| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 16 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Libya is 6,969,541 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Libya is projected at 6,964,197, or 6.96 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Libya is projected at 6,888,388, or 6.89 million people for the year 2023.
Libya ranks 107th 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 | |
| 2022 | 6,774,698 | 6,812,341 | 75,286 | 1.105 | 0.09 |
| 2023 | 6,849,984 | 6,888,388 | 76,808 | 1.115 | 0.09 |
| 2024 | 6,926,792 | 6,964,197 | 74,810 | 1.074 | 0.09 |
| 2025 | 7,001,602 | 7,038,380 | 73,556 | 1.045 | 0.09 |
| 2026 | 7,075,158 | 7,111,388 | 72,460 | 1.019 | 0.09 |
| 2027 | 7,147,618 | 7,183,416 | 71,596 | 0.997 | 0.09 |
| 2028 | 7,219,214 | 7,254,484 | 70,540 | 0.972 | 0.09 |
| 2029 | 7,289,754 | 7,324,828 | 70,147 | 0.958 | 0.09 |
| 2030 | 7,359,901 | 7,394,813 | 69,824 | 0.944 | 0.09 |
| 2031 | 7,429,725 | 7,464,206 | 68,961 | 0.924 | 0.09 |
| 2032 | 7,498,686 | 7,532,997 | 68,622 | 0.911 | 0.09 |
| 2033 | 7,567,308 | 7,601,269 | 67,922 | 0.894 | 0.09 |
| 2034 | 7,635,230 | 7,668,904 | 67,347 | 0.878 | 0.09 |
| 2035 | 7,702,577 | 7,736,015 | 66,876 | 0.864 | 0.09 |
| 2036 | 7,769,453 | 7,802,411 | 65,916 | 0.845 | 0.09 |
| 2037 | 7,835,369 | 7,867,801 | 64,864 | 0.824 | 0.09 |
| 2038 | 7,900,233 | 7,931,947 | 63,428 | 0.800 | 0.09 |
| 2039 | 7,963,661 | 7,994,743 | 62,165 | 0.778 | 0.09 |
| 2040 | 8,025,826 | 8,055,989 | 60,327 | 0.749 | 0.09 |
| 2041 | 8,086,153 | 8,115,476 | 58,647 | 0.723 | 0.09 |
| 2042 | 8,144,800 | 8,173,019 | 56,437 | 0.691 | 0.09 |
| 2043 | 8,201,237 | 8,228,242 | 54,010 | 0.656 | 0.09 |
| 2044 | 8,255,247 | 8,281,052 | 51,610 | 0.623 | 0.09 |
| 2045 | 8,306,857 | 8,331,094 | 48,475 | 0.582 | 0.09 |
| 2046 | 8,355,332 | 8,378,414 | 46,163 | 0.551 | 0.09 |
| 2047 | 8,401,495 | 8,423,078 | 43,166 | 0.512 | 0.09 |
| 2048 | 8,444,661 | 8,464,938 | 40,554 | 0.479 | 0.09 |
| 2049 | 8,485,215 | 8,503,951 | 37,471 | 0.441 | 0.09 |
| 2050 | 8,522,686 | 8,539,976 | 34,579 | 0.405 | 0.09 |
| 2051 | 8,557,265 | 8,573,131 | 31,732 | 0.370 | 0.09 |
| 2052 | 8,588,997 | 8,603,356 | 28,719 | 0.334 | 0.09 |
| 2053 | 8,617,716 | 8,630,728 | 26,024 | 0.302 | 0.09 |
| 2054 | 8,643,740 | 8,655,606 | 23,733 | 0.274 | 0.09 |
| 2055 | 8,667,473 | 8,678,317 | 21,688 | 0.250 | 0.09 |
| 2056 | 8,689,161 | 8,698,904 | 19,486 | 0.224 | 0.09 |
| 2057 | 8,708,647 | 8,717,460 | 17,626 | 0.202 | 0.09 |
| 2058 | 8,726,273 | 8,733,980 | 15,414 | 0.176 | 0.09 |
| 2059 | 8,741,687 | 8,748,708 | 14,041 | 0.160 | 0.09 |
| 2060 | 8,755,728 | 8,762,154 | 12,851 | 0.147 | 0.09 |
| 2061 | 8,768,579 | 8,774,597 | 12,036 | 0.137 | 0.09 |
| 2062 | 8,780,615 | 8,785,841 | 10,451 | 0.119 | 0.09 |
| 2063 | 8,791,066 | 8,795,728 | 9,323 | 0.106 | 0.09 |
| 2064 | 8,800,389 | 8,804,763 | 8,749 | 0.099 | 0.09 |
| 2065 | 8,809,138 | 8,813,079 | 7,882 | 0.089 | 0.09 |
| 2066 | 8,817,020 | 8,820,363 | 6,687 | 0.076 | 0.09 |
| 2067 | 8,823,707 | 8,826,865 | 6,317 | 0.072 | 0.09 |
| 2068 | 8,830,024 | 8,833,112 | 6,176 | 0.070 | 0.09 |
| 2069 | 8,836,200 | 8,838,942 | 5,483 | 0.062 | 0.09 |
| 2070 | 8,841,683 | 8,844,245 | 5,124 | 0.058 | 0.09 |
| 2071 | 8,846,807 | 8,849,103 | 4,593 | 0.052 | 0.09 |
| 2072 | 8,851,400 | 8,853,353 | 3,906 | 0.044 | 0.09 |
| 2073 | 8,855,306 | 8,856,802 | 2,993 | 0.034 | 0.09 |
| 2074 | 8,858,299 | 8,859,394 | 2,189 | 0.025 | 0.09 |
| 2075 | 8,860,488 | 8,861,026 | 1,077 | 0.012 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | 8,861,565 | 8,861,519 | -93 | -0.001 | 0.09 |
| 2077 | 8,861,472 | 8,861,034 | -876 | -0.010 | 0.09 |
| 2078 | 8,860,596 | 8,859,502 | -2,188 | -0.025 | 0.09 |
| 2079 | 8,858,408 | 8,856,667 | -3,482 | -0.039 | 0.09 |
| 2080 | 8,854,926 | 8,852,675 | -4,502 | -0.051 | 0.09 |
| 2081 | 8,850,424 | 8,847,275 | -6,298 | -0.071 | 0.08 |
| 2082 | 8,844,126 | 8,840,157 | -7,938 | -0.090 | 0.08 |
| 2083 | 8,836,188 | 8,831,456 | -9,464 | -0.107 | 0.08 |
| 2084 | 8,826,724 | 8,821,228 | -10,992 | -0.125 | 0.08 |
| 2085 | 8,815,732 | 8,809,368 | -12,728 | -0.144 | 0.08 |
| 2086 | 8,803,004 | 8,795,879 | -14,251 | -0.162 | 0.08 |
| 2087 | 8,788,753 | 8,780,828 | -15,850 | -0.181 | 0.08 |
| 2088 | 8,772,903 | 8,764,432 | -16,942 | -0.193 | 0.08 |
| 2089 | 8,755,961 | 8,746,701 | -18,519 | -0.212 | 0.08 |
| 2090 | 8,737,442 | 8,727,534 | -19,815 | -0.227 | 0.08 |
| 2091 | 8,717,627 | 8,707,031 | -21,193 | -0.243 | 0.08 |
| 2092 | 8,696,434 | 8,685,213 | -22,441 | -0.258 | 0.08 |
| 2093 | 8,673,993 | 8,662,166 | -23,654 | -0.273 | 0.08 |
| 2094 | 8,650,339 | 8,637,797 | -25,085 | -0.290 | 0.08 |
| 2095 | 8,625,254 | 8,612,117 | -26,274 | -0.305 | 0.08 |
| 2096 | 8,598,980 | 8,585,567 | -26,825 | -0.312 | 0.08 |
| 2097 | 8,572,155 | 8,558,289 | -27,733 | -0.324 | 0.08 |
| 2098 | 8,544,422 | 8,530,398 | -28,048 | -0.329 | 0.08 |
| 2099 | 8,516,374 | 8,502,055 | -28,639 | -0.337 | 0.08 |
| 2100 | 8,487,735 | 8,473,050 | -29,370 | -0.347 | 0.08 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 1,125,232 | 1,130,677 | 10,889 | 0.963 | 0.05 |
| 1951 | 1,136,121 | 1,142,852 | 13,462 | 1.178 | 0.04 |
| 1952 | 1,149,583 | 1,157,703 | 16,239 | 1.403 | 0.04 |
| 1953 | 1,165,822 | 1,175,861 | 20,077 | 1.707 | 0.04 |
| 1954 | 1,185,899 | 1,197,845 | 23,893 | 1.995 | 0.04 |
| 1955 | 1,209,792 | 1,225,687 | 31,789 | 2.594 | 0.04 |
| 1956 | 1,241,581 | 1,259,031 | 34,900 | 2.772 | 0.04 |
| 1957 | 1,276,481 | 1,295,601 | 38,239 | 2.952 | 0.05 |
| 1958 | 1,314,720 | 1,335,660 | 41,881 | 3.136 | 0.05 |
| 1959 | 1,356,601 | 1,379,408 | 45,613 | 3.307 | 0.05 |
| 1960 | 1,402,214 | 1,426,986 | 49,544 | 3.472 | 0.05 |
| 1961 | 1,451,758 | 1,478,760 | 54,004 | 3.652 | 0.05 |
| 1962 | 1,505,762 | 1,535,157 | 58,790 | 3.830 | 0.05 |
| 1963 | 1,564,552 | 1,594,758 | 60,412 | 3.789 | 0.05 |
| 1964 | 1,624,964 | 1,652,102 | 54,276 | 3.286 | 0.05 |
| 1965 | 1,679,240 | 1,700,072 | 41,663 | 2.451 | 0.05 |
| 1966 | 1,720,903 | 1,739,831 | 37,856 | 2.176 | 0.05 |
| 1967 | 1,758,759 | 1,778,578 | 39,637 | 2.229 | 0.05 |
| 1968 | 1,798,396 | 1,819,393 | 41,995 | 2.308 | 0.05 |
| 1969 | 1,840,391 | 1,862,823 | 44,864 | 2.409 | 0.05 |
| 1970 | 1,885,255 | 1,909,177 | 47,844 | 2.506 | 0.05 |
| 1971 | 1,933,099 | 1,958,320 | 50,442 | 2.576 | 0.05 |
| 1972 | 1,983,541 | 2,012,796 | 58,510 | 2.907 | 0.05 |
| 1973 | 2,042,051 | 2,084,256 | 84,410 | 4.050 | 0.05 |
| 1974 | 2,126,461 | 2,179,446 | 105,970 | 4.863 | 0.05 |
| 1975 | 2,232,431 | 2,291,841 | 118,821 | 5.186 | 0.06 |
| 1976 | 2,351,252 | 2,413,760 | 125,015 | 5.180 | 0.06 |
| 1977 | 2,476,267 | 2,541,805 | 131,076 | 5.158 | 0.06 |
| 1978 | 2,607,343 | 2,676,117 | 137,547 | 5.141 | 0.06 |
| 1979 | 2,744,890 | 2,816,917 | 144,054 | 5.115 | 0.06 |
| 1980 | 2,888,944 | 2,962,720 | 147,552 | 4.981 | 0.07 |
| 1981 | 3,036,496 | 3,112,015 | 151,039 | 4.854 | 0.07 |
| 1982 | 3,187,535 | 3,265,457 | 155,844 | 4.773 | 0.07 |
| 1983 | 3,343,379 | 3,423,592 | 160,426 | 4.687 | 0.07 |
| 1984 | 3,503,805 | 3,564,547 | 121,484 | 3.408 | 0.07 |
| 1985 | 3,625,289 | 3,684,313 | 118,047 | 3.204 | 0.08 |
| 1986 | 3,743,336 | 3,800,110 | 113,547 | 2.988 | 0.08 |
| 1987 | 3,856,883 | 3,911,939 | 110,113 | 2.815 | 0.08 |
| 1988 | 3,966,996 | 4,021,565 | 109,138 | 2.714 | 0.08 |
| 1989 | 4,076,134 | 4,130,042 | 107,817 | 2.611 | 0.08 |
| 1990 | 4,183,951 | 4,236,983 | 106,064 | 2.503 | 0.08 |
| 1991 | 4,290,015 | 4,341,971 | 103,912 | 2.393 | 0.08 |
| 1992 | 4,393,927 | 4,444,820 | 101,787 | 2.290 | 0.08 |
| 1993 | 4,495,714 | 4,544,970 | 98,511 | 2.168 | 0.08 |
| 1994 | 4,594,225 | 4,641,296 | 94,142 | 2.028 | 0.08 |
| 1995 | 4,688,367 | 4,733,063 | 89,392 | 1.889 | 0.08 |
| 1996 | 4,777,759 | 4,820,066 | 84,615 | 1.756 | 0.08 |
| 1997 | 4,862,374 | 4,902,346 | 79,943 | 1.631 | 0.08 |
| 1998 | 4,942,317 | 4,980,962 | 77,289 | 1.552 | 0.08 |
| 1999 | 5,019,606 | 5,057,998 | 76,784 | 1.518 | 0.08 |
| 2000 | 5,096,390 | 5,154,790 | 116,800 | 2.266 | 0.08 |
| 2001 | 5,213,190 | 5,275,916 | 125,452 | 2.378 | 0.08 |
| 2002 | 5,338,642 | 5,405,326 | 133,368 | 2.467 | 0.09 |
| 2003 | 5,472,010 | 5,542,641 | 141,261 | 2.549 | 0.09 |
| 2004 | 5,613,271 | 5,687,563 | 148,583 | 2.613 | 0.09 |
| 2005 | 5,761,854 | 5,837,986 | 152,264 | 2.608 | 0.09 |
| 2006 | 5,914,118 | 5,973,369 | 118,503 | 1.984 | 0.09 |
| 2007 | 6,032,621 | 6,097,177 | 129,113 | 2.118 | 0.09 |
| 2008 | 6,161,734 | 6,228,370 | 133,273 | 2.140 | 0.09 |
| 2009 | 6,295,007 | 6,360,191 | 130,368 | 2.050 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 6,425,375 | 6,491,988 | 133,225 | 2.052 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 6,558,600 | 6,188,132 | -740,936 | -11.988 | 0.09 |
| 2012 | 5,817,664 | 5,869,870 | 104,413 | 1.779 | 0.08 |
| 2013 | 5,922,077 | 5,985,221 | 126,288 | 2.110 | 0.08 |
| 2014 | 6,048,365 | 6,097,764 | 98,798 | 1.620 | 0.08 |
| 2015 | 6,147,163 | 6,192,235 | 90,144 | 1.456 | 0.08 |
| 2016 | 6,237,307 | 6,282,196 | 89,778 | 1.429 | 0.08 |
| 2017 | 6,327,085 | 6,378,261 | 102,353 | 1.605 | 0.08 |
| 2018 | 6,429,438 | 6,477,793 | 96,710 | 1.493 | 0.08 |
| 2019 | 6,526,148 | 6,569,088 | 85,880 | 1.307 | 0.08 |
| 2020 | 6,612,028 | 6,653,942 | 83,828 | 1.260 | 0.08 |
| 2021 | 6,695,856 | 6,735,277 | 78,842 | 1.171 | 0.09 |