Libya vs Nicaragua: Has the population peaked?

Libya
7.31 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua
6.82 million people
in 2023
Libya rank
106th
Nicaragua rank
109th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Libya
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 7.31 million people against 6.82 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 482,040 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Libya ranks 106th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 1.25 million people 1.52 million people 271,130 people Nicaragua
1960s 1.76 million people 2.05 million people 287,874 people Nicaragua
1970s 2.57 million people 2.78 million people 216,660 people Nicaragua
1980s 3.89 million people 3.66 million people 228,199 people Libya
1990s 4.85 million people 4.58 million people 270,028 people Libya
2000s 5.81 million people 5.32 million people 488,299 people Libya
2010s 6.55 million people 6.11 million people 436,492 people Libya
2020s 7.18 million people 6.69 million people 486,438 people Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Libya or Nicaragua?
Libya, at 7.31 million people against 6.82 million people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Libya and Nicaragua?
482,040 people, with Libya 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 has the population peaked??
Libya ranks 106th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.