Libya vs Syria: Total number of international immigrants

Libya

897,751 immigrants

in 2024

Syria

896,042 immigrants

in 2024

Libya rank

65th

Syria rank

66th

Total number of international immigrants over time

Libya currently reports 897,751 immigrants against 896,042 immigrants in Syria, a difference of 1,709 immigrants.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syria ahead.

Libya ranks 65th and Syria ranks 66th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

People living in a given country who were born in another country.