Which has higher population by age group, Libya or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 657,210 people against 644,241 people in Libya as of 2023.

What is the difference in population by age group between Libya and Nicaragua?

12,969 people, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nicaragua?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Nicaragua: Population by age group

Libya

644,241 people

in 2023

Nicaragua

657,210 people

in 2023

Libya rank

102nd

Nicaragua rank

101st

Population by age group over time

Libya
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 657,210 people against 644,241 people in Libya, a difference of 12,969 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Libya ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	214,857 people	298,363 people	83,506 people	Nicaragua
1960s	349,116 people	393,236 people	44,120 people	Nicaragua
1970s	493,339 people	523,678 people	30,340 people	Nicaragua
1980s	649,598 people	655,791 people	6,194 people	Nicaragua
1990s	559,841 people	704,403 people	144,562 people	Nicaragua
2000s	625,014 people	663,571 people	38,557 people	Nicaragua
2010s	705,761 people	673,974 people	31,788 people	Libya
2020s	662,001 people	661,809 people	192.5 people	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Libya or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 657,210 people against 644,241 people in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Libya and Nicaragua?: 12,969 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Nicaragua rank globally for population by age group?: Libya ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by age group
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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.