Libya Population Growth Rate 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Libya population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Libya in 2020 is 6,871,292, a 1.38% increase from 2019.
- The population of Libya in 2019 was 6,777,452, a 1.48% increase from 2018.
- The population of Libya in 2018 was 6,678,559, a 1.49% increase from 2017.
- The population of Libya in 2017 was 6,580,724, a 1.36% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| China | 1,439,323,776 |
| Brazil | 212,559,417 |
| Russia | 145,934,462 |
| Mexico | 128,932,753 |
| Turkey | 84,339,067 |
| Iran | 83,992,949 |
| Thailand | 69,799,978 |
| South Africa | 59,308,690 |
| Colombia | 50,882,891 |
| Algeria | 43,851,044 |
| Iraq | 40,222,493 |
| Peru | 32,971,854 |
| Malaysia | 32,365,999 |
| Venezuela | 28,435,940 |
| Romania | 19,237,691 |
| Kazakhstan | 18,776,707 |
| Guatemala | 17,915,568 |
| Ecuador | 17,643,054 |
| Cuba | 11,326,616 |
| Dominican Republic | 10,847,910 |
| Jordan | 10,203,134 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,139,177 |
| Belarus | 9,449,323 |
| Serbia | 8,737,371 |
| Paraguay | 7,132,538 |
| Bulgaria | 6,948,445 |
| Libya | 6,871,292 |
| Lebanon | 6,825,445 |
| Turkmenistan | 6,031,200 |
| Costa Rica | 5,094,118 |
| Armenia | 2,963,243 |
| Jamaica | 2,961,167 |
| Albania | 2,877,797 |
| Namibia | 2,540,905 |
| Botswana | 2,351,627 |
| Gabon | 2,225,734 |
| North Macedonia | 2,083,374 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,402,985 |
| Mauritius | 1,271,768 |
| Fiji | 896,445 |
| Guyana | 786,552 |
| Montenegro | 628,066 |
| Suriname | 586,632 |
| Maldives | 540,544 |
| Belize | 397,628 |
| Samoa | 198,414 |
| Grenada | 112,523 |
| Tonga | 105,695 |
| Dominica | 71,986 |
| Marshall Islands | 59,190 |
| American Samoa | 55,191 |
| Tuvalu | 11,792 |
| Nauru | 10,824 |
| Libya - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 6,871,292 | 1.38% |
| 2019 | 6,777,452 | 1.48% |
| 2018 | 6,678,559 | 1.49% |
| 2017 | 6,580,724 | 1.36% |
| 2016 | 6,492,162 | 1.15% |
| 2015 | 6,418,315 | 0.88% |
| 2014 | 6,362,037 | 0.66% |
| 2013 | 6,320,360 | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 6,285,748 | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 6,247,439 | 0.80% |
| 2010 | 6,197,663 | 1.04% |
| 2009 | 6,133,984 | 1.24% |
| 2008 | 6,058,748 | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 5,974,787 | 1.49% |
| 2006 | 5,886,872 | 1.52% |
| 2005 | 5,798,614 | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 5,710,154 | 1.59% |
| 2003 | 5,620,547 | 1.62% |
| 2002 | 5,531,089 | 1.61% |
| 2001 | 5,443,248 | 1.59% |
| 2000 | 5,357,891 | 1.55% |
| 1999 | 5,275,926 | 1.52% |
| 1998 | 5,196,780 | 1.54% |
| 1997 | 5,118,007 | 1.62% |
| 1996 | 5,036,171 | 1.77% |
| 1995 | 4,948,798 | 1.93% |
| 1994 | 4,854,875 | 2.10% |
| 1993 | 4,755,133 | 2.24% |
| 1992 | 4,650,885 | 2.35% |
| 1991 | 4,544,242 | 2.42% |
| 1990 | 4,436,661 | 2.49% |
| 1989 | 4,328,939 | 2.57% |
| 1988 | 4,220,450 | 2.69% |
| 1987 | 4,109,725 | 2.88% |
| 1986 | 3,994,597 | 3.12% |
| 1985 | 3,873,781 | 3.39% |
| 1984 | 3,746,715 | 3.65% |
| 1983 | 3,614,689 | 3.86% |
| 1982 | 3,480,454 | 3.96% |
| 1981 | 3,347,781 | 3.99% |
| 1980 | 3,219,466 | 3.96% |
| 1979 | 3,096,729 | 3.95% |
| 1978 | 2,979,093 | 3.96% |
| 1977 | 2,865,637 | 4.03% |
| 1976 | 2,754,696 | 4.14% |
| 1975 | 2,645,139 | 4.27% |
| 1974 | 2,536,888 | 4.37% |
| 1973 | 2,430,755 | 4.44% |
| 1972 | 2,327,490 | 4.46% |
| 1971 | 2,228,146 | 4.43% |
| 1970 | 2,133,526 | 4.39% |
| 1969 | 2,043,818 | 4.33% |
| 1968 | 1,958,914 | 4.26% |
| 1967 | 1,878,877 | 4.17% |
| 1966 | 1,803,683 | 4.06% |
| 1965 | 1,733,306 | 3.93% |
| 1964 | 1,667,825 | 3.77% |
| 1963 | 1,607,171 | 3.63% |
| 1962 | 1,550,813 | 3.52% |
| 1961 | 1,498,071 | 3.43% |
| 1960 | 1,448,417 | 3.34% |
| 1959 | 1,401,620 | 3.23% |
| 1958 | 1,357,732 | 3.10% |
| 1957 | 1,316,911 | 2.93% |
| 1956 | 1,279,406 | 2.73% |
| 1955 | 1,245,358 | 2.51% |
| 1954 | 1,214,827 | 2.28% |
| 1953 | 1,187,734 | 2.05% |
| 1952 | 1,163,891 | 1.83% |
| 1951 | 1,142,972 | 1.64% |
| 1950 | 1,124,515 | 0.00% |
