| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 20 Aug 2025 |
The current population of Libya is 7,476,149 as of September 22, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Libya is projected at 7,458,555, or 7.46 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Libya is projected at 7,381,023, or 7.38 million people, for the year 2024.
Libya ranks 105th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Libya is ranked 35th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 7,342,540 | 7,381,023 | 76,966 | 1.043 | 0.0904 |
| 2025 | 7,419,506 | 7,458,555 | 78,097 | 1.047 | 0.0906 |
| 2026 | 7,497,603 | 7,539,851 | 84,497 | 1.121 | 0.0908 |
| 2027 | 7,582,100 | 7,627,488 | 90,776 | 1.190 | 0.0911 |
| 2028 | 7,672,876 | 7,716,842 | 87,931 | 1.139 | 0.0915 |
| 2029 | 7,760,807 | 7,802,212 | 82,810 | 1.061 | 0.0918 |
| 2030 | 7,843,617 | 7,885,806 | 84,379 | 1.070 | 0.0920 |
| 2031 | 7,927,996 | 7,969,109 | 82,225 | 1.032 | 0.0923 |
| 2032 | 8,010,221 | 8,048,490 | 76,538 | 0.951 | 0.0925 |
| 2033 | 8,086,759 | 8,126,638 | 79,758 | 0.981 | 0.0928 |
| 2034 | 8,166,517 | 8,206,613 | 80,193 | 0.977 | 0.0930 |
| 2035 | 8,246,710 | 8,283,953 | 74,487 | 0.899 | 0.0932 |
| 2036 | 8,321,197 | 8,357,486 | 72,577 | 0.868 | 0.0934 |
| 2037 | 8,393,774 | 8,431,728 | 75,907 | 0.900 | 0.0936 |
| 2038 | 8,469,681 | 8,506,598 | 73,834 | 0.868 | 0.0939 |
| 2039 | 8,543,515 | 8,579,854 | 72,678 | 0.847 | 0.0941 |
| 2040 | 8,616,193 | 8,651,417 | 70,448 | 0.814 | 0.0943 |
| 2041 | 8,686,641 | 8,719,615 | 65,949 | 0.756 | 0.0944 |
| 2042 | 8,752,590 | 8,786,620 | 68,059 | 0.775 | 0.0946 |
| 2043 | 8,820,649 | 8,854,390 | 67,482 | 0.762 | 0.0948 |
| 2044 | 8,888,131 | 8,920,028 | 63,793 | 0.715 | 0.0950 |
| 2045 | 8,951,924 | 8,983,949 | 64,049 | 0.713 | 0.0952 |
| 2046 | 9,015,973 | 9,043,673 | 55,399 | 0.613 | 0.0953 |
| 2047 | 9,071,372 | 9,098,408 | 54,073 | 0.594 | 0.0954 |
| 2048 | 9,125,445 | 9,154,065 | 57,239 | 0.625 | 0.0956 |
| 2049 | 9,182,684 | 9,208,613 | 51,858 | 0.563 | 0.0957 |
| 2050 | 9,234,542 | 9,260,605 | 52,127 | 0.563 | 0.0958 |
| 2051 | 9,286,669 | 9,310,578 | 47,819 | 0.514 | 0.0959 |
| 2052 | 9,334,488 | 9,358,996 | 49,016 | 0.524 | 0.0961 |
| 2053 | 9,383,504 | 9,406,049 | 45,090 | 0.479 | 0.0962 |
| 2054 | 9,428,594 | 9,450,576 | 43,965 | 0.465 | 0.0963 |
| 2055 | 9,472,559 | 9,488,716 | 32,314 | 0.341 | 0.0964 |
| 2056 | 9,504,873 | 9,517,262 | 24,777 | 0.260 | 0.0964 |
| 2057 | 9,529,650 | 9,545,122 | 30,945 | 0.324 | 0.0963 |
| 2058 | 9,560,595 | 9,574,203 | 27,217 | 0.284 | 0.0964 |
| 2059 | 9,587,812 | 9,602,353 | 29,082 | 0.303 | 0.0964 |
| 2060 | 9,616,894 | 9,626,505 | 19,222 | 0.200 | 0.0964 |
| 2061 | 9,636,116 | 9,646,522 | 20,811 | 0.216 | 0.0963 |
| 2062 | 9,656,927 | 9,667,883 | 21,913 | 0.227 | 0.0963 |
| 2063 | 9,678,840 | 9,684,360 | 11,040 | 0.114 | 0.0963 |
| 2064 | 9,689,880 | 9,700,892 | 22,025 | 0.227 | 0.0962 |
| 2065 | 9,711,905 | 9,721,658 | 19,506 | 0.201 | 0.0962 |
| 2066 | 9,731,411 | 9,740,137 | 17,452 | 0.179 | 0.0962 |
| 2067 | 9,748,863 | 9,755,033 | 12,341 | 0.127 | 0.0962 |
| 2068 | 9,761,204 | 9,771,007 | 19,606 | 0.201 | 0.0962 |
| 2069 | 9,780,810 | 9,790,087 | 18,555 | 0.190 | 0.0962 |
| 2070 | 9,799,365 | 9,807,898 | 17,067 | 0.174 | 0.0963 |
| 2071 | 9,816,432 | 9,822,262 | 11,660 | 0.119 | 0.0963 |
| 2072 | 9,828,092 | 9,838,795 | 21,406 | 0.218 | 0.0963 |
| 2073 | 9,849,498 | 9,857,314 | 15,632 | 0.159 | 0.0964 |
| 2074 | 9,865,130 | 9,870,656 | 11,052 | 0.112 | 0.0964 |
| 2075 | 9,876,182 | 9,882,193 | 12,022 | 0.122 | 0.0964 |
| 2076 | 9,888,204 | 9,894,570 | 12,732 | 0.129 | 0.0964 |
| 2077 | 9,900,936 | 9,903,765 | 5,658 | 0.057 | 0.0965 |
| 2078 | 9,906,594 | 9,908,671 | 4,154 | 0.042 | 0.0964 |
| 2079 | 9,910,748 | 9,917,079 | 12,662 | 0.128 | 0.0965 |
| 2080 | 9,923,410 | 9,928,368 | 9,915 | 0.100 | 0.0966 |
| 2081 | 9,933,325 | 9,939,397 | 12,144 | 0.122 | 0.0966 |
| 2082 | 9,945,469 | 9,949,686 | 8,435 | 0.085 | 0.0967 |
| 2083 | 9,953,904 | 9,955,710 | 3,611 | 0.036 | 0.0968 |
| 2084 | 9,957,515 | 9,960,826 | 6,621 | 0.066 | 0.0968 |
| 2085 | 9,964,136 | 9,967,333 | 6,393 | 0.064 | 0.0969 |
| 2086 | 9,970,529 | 9,970,720 | 383 | 0.004 | 0.0969 |
| 2087 | 9,970,912 | 9,969,103 | -3,618 | -0.036 | 0.0969 |
| 2088 | 9,967,294 | 9,961,977 | -10,635 | -0.107 | 0.0969 |
| 2089 | 9,956,659 | 9,951,464 | -10,390 | -0.104 | 0.0968 |
| 2090 | 9,946,269 | 9,938,209 | -16,120 | -0.162 | 0.0968 |
| 2091 | 9,930,149 | 9,925,703 | -8,892 | -0.090 | 0.0967 |
| 2092 | 9,921,257 | 9,913,953 | -14,608 | -0.147 | 0.0966 |
| 2093 | 9,906,649 | 9,899,041 | -15,216 | -0.154 | 0.0966 |
| 2094 | 9,891,433 | 9,885,716 | -11,434 | -0.116 | 0.0965 |
| 2095 | 9,879,999 | 9,874,245 | -11,508 | -0.117 | 0.0965 |
| 2096 | 9,868,491 | 9,860,175 | -16,631 | -0.169 | 0.0964 |
| 2097 | 9,851,860 | 9,841,870 | -19,980 | -0.203 | 0.0963 |
| 2098 | 9,831,880 | 9,821,377 | -21,006 | -0.214 | 0.0962 |
| 2099 | 9,810,874 | 9,802,013 | -17,722 | -0.181 | 0.0962 |
| 2100 | 9,793,152 | 9,783,568 | -19,167 | -0.196 | 0.0961 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 1,125,232 | 1,131,460 | 12,457 | 1.101 | 0.0454 |
| 1951 | 1,137,689 | 1,145,387 | 15,396 | 1.344 | 0.0451 |
| 1952 | 1,153,085 | 1,162,479 | 18,789 | 1.616 | 0.0450 |
| 1953 | 1,171,874 | 1,183,292 | 22,835 | 1.930 | 0.0449 |
| 1954 | 1,194,709 | 1,208,177 | 26,935 | 2.229 | 0.0450 |
| 1955 | 1,221,644 | 1,241,377 | 39,466 | 3.179 | 0.0453 |
| 1956 | 1,261,110 | 1,282,958 | 43,697 | 3.406 | 0.0459 |
| 1957 | 1,304,807 | 1,328,854 | 48,094 | 3.620 | 0.0466 |
| 1958 | 1,352,901 | 1,379,207 | 52,612 | 3.815 | 0.0474 |
| 1959 | 1,405,513 | 1,433,966 | 56,905 | 3.969 | 0.0483 |
| 1960 | 1,462,418 | 1,492,890 | 60,944 | 4.083 | 0.0495 |
| 1961 | 1,523,362 | 1,555,699 | 64,675 | 4.158 | 0.0508 |
| 1962 | 1,588,037 | 1,621,960 | 67,846 | 4.184 | 0.0519 |
| 1963 | 1,655,883 | 1,690,457 | 69,149 | 4.091 | 0.0529 |
| 1964 | 1,725,032 | 1,753,691 | 57,318 | 3.269 | 0.0537 |
| 1965 | 1,782,350 | 1,804,015 | 43,330 | 2.402 | 0.0541 |
| 1966 | 1,825,680 | 1,849,063 | 46,767 | 2.529 | 0.0543 |
| 1967 | 1,872,447 | 1,898,199 | 51,505 | 2.714 | 0.0546 |
| 1968 | 1,923,952 | 1,952,781 | 57,658 | 2.953 | 0.0551 |
| 1969 | 1,981,610 | 2,014,293 | 65,367 | 3.245 | 0.0557 |
| 1970 | 2,046,977 | 2,082,589 | 71,224 | 3.420 | 0.0564 |
| 1971 | 2,118,201 | 2,153,534 | 70,665 | 3.282 | 0.0571 |
| 1972 | 2,188,866 | 2,226,091 | 74,450 | 3.345 | 0.0579 |
| 1973 | 2,263,316 | 2,314,193 | 101,753 | 4.398 | 0.0590 |
| 1974 | 2,365,069 | 2,432,211 | 134,284 | 5.522 | 0.0609 |
| 1975 | 2,499,353 | 2,571,556 | 144,406 | 5.617 | 0.0632 |
| 1976 | 2,643,759 | 2,721,237 | 154,956 | 5.696 | 0.0657 |
| 1977 | 2,798,715 | 2,881,533 | 165,636 | 5.750 | 0.0683 |
| 1978 | 2,964,351 | 3,052,526 | 176,351 | 5.779 | 0.0711 |
| 1979 | 3,140,702 | 3,233,846 | 186,288 | 5.762 | 0.0740 |
| 1980 | 3,326,990 | 3,424,378 | 194,775 | 5.689 | 0.0770 |
| 1981 | 3,521,765 | 3,621,486 | 199,443 | 5.509 | 0.0800 |
| 1982 | 3,721,208 | 3,724,765 | 7,115 | 0.191 | 0.0808 |
| 1983 | 3,728,323 | 3,718,961 | -18,725 | -0.504 | 0.0792 |
| 1984 | 3,709,598 | 3,773,633 | 128,071 | 3.394 | 0.0789 |
| 1985 | 3,837,669 | 3,898,745 | 122,152 | 3.133 | 0.0801 |
| 1986 | 3,959,821 | 4,017,403 | 115,165 | 2.867 | 0.0810 |
| 1987 | 4,074,986 | 4,129,739 | 109,506 | 2.652 | 0.0818 |
| 1988 | 4,184,492 | 4,237,755 | 106,525 | 2.514 | 0.0824 |
| 1989 | 4,291,017 | 4,342,920 | 103,806 | 2.390 | 0.0830 |
| 1990 | 4,394,823 | 4,445,239 | 100,833 | 2.268 | 0.0834 |
| 1991 | 4,495,656 | 4,544,400 | 97,487 | 2.145 | 0.0839 |
| 1992 | 4,593,143 | 4,640,352 | 94,418 | 2.035 | 0.0843 |
| 1993 | 4,687,561 | 4,733,045 | 90,968 | 1.922 | 0.0846 |
| 1994 | 4,778,529 | 4,822,037 | 87,016 | 1.805 | 0.0850 |
| 1995 | 4,865,545 | 4,906,843 | 82,596 | 1.683 | 0.0852 |
| 1996 | 4,948,141 | 4,987,393 | 78,504 | 1.574 | 0.0854 |
| 1997 | 5,026,645 | 5,064,639 | 75,988 | 1.500 | 0.0855 |
| 1998 | 5,102,633 | 5,140,704 | 76,143 | 1.481 | 0.0856 |
| 1999 | 5,178,776 | 5,218,038 | 78,523 | 1.505 | 0.0857 |
| 2000 | 5,257,299 | 5,305,021 | 95,445 | 1.799 | 0.0860 |
| 2001 | 5,352,744 | 5,403,639 | 101,790 | 1.884 | 0.0864 |
| 2002 | 5,454,534 | 5,508,410 | 107,753 | 1.956 | 0.0869 |
| 2003 | 5,562,287 | 5,619,398 | 114,221 | 2.033 | 0.0875 |
| 2004 | 5,676,508 | 5,736,693 | 120,369 | 2.098 | 0.0882 |
| 2005 | 5,796,877 | 5,858,798 | 123,842 | 2.114 | 0.0889 |
| 2006 | 5,920,719 | 5,980,211 | 118,984 | 1.990 | 0.0896 |
| 2007 | 6,039,703 | 6,104,380 | 129,353 | 2.119 | 0.0903 |
| 2008 | 6,169,056 | 6,235,430 | 132,748 | 2.129 | 0.0911 |
| 2009 | 6,301,804 | 6,366,686 | 129,765 | 2.038 | 0.0918 |
| 2010 | 6,431,569 | 6,497,839 | 132,540 | 2.040 | 0.0925 |
| 2011 | 6,564,109 | 6,343,203 | -441,812 | -6.968 | 0.0892 |
| 2012 | 6,122,297 | 6,179,328 | 114,061 | 1.846 | 0.0858 |
| 2013 | 6,236,358 | 6,304,628 | 136,541 | 2.166 | 0.0865 |
| 2014 | 6,372,899 | 6,427,252 | 108,705 | 1.691 | 0.0871 |
| 2015 | 6,481,604 | 6,531,819 | 100,431 | 1.538 | 0.0874 |
| 2016 | 6,582,035 | 6,632,126 | 100,181 | 1.511 | 0.0877 |
| 2017 | 6,682,216 | 6,738,770 | 113,107 | 1.678 | 0.0881 |
| 2018 | 6,795,323 | 6,849,055 | 107,463 | 1.569 | 0.0886 |
| 2019 | 6,902,786 | 6,951,033 | 96,493 | 1.388 | 0.0890 |
| 2020 | 6,999,279 | 7,045,399 | 92,240 | 1.309 | 0.0893 |
| 2021 | 7,091,519 | 7,135,175 | 87,312 | 1.224 | 0.0897 |
| 2022 | 7,178,831 | 7,223,805 | 89,947 | 1.245 | 0.0901 |
| 2023 | 7,268,778 | 7,305,659 | 73,762 | 1.010 | 0.0903 |