Australia vs Libya: Population growth rate
Australia
1.0%
in 2023
Libya
1.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
113th
Libya rank
111th
Population growth rate over time
- Australia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 113th and Libya ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 4.9% | 3.2% | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Australia or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Australia and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Libya rank globally for population growth rate?
- Australia ranks 113th and Libya ranks 111th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.