Libya vs Spain: Annual change in population

Libya

81,855 people

in 2023

Spain

83,197 people

in 2023

Libya rank

96th

Spain rank

95th

Annual change in population over time

Spain currently reports 83,197 people against 81,855 people in Libya, a difference of 1,342 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.

Libya ranks 96th and Spain ranks 95th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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