Ireland vs Libya: Annual change in population

Ireland
86,614 people
in 2023
Libya
81,855 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
93rd
Libya rank
96th

Annual change in population over time

  • Ireland
  • Libya
-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k200.0k195119872023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 86,614 people against 81,855 people in Libya, a difference of 4,759 people.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 93rd and Libya ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Libya Difference Ahead
1950s -8,160 people 33,610 people 41,770 people Libya
1960s 10,154 people 58,033 people 47,879 people Libya
1970s 43,505 people 121,956 people 78,451 people Libya
1980s 13,526 people 110,908 people 97,381 people Libya
1990s 24,187 people 87,511 people 63,324 people Libya
2000s 78,081 people 114,865 people 36,784 people Libya
2010s 39,974 people 58,435 people 18,461 people Libya
2020s 65,784 people 88,655 people 22,871 people Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Ireland or Libya?
Ireland, at 86,614 people against 81,855 people in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Ireland and Libya?
4,759 people, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Libya?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Libya rank globally for annual change in population?
Ireland ranks 93rd and Libya ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.