Libya vs Taiwan: Population by world region
Libya
9.78 million people
in 2100
Taiwan
10.02 million people
in 2100
Libya rank
104th
Taiwan rank
102nd
Population by world region over time
- Libya
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 10.02 million people against 9.78 million people in Libya, a difference of 233,430 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 104th and Taiwan ranks 102nd of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 500,000 people | 99,087 people | 400,913 people | Libya |
| 1100s | 350,000 people | 118,905 people | 231,095 people | Libya |
| 1200s | 200,000 people | 138,722 people | 61,278 people | Libya |
| 1300s | 300,000 people | 158,540 people | 141,460 people | Libya |
| 1400s | 400,000 people | 178,357 people | 221,643 people | Libya |
| 1500s | 500,000 people | 198,175 people | 301,825 people | Libya |
| 1600s | 500,000 people | 198,175 people | 301,825 people | Libya |
| 1700s | 500,000 people | 990,877 people | 490,877 people | Taiwan |
| 1710s | 465,166 people | 1.13 million people | 662,054 people | Taiwan |
| 1720s | 468,333 people | 1.19 million people | 718,217 people | Taiwan |
| 1730s | 471,500 people | 1.25 million people | 777,500 people | Taiwan |
| 1740s | 474,666 people | 1.31 million people | 840,074 people | Taiwan |
| 1750s | 477,833 people | 1.38 million people | 906,097 people | Taiwan |
| 1760s | 481,000 people | 1.46 million people | 975,770 people | Taiwan |
| 1770s | 484,166 people | 1.53 million people | 1.05 million people | Taiwan |
| 1780s | 487,333 people | 1.61 million people | 1.13 million people | Taiwan |
| 1790s | 490,500 people | 1.70 million people | 1.21 million people | Taiwan |
| 1800s | 230,677 people | 2.00 million people | 1.77 million people | Taiwan |
| 1810s | 232,903 people | 2.01 million people | 1.77 million people | Taiwan |
| 1820s | 239,341 people | 2.04 million people | 1.80 million people | Taiwan |
| 1830s | 250,478 people | 2.09 million people | 1.84 million people | Taiwan |
| 1840s | 263,289 people | 2.16 million people | 1.90 million people | Taiwan |
| 1850s | 282,681 people | 2.23 million people | 1.95 million people | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 316,629 people | 2.29 million people | 1.97 million people | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 355,117 people | 2.36 million people | 2.00 million people | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 404,770 people | 2.43 million people | 2.02 million people | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 471,995 people | 2.62 million people | 2.15 million people | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 551,686 people | 2.99 million people | 2.44 million people | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 635,532 people | 3.42 million people | 2.79 million people | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 714,783 people | 3.97 million people | 3.26 million people | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 808,144 people | 5.06 million people | 4.25 million people | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 982,338 people | 6.33 million people | 5.35 million people | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 1.25 million people | 9.01 million people | 7.76 million people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 1.76 million people | 12.87 million people | 11.10 million people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.57 million people | 16.24 million people | 13.67 million people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 3.89 million people | 19.36 million people | 15.47 million people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 4.85 million people | 21.43 million people | 16.58 million people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 5.81 million people | 22.78 million people | 16.96 million people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 6.55 million people | 23.48 million people | 16.94 million people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 7.42 million people | 23.17 million people | 15.75 million people | Taiwan |
| 2030s | 8.24 million people | 22.03 million people | 13.79 million people | Taiwan |
| 2040s | 8.94 million people | 20.47 million people | 11.53 million people | Taiwan |
| 2050s | 9.45 million people | 18.50 million people | 9.04 million people | Taiwan |
| 2060s | 9.71 million people | 16.28 million people | 6.57 million people | Taiwan |
| 2070s | 9.87 million people | 14.09 million people | 4.22 million people | Taiwan |
| 2080s | 9.96 million people | 12.21 million people | 2.26 million people | Taiwan |
| 2090s | 9.88 million people | 10.72 million people | 846,637 people | Taiwan |
| 2100s | 9.78 million people | 10.02 million people | 233,430 people | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Libya or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 10.02 million people against 9.78 million people in Libya as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Libya and Taiwan?
- 233,430 people, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Taiwan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Libya and Taiwan rank globally for population by world region?
- Libya ranks 104th and Taiwan ranks 102nd 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 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.