Lebanon vs Libya: Natural population growth rate

Lebanon
1.0%
in 2023
Libya
1.0%
in 2023
Lebanon rank
98th
Libya rank
97th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Lebanon
  • Libya
01234195019862023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 98th and Libya ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Libya Difference Ahead
1950s 2.8% 2.0% 0.9% Lebanon
1960s 2.8% 3.1% 0.3% Libya
1970s 2.1% 3.6% 1.5% Libya
1980s 2.0% 3.0% 1.0% Libya
1990s 1.9% 1.9% 0.0% Lebanon
2000s 1.5% 1.8% 0.3% Libya
2010s 1.4% 1.7% 0.3% Libya
2020s 1.0% 1.2% 0.2% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Lebanon or Libya?
Libya, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Lebanon and Libya?
0.0%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Libya?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Libya rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Lebanon ranks 98th and Libya ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.