57,867 216,932 -24,745
1976 101,146 53,813 247,323 -8,219
1975 94,862 49,544 256,787 15,336
1974 89,337 44,946 273,486 31,725
1973 81,256 20,498 274,938 18,777
1972 77,864 -3,418 309,785 56,928
1971 74,934 -4,265 305,849 74,604
1970 70,488 745 291,839 -48,335
1969 66,782 -1,418 274,858 51,763
1968 63,971 -6,323 295,162 102,096
1967 61,889 -10,384 313,899 85,527
1966 60,394 -13,619 337,794 89,737
1965 59,134 -15,810 334,365 69,354
1964 55,227 2,084 391,120 76,650
1963 50,421 18,740 449,648 60,178
1962 46,252 21,589 481,887 45,712
1961 42,167 22,504 508,602 51,625
1960 38,391 22,559 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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