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Libya vs Switzerland: Population by world region

Libya
9.78 million people
in 2100
Switzerland
9.13 million people
in 2100
Libya rank
103rd
Switzerland rank
106th

Population by world region over time

  • Libya
  • Switzerland
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M100015502100

How they compare

Libya currently reports 9.78 million people against 9.13 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 657,440 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 106th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 41.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 500,000 people 300,000 people 200,000 people Libya
1100s 350,000 people 400,000 people 50,000 people Switzerland
1200s 200,000 people 500,000 people 300,000 people Switzerland
1300s 300,000 people 800,000 people 500,000 people Switzerland
1400s 400,000 people 600,000 people 200,000 people Switzerland
1500s 500,000 people 800,000 people 300,000 people Switzerland
1600s 500,000 people 1.00 million people 500,000 people Switzerland
1700s 500,000 people 1.25 million people 750,250 people Switzerland
1710s 465,166 people 1.29 million people 820,704 people Switzerland
1720s 468,333 people 1.32 million people 854,177 people Switzerland
1730s 471,500 people 1.36 million people 888,690 people Switzerland
1740s 474,666 people 1.40 million people 924,274 people Switzerland
1750s 477,833 people 1.44 million people 960,957 people Switzerland
1760s 481,000 people 1.48 million people 998,780 people Switzerland
1770s 484,166 people 1.52 million people 1.04 million people Switzerland
1780s 487,333 people 1.57 million people 1.08 million people Switzerland
1790s 490,500 people 1.61 million people 1.12 million people Switzerland
1800s 230,677 people 1.80 million people 1.57 million people Switzerland
1810s 232,903 people 1.92 million people 1.69 million people Switzerland
1820s 239,341 people 2.04 million people 1.80 million people Switzerland
1830s 250,478 people 2.15 million people 1.90 million people Switzerland
1840s 263,289 people 2.29 million people 2.03 million people Switzerland
1850s 282,681 people 2.44 million people 2.15 million people Switzerland
1860s 316,629 people 2.57 million people 2.26 million people Switzerland
1870s 355,117 people 2.73 million people 2.38 million people Switzerland
1880s 404,770 people 2.89 million people 2.48 million people Switzerland
1890s 471,995 people 3.10 million people 2.63 million people Switzerland
1900s 551,686 people 3.49 million people 2.93 million people Switzerland
1910s 635,532 people 3.79 million people 3.15 million people Switzerland
1920s 714,783 people 3.95 million people 3.23 million people Switzerland
1930s 808,144 people 4.12 million people 3.31 million people Switzerland
1940s 982,338 people 4.43 million people 3.44 million people Switzerland
1950s 1.25 million people 4.97 million people 3.72 million people Switzerland
1960s 1.76 million people 5.78 million people 4.02 million people Switzerland
1970s 2.57 million people 6.28 million people 3.71 million people Switzerland
1980s 3.89 million people 6.47 million people 2.58 million people Switzerland
1990s 4.85 million people 6.98 million people 2.13 million people Switzerland
2000s 5.81 million people 7.42 million people 1.61 million people Switzerland
2010s 6.55 million people 8.22 million people 1.68 million people Switzerland
2020s 7.42 million people 8.91 million people 1.49 million people Switzerland
2030s 8.24 million people 9.21 million people 969,717 people Switzerland
2040s 8.94 million people 9.31 million people 368,478 people Switzerland
2050s 9.45 million people 9.33 million people 124,734 people Libya
2060s 9.71 million people 9.24 million people 470,257 people Libya
2070s 9.87 million people 9.15 million people 720,719 people Libya
2080s 9.96 million people 9.09 million people 865,807 people Libya
2090s 9.88 million people 9.10 million people 779,695 people Libya
2100s 9.78 million people 9.13 million people 657,440 people Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Libya or Switzerland?
Libya, at 9.78 million people against 9.13 million people in Switzerland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Libya and Switzerland?
657,440 people, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Switzerland?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Libya and Switzerland rank globally for population by world region?
Libya ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 106th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. 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 world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.