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

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The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,458,555 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,580,693 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 5.02 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.36% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.58M (26.8% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Libya vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Uzbekistan
2100 9,844,693 74,913,683
2099 9,862,508 74,651,098
2098 9,883,625 74,375,923
2097 9,903,710 74,084,599
2096 9,920,429 73,786,478
2095 9,931,997 73,476,603
2094 9,943,491 73,151,709
2093 9,958,787 72,817,254
2092 9,973,472 72,474,468
2091 9,982,411 72,122,880
2090 9,998,616 71,760,077
2089 10,009,061 71,384,150
2088 10,019,752 71,002,449
2087 10,023,389 70,611,426
2086 10,023,004 70,216,014
2085 10,016,577 69,811,545
2084 10,009,921 69,396,198
2083 10,006,291 68,975,962
2082 9,997,812 68,557,881
2081 9,985,604 68,128,154
2080 9,975,637 67,696,442
2079 9,962,908 67,260,252
2078 9,958,732 66,816,984
2077 9,953,044 66,362,519
2076 9,940,245 65,913,810
2075 9,928,160 65,462,568
2074 9,917,050 65,009,654
2073 9,901,336 64,552,502
2072 9,879,817 64,095,245
2071 9,868,096 63,631,386
2070 9,850,939 63,166,693
2069 9,832,286 62,698,228
2068 9,812,577 62,225,674
2067 9,800,171 61,749,683
2066 9,782,627 61,266,762
2065 9,763,018 60,778,749
2064 9,740,878 60,281,212
2063 9,729,779 59,775,807
2062 9,707,751 59,261,881
2061 9,686,831 58,740,914
2060 9,667,507 58,208,824
2059 9,638,272 57,665,803
2058 9,610,912 57,114,037
2057 9,579,804 56,552,712
2056 9,554,897 55,985,589
2055 9,522,413 55,407,187
2054 9,478,216 54,818,525
2053 9,432,889 54,220,761
2052 9,383,615 53,615,713
2051 9,335,544 53,002,852
2050 9,283,143 52,386,166
2049 9,231,012 51,762,174
2048 9,173,472 51,134,317
2047 9,119,114 50,502,162
2046 9,063,424 49,868,057
2045 8,999,038 49,233,860
2044 8,934,909 48,605,591
2043 8,867,072 47,984,479
2042 8,798,655 47,370,990
2041 8,732,358 46,766,713
2040 8,661,540 46,174,827
2039 8,588,479 45,591,616
2038 8,514,257 45,011,890
2037 8,437,950 44,436,551
2036 8,364,991 43,862,840
2035 8,290,112 43,287,434
2034 8,209,497 42,708,536
2033 8,129,319 42,122,973
2032 8,052,378 41,529,468
2031 7,969,721 40,928,141
2030 7,884,898 40,314,175
2029 7,801,652 39,688,984
2028 7,713,258 39,055,901
2027 7,622,004 38,407,447
2026 7,537,063 37,740,059
2025 7,458,555 37,053,428
2024 7,381,023 36,361,859
2023 7,305,659 35,652,307
2022 7,223,805 34,938,955
2021 7,135,175 34,243,696
2020 7,045,399 33,586,372
2019 6,951,033 32,964,701
2018 6,849,055 32,373,490
2017 6,738,770 31,819,178
2016 6,632,126 31,284,568
2015 6,531,819 30,749,346
2014 6,427,252 30,222,994
2013 6,304,628 29,724,065
2012 6,179,328 29,261,903
2011 6,343,203 28,823,196
2010 6,497,839 28,385,506
2009 6,366,686 27,939,328
2008 6,235,430 27,494,774
2007 6,104,380 27,076,008
2006 5,980,211 26,699,043
2005 5,858,798 26,356,975
2004 5,736,693 26,029,350
2003 5,619,398 25,711,259
2002 5,508,410 25,399,980
2001 5,403,639 25,090,283
2000 5,305,021 24,787,054
1999 5,218,038 24,476,008
1998 5,140,704 24,134,929
1997 5,064,639 23,758,960
1996 4,987,393 23,351,981
1995 4,906,843 22,917,589
1994 4,822,037 22,463,291
1993 4,733,045 21,987,955
1992 4,640,352 21,485,090
1991 4,544,400 20,962,910
1990 4,445,239 20,464,956
1989 4,342,920 19,977,183
1988 4,237,755 19,460,630
1987 4,129,739 18,930,070
1986 4,017,403 18,395,621
1985 3,898,745 17,875,339
1984 3,773,633 17,378,846
1983 3,718,961 16,908,400
1982 3,724,765 16,462,736
1981 3,621,486 16,035,032
1980 3,424,378 15,619,936
1979 3,233,846 15,215,587
1978 3,052,526 14,816,349
1977 2,881,533 14,408,822
1976 2,721,237 13,998,620
1975 2,571,556 13,598,521
1974 2,432,211 13,209,011
1973 2,314,193 12,831,047
1972 2,226,091 12,465,106
1971 2,153,534 12,111,511
1970 2,082,589 11,762,638
1969 2,014,293 11,403,150
1968 1,952,781 11,032,155
1967 1,898,199 10,659,180
1966 1,849,063 10,289,294
1965 1,804,015 9,921,681
1964 1,753,691 9,557,611
1963 1,690,457 9,202,246
1962 1,621,960 8,854,368
1961 1,555,699 8,517,711
1960 1,492,890 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Libya was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 74.9M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Uzbekistan
2100 -0.18% 0.35%
2099 -0.21% 0.37%
2098 -0.2% 0.39%
2097 -0.17% 0.4%
2096 -0.12% 0.42%
2095 -0.12% 0.44%
2094 -0.15% 0.46%
2093 -0.15% 0.47%
2092 -0.09% 0.49%
2091 -0.16% 0.51%
2090 -0.1% 0.53%
2089 -0.11% 0.54%
2088 -0.04% 0.55%
2087 0.004% 0.56%
2086 0.06% 0.58%
2085 0.07% 0.6%
2084 0.04% 0.61%
2083 0.08% 0.61%
2082 0.12% 0.63%
2081 0.1% 0.64%
2080 0.13% 0.65%
2079 0.04% 0.66%
2078 0.06% 0.68%
2077 0.13% 0.68%
2076 0.12% 0.69%
2075 0.11% 0.7%
2074 0.16% 0.71%
2073 0.22% 0.71%
2072 0.12% 0.73%
2071 0.17% 0.74%
2070 0.19% 0.75%
2069 0.2% 0.76%
2068 0.13% 0.77%
2067 0.18% 0.79%
2066 0.2% 0.8%
2065 0.23% 0.83%
2064 0.11% 0.85%
2063 0.23% 0.87%
2062 0.22% 0.89%
2061 0.2% 0.91%
2060 0.3% 0.94%
2059 0.28% 0.97%
2058 0.32% 0.99%
2057 0.26% 1.01%
2056 0.34% 1.04%
2055 0.47% 1.07%
2054 0.48% 1.1%
2053 0.53% 1.13%
2052 0.51% 1.16%
2051 0.56% 1.18%
2050 0.56% 1.21%
2049 0.63% 1.23%
2048 0.6% 1.25%
2047 0.61% 1.27%
2046 0.72% 1.29%
2045 0.72% 1.29%
2044 0.77% 1.29%
2043 0.78% 1.3%
2042 0.76% 1.29%
2041 0.82% 1.28%
2040 0.85% 1.28%
2039 0.87% 1.29%
2038 0.9% 1.29%
2037 0.87% 1.31%
2036 0.9% 1.33%
2035 0.98% 1.36%
2034 0.99% 1.39%
2033 0.96% 1.43%
2032 1.04% 1.47%
2031 1.08% 1.52%
2030 1.07% 1.58%
2029 1.15% 1.62%
2028 1.2% 1.69%
2027 1.13% 1.77%
2026 1.05% 1.85%
2025 1.05% 1.9%
2024 1.03% 1.99%
2023 1.13% 2.04%
2022 1.24% 2.03%
2021 1.27% 1.96%
2020 1.36% 1.89%
2019 1.49% 1.83%
2018 1.64% 1.74%
2017 1.61% 1.71%
2016 1.54% 1.74%
2015 1.63% 1.74%
2014 1.94% 1.68%
2013 2.03% 1.58%
2012 -2.58% 1.52%
2011 -2.38% 1.54%
2010 2.06% 1.6%
2009 2.11% 1.62%
2008 2.15% 1.55%
2007 2.08% 1.41%
2006 2.07% 1.3%
2005 2.13% 1.26%
2004 2.09% 1.24%
2003 2.01% 1.23%
2002 1.94% 1.23%
2001 1.86% 1.22%
2000 1.67% 1.27%
1999 1.5% 1.41%
1998 1.5% 1.58%
1997 1.55% 1.74%
1996 1.64% 1.9%
1995 1.76% 2.02%
1994 1.88% 2.16%
1993 2% 2.34%
1992 2.11% 2.49%
1991 2.23% 2.43%
1990 2.36% 2.44%
1989 2.48% 2.65%
1988 2.62% 2.8%
1987 2.8% 2.91%
1986 3.04% 2.91%
1985 3.32% 2.86%
1984 1.47% 2.78%
1983 -0.16% 2.71%
1982 2.85% 2.67%
1981 5.76% 2.66%
1980 5.89% 2.66%
1979 5.94% 2.69%
1978 5.93% 2.83%
1977 5.89% 2.93%
1976 5.82% 2.94%
1975 5.73% 2.95%
1974 5.1% 2.95%
1973 3.96% 2.94%
1972 3.37% 2.92%
1971 3.41% 2.97%
1970 3.39% 3.15%
1969 3.15% 3.36%
1968 2.88% 3.5%
1967 2.66% 3.59%
1966 2.5% 3.71%
1965 2.87% 3.81%
1964 3.74% 3.86%
1963 4.22% 3.93%
1962 4.26% 3.95%
1961 4.21% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Libya grew by 1.05%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Libya Uzbekistan
Current population
7580693
38082870
Population rank 105/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.46%
One net population change
6.8 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
4.32 minutes
33.9 seconds
One death every
10.9 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +212 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +77,532 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +1.05% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 54/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -172 -6,987
Net migration rank 83/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - -6,987
2024 73,522 3,448 709,893 -7,066
2023 75,760 -2,001 722,280 -6,004
2022 91,951 -2,001 715,410 -5,007
2021 88,005 -694 689,325 -9,205
2020 92,950 -694 643,750 -9,208
2019 97,842 -1,352 618,154 -9,341
2018 101,619 5,841 585,119 -11,516
2017 103,891 9,208 548,372 -13,352
2016 105,265 -5,081 549,045 -14,839
2015 108,096 -7,660 552,781 -16,545
2014 110,420 -1,716 536,881 -20,381
2013 110,772 25,755 501,742 -20,380
2012 108,855 5,211 463,333 -20,381
2011 121,016 -562,827 454,858 -20,380
2010 122,926 9,611 461,293 -20,380
2009 118,102 11,670 471,839 -20,378
2008 117,481 15,260 461,665 -24,028
2007 116,704 12,640 426,880 -27,013
2006 115,645 3,351 383,265 -29,197
2005 112,823 11,024 363,462 -33,386
2004 107,144 13,222 363,994 -38,834
2003 102,144 12,073 355,098 -44,092
2002 97,598 10,152 359,231 -47,679
2001 93,370 8,420 356,483 -48,642
2000 89,814 5,634 365,138 -66,547
1999 88,743 -10,206 385,448 -61,955
1998 87,613 -11,479 408,532 -49,862
1997 86,899 -10,907 441,631 -48,360
1996 86,945 -8,446 471,010 -50,314
1995 87,661 -5,068 493,966 -45,876
1994 88,765 -1,755 502,279 -41,788
1993 90,553 426 527,557 -37,377
1992 93,568 843 548,793 -33,259
1991 96,582 902 557,886 -29,064
1990 99,898 946 540,581 -73,478
1989 102,823 981 522,323 -13,888
1988 105,469 1,053 525,126 -473
1987 107,761 1,740 537,292 -824
1986 109,325 5,844 533,234 -802
1985 110,194 11,962 508,893 -773
1984 110,028 18,039 485,617 -752
1983 122,183 -140,904 454,464 1,568
1982 133,511 -126,400 431,389 3,897
1981 130,233 69,211 413,897 6,223
1980 128,034 66,739 401,557 8,540
1979 121,469 64,821 387,754 10,864
1978 114,669 61,684 372,068 27,783
1977 107,769 57,867 369,572 45,622
1976 101,146 53,813 363,110 42,094
1975 94,862 49,544 357,382 37,611
1974 89,337 44,946 350,422 33,600
1973 81,256 20,498 341,807 30,094
1972 77,864 -3,418 333,230 26,748
1971 74,934 -4,265 323,171 24,030
1970 70,488 745 313,216 37,324
1969 66,782 -1,418 302,833 65,596
1968 63,971 -6,323 295,651 77,914
1967 61,889 -10,384 298,350 74,030
1966 60,394 -13,619 297,844 69,537
1965 59,134 -15,810 302,264 65,579
1964 55,227 2,084 298,790 61,512
1963 50,421 18,740 293,432 57,002
1962 46,252 21,589 292,788 52,532
1961 42,167 22,504 279,841 48,168
1960 38,391 22,559 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/libya/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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