| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Libya is 7,142,331 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Libya is projected at 5,180,203 or 5.180 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Libya is projected at 5,057,681 or 5.058 million people for the year 2020. Libya ranks number 107th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Libya is ranked 35th among 58 countries in Africa.
Libya's population peak will be 2059 with 8.64 million people after Libya's population will be decreased year by year. The Libyan population is projected to reach 7.60 million in 2030 and increase further to 8.53 million in 2050 and 8.01 million by 2100. Libya accounts for 0.088 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.088% in 2042 and is projected to decline at 0.074% by 2100.
Libya was at 131th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 110th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 6,871,292 | 93,840 | 1.38 | 0.088 |
| 2021 | 6,958,532 | 87,240 | 1.27 | 0.088 |
| 2022 | 7,040,745 | 82,213 | 1.18 | 0.089 |
| 2023 | 7,118,656 | 77,911 | 1.11 | 0.089 |
| 2024 | 7,193,912 | 75,256 | 1.06 | 0.089 |
| 2025 | 7,267,721 | 73,809 | 1.03 | 0.089 |
| 2026 | 7,339,915 | 72,194 | 0.99 | 0.089 |
| 2027 | 7,409,789 | 69,874 | 0.95 | 0.089 |
| 2028 | 7,477,413 | 67,624 | 0.91 | 0.089 |
| 2029 | 7,542,922 | 65,509 | 0.88 | 0.089 |
| 2030 | 7,606,415 | 63,493 | 0.84 | 0.089 |
| 2031 | 7,667,920 | 61,505 | 0.81 | 0.089 |
| 2032 | 7,727,502 | 59,582 | 0.78 | 0.089 |
| 2033 | 7,785,345 | 57,843 | 0.75 | 0.089 |
| 2034 | 7,841,647 | 56,302 | 0.72 | 0.089 |
| 2035 | 7,896,597 | 54,950 | 0.70 | 0.089 |
| 2036 | 7,950,237 | 53,640 | 0.68 | 0.089 |
| 2037 | 8,002,530 | 52,293 | 0.66 | 0.089 |
| 2038 | 8,053,463 | 50,933 | 0.64 | 0.089 |
| 2039 | 8,102,970 | 49,507 | 0.61 | 0.089 |
| 2040 | 8,150,993 | 48,023 | 0.59 | 0.089 |
| 2041 | 8,197,495 | 46,502 | 0.57 | 0.089 |
| 2042 | 8,242,405 | 44,910 | 0.55 | 0.088 |
| 2043 | 8,285,573 | 43,168 | 0.52 | 0.088 |
| 2044 | 8,326,781 | 41,208 | 0.50 | 0.088 |
| 2045 | 8,365,854 | 39,073 | 0.47 | 0.088 |
| 2046 | 8,402,720 | 36,866 | 0.44 | 0.088 |
| 2047 | 8,437,305 | 34,585 | 0.41 | 0.088 |
| 2048 | 8,469,415 | 32,110 | 0.38 | 0.088 |
| 2049 | 8,498,841 | 29,426 | 0.35 | 0.088 |
| 2050 | 8,525,414 | 26,573 | 0.31 | 0.088 |
| 2051 | 8,549,090 | 23,676 | 0.28 | 0.087 |
| 2052 | 8,569,850 | 20,760 | 0.24 | 0.087 |
| 2053 | 8,587,730 | 17,880 | 0.21 | 0.087 |
| 2054 | 8,602,730 | 15,000 | 0.17 | 0.087 |
| 2055 | 8,614,922 | 12,192 | 0.14 | 0.087 |
| 2056 | 8,624,340 | 9,418 | 0.11 | 0.086 |
| 2057 | 8,631,057 | 6,717 | 0.08 | 0.086 |
| 2058 | 8,635,265 | 4,208 | 0.05 | 0.086 |
| 2059 | 8,637,156 | 1,891 | 0.02 | 0.085 |
| 2060 | 8,636,942 | -214 | 0.00 | 0.085 |
| 2061 | 8,634,746 | -2,196 | -0.03 | 0.085 |
| 2062 | 8,630,701 | -4,045 | -0.05 | 0.084 |
| 2063 | 8,625,035 | -5,666 | -0.07 | 0.084 |
| 2064 | 8,618,009 | -7,026 | -0.08 | 0.084 |
| 2065 | 8,609,844 | -8,165 | -0.09 | 0.083 |
| 2066 | 8,600,676 | -9,168 | -0.11 | 0.083 |
| 2067 | 8,590,649 | -10,027 | -0.12 | 0.083 |
| 2068 | 8,579,913 | -10,736 | -0.12 | 0.082 |
| 2069 | 8,568,666 | -11,247 | -0.13 | 0.082 |
| 2070 | 8,557,028 | -11,638 | -0.14 | 0.082 |
| 2071 | 8,545,111 | -11,917 | -0.14 | 0.082 |
| 2072 | 8,532,979 | -12,132 | -0.14 | 0.081 |
| 2073 | 8,520,670 | -12,309 | -0.14 | 0.081 |
| 2074 | 8,508,229 | -12,441 | -0.15 | 0.081 |
| 2075 | 8,495,688 | -12,541 | -0.15 | 0.080 |
| 2076 | 8,483,056 | -12,632 | -0.15 | 0.080 |
| 2077 | 8,470,334 | -12,722 | -0.15 | 0.080 |
| 2078 | 8,457,440 | -12,894 | -0.15 | 0.080 |
| 2079 | 8,444,289 | -13,151 | -0.16 | 0.079 |
| 2080 | 8,430,756 | -13,533 | -0.16 | 0.079 |
| 2081 | 8,416,830 | -13,926 | -0.17 | 0.079 |
| 2082 | 8,402,459 | -14,371 | -0.17 | 0.078 |
| 2083 | 8,387,576 | -14,883 | -0.18 | 0.078 |
| 2084 | 8,372,088 | -15,488 | -0.18 | 0.078 |
| 2085 | 8,355,909 | -16,179 | -0.19 | 0.078 |
| 2086 | 8,339,005 | -16,904 | -0.20 | 0.077 |
| 2087 | 8,321,341 | -17,664 | -0.21 | 0.077 |
| 2088 | 8,302,853 | -18,488 | -0.22 | 0.077 |
| 2089 | 8,283,471 | -19,382 | -0.23 | 0.077 |
| 2090 | 8,263,162 | -20,309 | -0.25 | 0.076 |
| 2091 | 8,241,893 | -21,269 | -0.26 | 0.076 |
| 2092 | 8,219,680 | -22,213 | -0.27 | 0.076 |
| 2093 | 8,196,531 | -23,149 | -0.28 | 0.076 |
| 2094 | 8,172,488 | -24,043 | -0.29 | 0.075 |
| 2095 | 8,147,578 | -24,910 | -0.30 | 0.075 |
| 2096 | 8,121,857 | -25,721 | -0.32 | 0.075 |
| 2097 | 8,095,345 | -26,512 | -0.33 | 0.075 |
| 2098 | 8,068,098 | -27,247 | -0.34 | 0.074 |
| 2099 | 8,040,142 | -27,956 | -0.35 | 0.074 |
| 2100 | 8,011,534 | -28,608 | -0.36 | 0.074 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 1,124,515 | - | - | 0.044 |
| 1951 | 1,142,972 | 18,457 | 1.64 | 0.044 |
| 1952 | 1,163,891 | 20,919 | 1.83 | 0.044 |
| 1953 | 1,187,734 | 23,843 | 2.05 | 0.044 |
| 1954 | 1,214,827 | 27,093 | 2.28 | 0.045 |
| 1955 | 1,245,358 | 30,531 | 2.51 | 0.045 |
| 1956 | 1,279,406 | 34,048 | 2.73 | 0.045 |
| 1957 | 1,316,911 | 37,505 | 2.93 | 0.046 |
| 1958 | 1,357,732 | 40,821 | 3.10 | 0.046 |
| 1959 | 1,401,620 | 43,888 | 3.23 | 0.047 |
| 1960 | 1,448,417 | 46,797 | 3.34 | 0.048 |
| 1961 | 1,498,071 | 49,654 | 3.43 | 0.048 |
| 1962 | 1,550,813 | 52,742 | 3.52 | 0.049 |
| 1963 | 1,607,171 | 56,358 | 3.63 | 0.050 |
| 1964 | 1,667,825 | 60,654 | 3.77 | 0.051 |
| 1965 | 1,733,306 | 65,481 | 3.93 | 0.052 |
| 1966 | 1,803,683 | 70,377 | 4.06 | 0.053 |
| 1967 | 1,878,877 | 75,194 | 4.17 | 0.054 |
| 1968 | 1,958,914 | 80,037 | 4.26 | 0.055 |
| 1969 | 2,043,818 | 84,904 | 4.33 | 0.056 |
| 1970 | 2,133,526 | 89,708 | 4.39 | 0.058 |
| 1971 | 2,228,146 | 94,620 | 4.43 | 0.059 |
| 1972 | 2,327,490 | 99,344 | 4.46 | 0.060 |
| 1973 | 2,430,755 | 103,265 | 4.44 | 0.062 |
| 1974 | 2,536,888 | 106,133 | 4.37 | 0.063 |
| 1975 | 2,645,139 | 108,251 | 4.27 | 0.065 |
| 1976 | 2,754,696 | 109,557 | 4.14 | 0.066 |
| 1977 | 2,865,637 | 110,941 | 4.03 | 0.068 |
| 1978 | 2,979,093 | 113,456 | 3.96 | 0.069 |
| 1979 | 3,096,729 | 117,636 | 3.95 | 0.071 |
| 1980 | 3,219,466 | 122,737 | 3.96 | 0.072 |
| 1981 | 3,347,781 | 128,315 | 3.99 | 0.074 |
| 1982 | 3,480,454 | 132,673 | 3.96 | 0.075 |
| 1983 | 3,614,689 | 134,235 | 3.86 | 0.077 |
| 1984 | 3,746,715 | 132,026 | 3.65 | 0.078 |
| 1985 | 3,873,781 | 127,066 | 3.39 | 0.080 |
| 1986 | 3,994,597 | 120,816 | 3.12 | 0.081 |
| 1987 | 4,109,725 | 115,128 | 2.88 | 0.081 |
| 1988 | 4,220,450 | 110,725 | 2.69 | 0.082 |
| 1989 | 4,328,939 | 108,489 | 2.57 | 0.083 |
| 1990 | 4,436,661 | 107,722 | 2.49 | 0.083 |
| 1991 | 4,544,242 | 107,581 | 2.42 | 0.084 |
| 1992 | 4,650,885 | 106,643 | 2.35 | 0.085 |
| 1993 | 4,755,133 | 104,248 | 2.24 | 0.085 |
| 1994 | 4,854,875 | 99,742 | 2.10 | 0.086 |
| 1995 | 4,948,798 | 93,923 | 1.93 | 0.086 |
| 1996 | 5,036,171 | 87,373 | 1.77 | 0.086 |
| 1997 | 5,118,007 | 81,836 | 1.62 | 0.087 |
| 1998 | 5,196,780 | 78,773 | 1.54 | 0.087 |
| 1999 | 5,275,926 | 79,146 | 1.52 | 0.087 |
| 2000 | 5,357,891 | 81,965 | 1.55 | 0.087 |
| 2001 | 5,443,248 | 85,357 | 1.59 | 0.087 |
| 2002 | 5,531,089 | 87,841 | 1.61 | 0.088 |
| 2003 | 5,620,547 | 89,458 | 1.62 | 0.088 |
| 2004 | 5,710,154 | 89,607 | 1.59 | 0.088 |
| 2005 | 5,798,614 | 88,460 | 1.55 | 0.089 |
| 2006 | 5,886,872 | 88,258 | 1.52 | 0.089 |
| 2007 | 5,974,787 | 87,915 | 1.49 | 0.089 |
| 2008 | 6,058,748 | 83,961 | 1.41 | 0.089 |
| 2009 | 6,133,984 | 75,236 | 1.24 | 0.089 |
| 2010 | 6,197,663 | 63,679 | 1.04 | 0.089 |
| 2011 | 6,247,439 | 49,776 | 0.80 | 0.089 |
| 2012 | 6,285,748 | 38,309 | 0.61 | 0.088 |
| 2013 | 6,320,360 | 34,612 | 0.55 | 0.088 |
| 2014 | 6,362,037 | 41,677 | 0.66 | 0.087 |
| 2015 | 6,418,315 | 56,278 | 0.88 | 0.087 |
| 2016 | 6,492,162 | 73,847 | 1.15 | 0.087 |
| 2017 | 6,580,724 | 88,562 | 1.36 | 0.087 |
| 2018 | 6,678,559 | 97,835 | 1.49 | 0.088 |
| 2019 | 6,777,452 | 98,893 | 1.48 | 0.088 |