Libya vs United Kingdom: World population growth
Libya
-0.2%
in 2100
United Kingdom
-0.2%
in 2100
Libya rank
105th
United Kingdom rank
103rd
World population growth over time
- Libya
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Libya ranks 105th and United Kingdom ranks 103rd of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 19 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Libya |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 1920s | 1.1% | -0.0% | 1.1% | Libya |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Libya |
| 1940s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Libya |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | Libya |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 0.6% | 2.8% | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 0.1% | 4.7% | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 0.2% | 2.6% | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 2030s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 2040s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Libya |
| 2050s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 2060s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 2070s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 2080s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 2090s | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2100s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Libya or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Libya as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Libya and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United Kingdom?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Libya and United Kingdom rank globally for world population growth?
- Libya ranks 105th and United Kingdom ranks 103rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.