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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 5.31 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 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Libya vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Ukraine
2100 9,844,478 15,493,960
2099 9,862,293 15,751,557
2098 9,883,409 16,012,938
2097 9,903,494 16,278,602
2096 9,920,212 16,547,938
2095 9,931,781 16,820,897
2094 9,943,275 17,098,910
2093 9,958,570 17,381,822
2092 9,973,255 17,669,049
2091 9,982,193 17,960,681
2090 9,998,398 18,257,867
2089 10,008,842 18,559,027
2088 10,019,533 18,865,031
2087 10,023,170 19,176,483
2086 10,022,785 19,492,606
2085 10,016,359 19,812,584
2084 10,009,703 20,138,855
2083 10,006,073 20,468,747
2082 9,997,594 20,803,241
2081 9,985,386 21,140,953
2080 9,975,419 21,482,498
2079 9,962,691 21,827,152
2078 9,958,515 22,175,099
2077 9,952,827 22,525,846
2076 9,940,029 22,879,896
2075 9,927,944 23,236,521
2074 9,916,834 23,596,095
2073 9,901,120 23,957,807
2072 9,879,602 24,319,928
2071 9,867,880 24,685,370
2070 9,850,724 25,053,352
2069 9,832,072 25,423,272
2068 9,812,363 25,794,560
2067 9,799,957 26,168,072
2066 9,782,414 26,543,206
2065 9,762,806 26,920,121
2064 9,740,665 27,298,592
2063 9,729,567 27,677,528
2062 9,707,539 28,056,960
2061 9,686,619 28,437,884
2060 9,667,297 28,818,343
2059 9,638,062 29,198,891
2058 9,610,703 29,580,044
2057 9,579,595 29,958,884
2056 9,554,689 30,335,136
2055 9,522,205 30,710,041
2054 9,478,010 31,080,334
2053 9,432,683 31,447,868
2052 9,383,411 31,811,171
2051 9,335,341 32,170,929
2050 9,282,941 32,525,262
2049 9,230,811 32,875,483
2048 9,173,272 33,217,836
2047 9,118,915 33,556,749
2046 9,063,226 33,892,646
2045 8,998,841 34,221,999
2044 8,934,714 34,547,153
2043 8,866,878 34,869,270
2042 8,798,463 35,189,550
2041 8,732,168 35,507,946
2040 8,661,351 35,823,225
2039 8,588,292 36,141,658
2038 8,514,071 36,457,134
2037 8,437,766 36,772,578
2036 8,364,809 37,084,252
2035 8,289,931 37,396,243
2034 8,209,318 37,706,533
2033 8,129,142 38,015,585
2032 8,052,203 38,322,554
2031 7,969,547 38,630,259
2030 7,884,726 38,935,791
2029 7,801,482 39,238,099
2028 7,713,090 39,537,815
2027 7,621,838 39,830,895
2026 7,536,898 40,125,599
2025 7,458,392 38,707,520
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 (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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Libya was ranked 104th 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 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 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 15.5M 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% 2.24%
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 (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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Libya Ukraine
Current population
7559873
40125599
Population rank 105/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.48%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
4.23 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
10.8 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 +349
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 147/197
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 - 3,448 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 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 (1960–2024, 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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