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Population in Libya compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 344,434,632 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 45.4 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.24% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.4% growth).

Libya vs United States: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya United States
2100 9,844,693 415,429,771
2099 9,862,508 414,829,167
2098 9,883,625 414,231,720
2097 9,903,710 413,576,381
2096 9,920,429 412,927,393
2095 9,931,997 412,225,379
2094 9,943,491 411,498,749
2093 9,958,787 410,785,729
2092 9,973,472 410,051,921
2091 9,982,411 409,320,183
2090 9,998,616 408,613,732
2089 10,009,061 407,885,645
2088 10,019,752 407,129,733
2087 10,023,389 406,421,298
2086 10,023,004 405,715,343
2085 10,016,577 405,059,379
2084 10,009,921 404,343,130
2083 10,006,291 403,612,785
2082 9,997,812 402,871,293
2081 9,985,604 402,054,554
2080 9,975,637 401,319,194
2079 9,962,908 400,554,914
2078 9,958,732 399,737,968
2077 9,953,044 398,906,565
2076 9,940,245 398,035,750
2075 9,928,160 397,109,170
2074 9,917,050 396,226,412
2073 9,901,336 395,307,725
2072 9,879,817 394,393,561
2071 9,868,096 393,415,363
2070 9,850,939 392,469,727
2069 9,832,286 391,479,981
2068 9,812,577 390,517,695
2067 9,800,171 389,543,856
2066 9,782,627 388,597,719
2065 9,763,018 387,685,327
2064 9,740,878 386,805,026
2063 9,729,779 385,911,917
2062 9,707,751 385,032,627
2061 9,686,831 384,170,837
2060 9,667,507 383,361,269
2059 9,638,272 382,542,030
2058 9,610,912 381,704,804
2057 9,579,804 380,907,023
2056 9,554,897 380,159,777
2055 9,522,413 379,430,756
2054 9,478,216 378,682,851
2053 9,432,889 377,878,421
2052 9,383,615 377,073,303
2051 9,335,544 376,229,840
2050 9,283,143 375,373,155
2049 9,231,012 374,493,150
2048 9,173,472 373,590,762
2047 9,119,114 372,626,259
2046 9,063,424 371,644,809
2045 8,999,038 370,602,914
2044 8,934,909 369,518,897
2043 8,867,072 368,375,680
2042 8,798,655 367,158,772
2041 8,732,358 365,937,822
2040 8,661,540 364,671,837
2039 8,588,479 363,367,337
2038 8,514,257 361,997,023
2037 8,437,950 360,606,236
2036 8,364,991 359,193,245
2035 8,290,112 357,750,686
2034 8,209,497 356,266,726
2033 8,129,319 354,775,032
2032 8,052,378 353,259,037
2031 7,969,721 351,721,511
2030 7,884,898 350,155,042
2029 7,801,652 348,564,667
2028 7,713,258 346,906,294
2027 7,622,004 345,257,605
2026 7,537,063 343,565,426
2025 7,458,555 341,784,857
2024 7,381,023 340,110,988
2023 7,305,659 334,914,895
2022 7,223,805 333,271,411
2021 7,135,175 331,893,745
2020 7,045,399 331,526,933
2019 6,951,033 328,329,953
2018 6,849,055 326,838,199
2017 6,738,770 325,122,128
2016 6,632,126 323,071,755
2015 6,531,819 320,738,994
2014 6,427,252 318,386,329
2013 6,304,628 316,059,947
2012 6,179,328 313,877,662
2011 6,343,203 311,583,481
2010 6,497,839 309,327,143
2009 6,366,686 306,771,529
2008 6,235,430 304,093,966
2007 6,104,380 301,231,207
2006 5,980,211 298,379,912
2005 5,858,798 295,516,599
2004 5,736,693 292,805,298
2003 5,619,398 290,107,933
2002 5,508,410 287,625,193
2001 5,403,639 284,968,955
2000 5,305,021 282,162,411
1999 5,218,038 279,294,713
1998 5,140,704 276,115,288
1997 5,064,639 272,911,760
1996 4,987,393 269,667,391
1995 4,906,843 266,557,091
1994 4,822,037 263,435,673
1993 4,733,045 260,255,352
1992 4,640,352 256,894,189
1991 4,544,400 253,492,503
1990 4,445,239 250,131,894
1989 4,342,920 246,819,222
1988 4,237,755 244,499,004
1987 4,129,739 242,288,936
1986 4,017,403 240,132,831
1985 3,898,745 237,923,734
1984 3,773,633 235,824,908
1983 3,718,961 233,792,014
1982 3,724,765 231,664,432
1981 3,621,486 229,465,744
1980 3,424,378 226,542,250
1979 3,233,846 225,055,487
1978 3,052,526 222,584,545
1977 2,881,533 220,239,425
1976 2,721,237 218,035,164
1975 2,571,556 215,973,199
1974 2,432,211 213,853,928
1973 2,314,193 211,908,788
1972 2,226,091 209,896,021
1971 2,153,534 207,660,677
1970 2,082,589 205,052,174
1969 2,014,293 202,676,946
1968 1,952,781 200,706,052
1967 1,898,199 198,712,056
1966 1,849,063 196,560,338
1965 1,804,015 194,302,963
1964 1,753,691 191,888,791
1963 1,690,457 189,241,798
1962 1,621,960 186,537,737
1961 1,555,699 183,691,481
1960 1,492,890 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while the United States' population increased by 21,362,877 people (a 6.61% growth).

Libya was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 8.98% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya United States
2100 -0.18% 0.14%
2099 -0.21% 0.14%
2098 -0.2% 0.16%
2097 -0.17% 0.16%
2096 -0.12% 0.17%
2095 -0.12% 0.18%
2094 -0.15% 0.17%
2093 -0.15% 0.18%
2092 -0.09% 0.18%
2091 -0.16% 0.17%
2090 -0.1% 0.18%
2089 -0.11% 0.19%
2088 -0.04% 0.17%
2087 0.004% 0.17%
2086 0.06% 0.16%
2085 0.07% 0.18%
2084 0.04% 0.18%
2083 0.08% 0.18%
2082 0.12% 0.2%
2081 0.1% 0.18%
2080 0.13% 0.19%
2079 0.04% 0.2%
2078 0.06% 0.21%
2077 0.13% 0.22%
2076 0.12% 0.23%
2075 0.11% 0.22%
2074 0.16% 0.23%
2073 0.22% 0.23%
2072 0.12% 0.25%
2071 0.17% 0.24%
2070 0.19% 0.25%
2069 0.2% 0.25%
2068 0.13% 0.25%
2067 0.18% 0.24%
2066 0.2% 0.24%
2065 0.23% 0.23%
2064 0.11% 0.23%
2063 0.23% 0.23%
2062 0.22% 0.22%
2061 0.2% 0.21%
2060 0.3% 0.21%
2059 0.28% 0.22%
2058 0.32% 0.21%
2057 0.26% 0.2%
2056 0.34% 0.19%
2055 0.47% 0.2%
2054 0.48% 0.21%
2053 0.53% 0.21%
2052 0.51% 0.22%
2051 0.56% 0.23%
2050 0.56% 0.23%
2049 0.63% 0.24%
2048 0.6% 0.26%
2047 0.61% 0.26%
2046 0.72% 0.28%
2045 0.72% 0.29%
2044 0.77% 0.31%
2043 0.78% 0.33%
2042 0.76% 0.33%
2041 0.82% 0.35%
2040 0.85% 0.36%
2039 0.87% 0.38%
2038 0.9% 0.39%
2037 0.87% 0.39%
2036 0.9% 0.4%
2035 0.98% 0.42%
2034 0.99% 0.42%
2033 0.96% 0.43%
2032 1.04% 0.44%
2031 1.08% 0.45%
2030 1.07% 0.46%
2029 1.15% 0.48%
2028 1.2% 0.48%
2027 1.13% 0.49%
2026 1.05% 0.52%
2025 1.05% 0.49%
2024 1.03% 1.55%
2023 1.13% 0.49%
2022 1.24% 0.42%
2021 1.27% 0.11%
2020 1.36% 0.97%
2019 1.49% 0.46%
2018 1.64% 0.53%
2017 1.61% 0.63%
2016 1.54% 0.73%
2015 1.63% 0.74%
2014 1.94% 0.74%
2013 2.03% 0.7%
2012 -2.58% 0.74%
2011 -2.38% 0.73%
2010 2.06% 0.83%
2009 2.11% 0.88%
2008 2.15% 0.95%
2007 2.08% 0.96%
2006 2.07% 0.97%
2005 2.13% 0.93%
2004 2.09% 0.93%
2003 2.01% 0.86%
2002 1.94% 0.93%
2001 1.86% 0.99%
2000 1.67% 1.03%
1999 1.5% 1.15%
1998 1.5% 1.17%
1997 1.55% 1.2%
1996 1.64% 1.17%
1995 1.76% 1.18%
1994 1.88% 1.22%
1993 2% 1.31%
1992 2.11% 1.34%
1991 2.23% 1.34%
1990 2.36% 1.34%
1989 2.48% 0.95%
1988 2.62% 0.91%
1987 2.8% 0.9%
1986 3.04% 0.93%
1985 3.32% 0.89%
1984 1.47% 0.87%
1983 -0.16% 0.92%
1982 2.85% 0.96%
1981 5.76% 1.29%
1980 5.89% 0.66%
1979 5.94% 1.11%
1978 5.93% 1.06%
1977 5.89% 1.01%
1976 5.82% 0.95%
1975 5.73% 0.99%
1974 5.1% 0.92%
1973 3.96% 0.96%
1972 3.37% 1.08%
1971 3.41% 1.27%
1970 3.39% 1.17%
1969 3.15% 0.98%
1968 2.88% 1%
1967 2.66% 1.09%
1966 2.5% 1.16%
1965 2.87% 1.26%
1964 3.74% 1.4%
1963 4.22% 1.45%
1962 4.26% 1.55%
1961 4.21% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, 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 the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Libya United States
Current population
7580693
344434632
Population rank 105/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 4.15%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
4.32 minutes
8.75 seconds
One death every
10.9 minutes
10.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +212 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +77,532 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 128/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -172 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 83/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - 1,230,663
2024 73,522 3,448 544,178 1,286,132
2023 75,760 -2,001 502,372 1,322,668
2022 91,951 -2,001 399,926 1,319,009
2021 88,005 -694 199,137 674,787
2020 92,950 -694 208,862 329,769
2019 97,842 -1,352 887,476 1,774,500
2018 101,619 5,841 955,022 1,764,961
2017 103,891 9,208 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 105,265 -5,081 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 108,096 -7,660 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 110,420 -1,716 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 110,772 25,755 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 108,855 5,211 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 121,016 -562,827 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 122,926 9,611 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 118,102 11,670 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 117,481 15,260 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 116,704 12,640 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 115,645 3,351 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 112,823 11,024 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 107,144 13,222 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 102,144 12,073 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 97,598 10,152 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 93,370 8,420 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 89,814 5,634 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 88,743 -10,206 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 87,613 -11,479 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 86,899 -10,907 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 86,945 -8,446 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 87,661 -5,068 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 88,765 -1,755 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 90,553 426 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 93,568 843 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 96,582 902 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 99,898 946 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 102,823 981 1,875,826 400,998
1988 105,469 1,053 1,735,943 460,778
1987 107,761 1,740 1,720,252 480,815
1986 109,325 5,844 1,656,917 493,082
1985 110,194 11,962 1,689,258 598,777
1984 110,028 18,039 1,627,192 622,793
1983 122,183 -140,904 1,636,544 662,840
1982 133,511 -126,400 1,714,317 600,149
1981 130,233 69,211 1,652,153 583,070
1980 128,034 66,739 1,608,450 595,916
1979 121,469 64,821 1,597,894 503,559
1978 114,669 61,684 1,402,283 556,521
1977 107,769 57,867 1,431,556 577,060
1976 101,146 53,813 1,264,604 635,590
1975 94,862 49,544 1,252,644 655,078
1974 89,337 44,946 1,218,968 706,978
1973 81,256 20,498 1,165,499 783,163
1972 77,864 -3,418 1,301,355 833,543
1971 74,934 -4,265 1,640,519 833,549
1970 70,488 745 1,824,965 744,902
1969 66,782 -1,418 1,702,487 523,740
1968 63,971 -6,323 1,565,507 594,514
1967 61,889 -10,384 1,669,181 585,410
1966 60,394 -13,619 1,749,387 637,692
1965 59,134 -15,810 1,943,030 644,902
1964 55,227 2,084 2,245,099 618,635
1963 50,421 18,740 2,289,826 639,495
1962 46,252 21,589 2,406,337 625,617
1961 42,167 22,504 2,571,681 580,333
1960 38,391 22,559 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2024, 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 the United States 34% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,192,763 people) and 66% is from migration (a gain of 13,947,820 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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