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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Libya was 7,381,023 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Libya's population is 7,559,873 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 3 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Libya is ranked the 105th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.09% for Libya vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Libya has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Libya has increased from 5.98M people to 7.56M (26.4% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Libya vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Libya
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Libya Zambia
2100 9,844,478 65,217,429
2099 9,862,293 64,871,545
2098 9,883,409 64,515,891
2097 9,903,494 64,148,736
2096 9,920,212 63,777,313
2095 9,931,781 63,393,169
2094 9,943,275 62,992,652
2093 9,958,570 62,590,327
2092 9,973,255 62,175,930
2091 9,982,193 61,750,591
2090 9,998,398 61,321,399
2089 10,008,842 60,880,148
2088 10,019,533 60,434,676
2087 10,023,170 59,970,107
2086 10,022,785 59,499,234
2085 10,016,359 59,023,040
2084 10,009,703 58,535,857
2083 10,006,073 58,040,512
2082 9,997,594 57,538,672
2081 9,985,386 57,027,491
2080 9,975,419 56,506,421
2079 9,962,691 55,983,242
2078 9,958,515 55,449,777
2077 9,952,827 54,906,771
2076 9,940,029 54,361,075
2075 9,927,944 53,806,856
2074 9,916,834 53,246,777
2073 9,901,120 52,677,348
2072 9,879,602 52,101,139
2071 9,867,880 51,519,691
2070 9,850,724 50,931,614
2069 9,832,072 50,334,700
2068 9,812,363 49,737,479
2067 9,799,957 49,135,488
2066 9,782,414 48,530,443
2065 9,762,806 47,918,592
2064 9,740,665 47,299,740
2063 9,729,567 46,677,439
2062 9,707,539 46,048,819
2061 9,686,619 45,416,657
2060 9,667,297 44,777,347
2059 9,638,062 44,137,306
2058 9,610,703 43,494,451
2057 9,579,595 42,851,923
2056 9,554,689 42,206,898
2055 9,522,205 41,558,284
2054 9,478,010 40,906,492
2053 9,432,683 40,255,629
2052 9,383,411 39,603,888
2051 9,335,341 38,949,958
2050 9,282,941 38,294,607
2049 9,230,811 37,634,194
2048 9,173,272 36,971,309
2047 9,118,915 36,309,749
2046 9,063,226 35,645,868
2045 8,998,841 34,981,812
2044 8,934,714 34,316,981
2043 8,866,878 33,652,420
2042 8,798,463 32,990,657
2041 8,732,168 32,329,447
2040 8,661,351 31,664,262
2039 8,588,292 31,001,305
2038 8,514,071 30,335,662
2037 8,437,766 29,668,561
2036 8,364,809 29,000,264
2035 8,289,931 28,333,498
2034 8,209,318 27,671,195
2033 8,129,142 27,011,974
2032 8,052,203 26,356,580
2031 7,969,547 25,702,812
2030 7,884,726 25,055,216
2029 7,801,482 24,414,405
2028 7,713,090 23,780,809
2027 7,621,838 23,151,479
2026 7,536,898 22,529,742
2025 7,458,392 21,918,187
2024 7,381,023 21,314,956
2023 7,305,659 20,723,965
2022 7,223,805 20,152,938
2021 7,135,175 19,603,607
2020 7,045,399 19,059,395
2019 6,951,033 18,513,839
2018 6,849,055 17,973,569
2017 6,738,770 17,441,320
2016 6,632,126 16,914,423
2015 6,531,819 16,399,089
2014 6,427,252 15,895,315
2013 6,304,628 15,398,997
2012 6,179,328 14,913,629
2011 6,343,203 14,437,796
2010 6,497,839 13,965,594
2009 6,366,686 13,490,389
2008 6,235,430 13,021,324
2007 6,104,380 12,565,085
2006 5,980,211 12,129,553
2005 5,858,798 11,718,819
2004 5,736,693 11,338,198
2003 5,619,398 10,983,595
2002 5,508,410 10,647,949
2001 5,403,639 10,325,185
2000 5,305,021 10,017,631
1999 5,218,038 9,740,005
1998 5,140,704 9,482,408
1997 5,064,639 9,237,063
1996 4,987,393 9,004,053
1995 4,906,843 8,785,763
1994 4,822,037 8,576,269
1993 4,733,045 8,373,921
1992 4,640,352 8,176,680
1991 4,544,400 7,981,650
1990 4,445,239 7,786,169
1989 4,342,920 7,589,216
1988 4,237,755 7,391,440
1987 4,129,739 7,191,282
1986 4,017,403 6,986,471
1985 3,898,745 6,780,953
1984 3,773,633 6,580,490
1983 3,718,961 6,381,038
1982 3,724,765 6,178,637
1981 3,621,486 5,983,289
1980 3,424,378 5,802,833
1979 3,233,846 5,631,728
1978 3,052,526 5,465,374
1977 2,881,533 5,302,480
1976 2,721,237 5,143,842
1975 2,571,556 4,990,086
1974 2,432,211 4,842,746
1973 2,314,193 4,702,693
1972 2,226,091 4,569,309
1971 2,153,534 4,442,525
1970 2,082,589 4,321,718
1969 2,014,293 4,197,116
1968 1,952,781 4,065,593
1967 1,898,199 3,936,343
1966 1,849,063 3,812,003
1965 1,804,015 3,692,086
1964 1,753,691 3,577,017
1963 1,690,457 3,465,907
1962 1,621,960 3,358,099
1961 1,555,699 3,254,086
1960 1,492,890 3,153,729

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Libya increased by 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Libya gained 927,747 people (a 14% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Libya was ranked 104th most populous country in 2006 and is 105th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Libya
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Libya Zambia
2100 -0.18% 0.53%
2099 -0.21% 0.55%
2098 -0.2% 0.57%
2097 -0.17% 0.58%
2096 -0.12% 0.61%
2095 -0.12% 0.64%
2094 -0.15% 0.64%
2093 -0.15% 0.67%
2092 -0.09% 0.69%
2091 -0.16% 0.7%
2090 -0.1% 0.72%
2089 -0.11% 0.74%
2088 -0.04% 0.77%
2087 0.004% 0.79%
2086 0.06% 0.81%
2085 0.07% 0.83%
2084 0.04% 0.85%
2083 0.08% 0.87%
2082 0.12% 0.9%
2081 0.1% 0.92%
2080 0.13% 0.93%
2079 0.04% 0.96%
2078 0.06% 0.99%
2077 0.13% 1%
2076 0.12% 1.03%
2075 0.11% 1.05%
2074 0.16% 1.08%
2073 0.22% 1.11%
2072 0.12% 1.13%
2071 0.17% 1.15%
2070 0.19% 1.19%
2069 0.2% 1.2%
2068 0.13% 1.23%
2067 0.18% 1.25%
2066 0.2% 1.28%
2065 0.23% 1.31%
2064 0.11% 1.33%
2063 0.23% 1.37%
2062 0.22% 1.39%
2061 0.2% 1.43%
2060 0.3% 1.45%
2059 0.28% 1.48%
2058 0.32% 1.5%
2057 0.26% 1.53%
2056 0.34% 1.56%
2055 0.47% 1.59%
2054 0.48% 1.62%
2053 0.53% 1.65%
2052 0.51% 1.68%
2051 0.56% 1.71%
2050 0.56% 1.75%
2049 0.63% 1.79%
2048 0.6% 1.82%
2047 0.61% 1.86%
2046 0.72% 1.9%
2045 0.72% 1.94%
2044 0.77% 1.97%
2043 0.78% 2.01%
2042 0.76% 2.05%
2041 0.82% 2.1%
2040 0.85% 2.14%
2039 0.87% 2.19%
2038 0.9% 2.25%
2037 0.87% 2.3%
2036 0.9% 2.35%
2035 0.98% 2.39%
2034 0.99% 2.44%
2033 0.96% 2.49%
2032 1.04% 2.54%
2031 1.08% 2.58%
2030 1.07% 2.62%
2029 1.15% 2.66%
2028 1.2% 2.72%
2027 1.13% 2.76%
2026 1.05% 2.79%
2025 1.05% 2.83%
2024 1.03% 2.85%
2023 1.13% 2.83%
2022 1.24% 2.8%
2021 1.27% 2.86%
2020 1.36% 2.95%
2019 1.49% 3.01%
2018 1.64% 3.05%
2017 1.61% 3.12%
2016 1.54% 3.14%
2015 1.63% 3.17%
2014 1.94% 3.22%
2013 2.03% 3.25%
2012 -2.58% 3.3%
2011 -2.38% 3.38%
2010 2.06% 3.52%
2009 2.11% 3.6%
2008 2.15% 3.63%
2007 2.08% 3.59%
2006 2.07% 3.5%
2005 2.13% 3.36%
2004 2.09% 3.23%
2003 2.01% 3.15%
2002 1.94% 3.13%
2001 1.86% 3.07%
2000 1.67% 2.85%
1999 1.5% 2.72%
1998 1.5% 2.66%
1997 1.55% 2.59%
1996 1.64% 2.48%
1995 1.76% 2.44%
1994 1.88% 2.42%
1993 2% 2.41%
1992 2.11% 2.44%
1991 2.23% 2.51%
1990 2.36% 2.6%
1989 2.48% 2.68%
1988 2.62% 2.78%
1987 2.8% 2.93%
1986 3.04% 3.03%
1985 3.32% 3.05%
1984 1.47% 3.13%
1983 -0.16% 3.28%
1982 2.85% 3.26%
1981 5.76% 3.11%
1980 5.89% 3.04%
1979 5.94% 3.04%
1978 5.93% 3.07%
1977 5.89% 3.08%
1976 5.82% 3.08%
1975 5.73% 3.04%
1974 5.1% 2.98%
1973 3.96% 2.92%
1972 3.37% 2.85%
1971 3.41% 2.8%
1970 3.39% 2.97%
1969 3.15% 3.24%
1968 2.88% 3.28%
1967 2.66% 3.26%
1966 2.5% 3.25%
1965 2.87% 3.22%
1964 3.74% 3.21%
1963 4.22% 3.21%
1962 4.26% 3.2%
1961 4.21% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Libya grew by 1.03%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Libya Zambia
Current population
7559873
22697916
Population rank 105/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.27%
One net population change
6.97 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
4.23 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
10.8 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +206 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +75,364 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 21/197
One migration net change every
2.13 days
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -172 +6,562
Net migration rank 83/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 897,751 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 63/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 56/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Libya
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Libya Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -172 - 6,562
2024 - 3,448 - 7,381
2023 75,760 -2,001 577,660 9,521
2022 91,951 -2,001 563,456 -8,566
2021 88,005 -694 535,629 8,143
2020 92,950 -694 536,484 8,156
2019 97,842 -1,352 528,089 18,385
2018 101,619 5,841 515,644 18,431
2017 103,891 9,208 504,630 25,789
2016 105,265 -5,081 497,521 25,860
2015 108,096 -7,660 491,021 16,261
2014 110,420 -1,716 483,663 16,574
2013 110,772 25,755 476,846 15,542
2012 108,855 5,211 469,406 8,958
2011 121,016 -562,827 459,743 13,569
2010 122,926 9,611 448,337 22,761
2009 118,102 11,670 434,458 44,867
2008 117,481 15,260 419,560 39,249
2007 116,704 12,640 403,729 49,945
2006 115,645 3,351 387,891 29,517
2005 112,823 11,024 368,756 35,316
2004 107,144 13,222 349,352 7,819
2003 102,144 12,073 331,189 20,845
2002 97,598 10,152 316,041 3,206
2001 93,370 8,420 302,682 23,582
2000 89,814 5,634 293,186 -4,338
1999 88,743 -10,206 283,297 -16,888
1998 87,613 -11,479 275,568 -26,796
1997 86,899 -10,907 268,198 -26,276
1996 86,945 -8,446 262,468 -38,358
1995 87,661 -5,068 257,897 -45,423
1994 88,765 -1,755 252,023 -45,504
1993 90,553 426 245,917 -47,739
1992 93,568 843 239,953 -43,656
1991 96,582 902 237,957 -44,203
1990 99,898 946 235,835 -38,619
1989 102,823 981 233,429 -36,736
1988 105,469 1,053 230,118 -31,270
1987 107,761 1,740 227,813 -26,338
1986 109,325 5,844 224,768 -16,610
1985 110,194 11,962 221,351 -18,474
1984 110,028 18,039 216,695 -18,652
1983 122,183 -140,904 212,712 -11,849
1982 133,511 -126,400 207,621 -3,676
1981 130,233 69,211 202,822 -16,072
1980 128,034 66,739 198,817 -24,664
1979 121,469 64,821 197,578 -29,515
1978 114,669 61,684 194,933 -30,284
1977 107,769 57,867 191,557 -30,423
1976 101,146 53,813 186,762 -30,612
1975 94,862 49,544 182,258 -30,886
1974 89,337 44,946 174,484 -31,178
1973 81,256 20,498 168,258 -31,472
1972 77,864 -3,418 161,648 -31,672
1971 74,934 -4,265 155,249 -31,651
1970 70,488 745 149,380 -31,370
1969 66,782 -1,418 142,660 -11,469
1968 63,971 -6,323 137,315 -5,447
1967 61,889 -10,384 131,938 -5,298
1966 60,394 -13,619 127,164 -5,129
1965 59,134 -15,810 122,814 -5,023
1964 55,227 2,084 117,197 -4,851
1963 50,421 18,740 114,555 -4,676
1962 46,252 21,589 110,173 -4,428
1961 42,167 22,504 106,318 -4,043
1960 38,391 22,559 102,335 -3,898

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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 897,751 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Libya, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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