Libya vs Turkmenistan: Population by world region
Libya
9.78 million people
in 2100
Turkmenistan
9.95 million people
in 2100
Libya rank
103rd
Turkmenistan rank
102nd
Population by world region over time
- Libya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 9.95 million people against 9.78 million people in Libya, a difference of 163,030 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 103rd and Turkmenistan ranks 102nd of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 21 and Turkmenistan in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 500,000 people | 170,000 people | 330,000 people | Libya |
| 1100s | 350,000 people | 182,000 people | 168,000 people | Libya |
| 1200s | 200,000 people | 194,000 people | 6,000 people | Libya |
| 1300s | 300,000 people | 206,000 people | 94,000 people | Libya |
| 1400s | 400,000 people | 220,000 people | 180,000 people | Libya |
| 1500s | 500,000 people | 240,000 people | 260,000 people | Libya |
| 1600s | 500,000 people | 280,000 people | 220,000 people | Libya |
| 1700s | 500,000 people | 310,000 people | 190,000 people | Libya |
| 1710s | 465,166 people | 330,823 people | 134,343 people | Libya |
| 1720s | 468,333 people | 349,202 people | 119,131 people | Libya |
| 1730s | 471,500 people | 368,602 people | 102,898 people | Libya |
| 1740s | 474,666 people | 389,080 people | 85,586 people | Libya |
| 1750s | 477,833 people | 410,695 people | 67,138 people | Libya |
| 1760s | 481,000 people | 433,512 people | 47,488 people | Libya |
| 1770s | 484,166 people | 457,596 people | 26,570 people | Libya |
| 1780s | 487,333 people | 483,018 people | 4,315 people | Libya |
| 1790s | 490,500 people | 509,852 people | 19,352 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1800s | 230,677 people | 367,215 people | 136,538 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1810s | 232,903 people | 367,282 people | 134,379 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1820s | 239,341 people | 383,055 people | 143,714 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1830s | 250,478 people | 419,402 people | 168,924 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1840s | 263,289 people | 459,517 people | 196,228 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 282,681 people | 503,365 people | 220,684 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 316,629 people | 551,258 people | 234,629 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 355,117 people | 603,709 people | 248,592 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 404,770 people | 661,150 people | 256,380 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 471,995 people | 724,056 people | 252,062 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 551,686 people | 792,948 people | 241,262 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 635,532 people | 868,406 people | 232,874 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 714,783 people | 951,349 people | 236,566 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 808,144 people | 1.04 million people | 234,202 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 982,338 people | 1.14 million people | 160,156 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 1.25 million people | 1.41 million people | 163,219 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 1.76 million people | 1.89 million people | 125,647 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 2.57 million people | 2.47 million people | 97,777 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.89 million people | 3.22 million people | 667,334 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.85 million people | 4.14 million people | 709,806 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 5.81 million people | 5.01 million people | 802,910 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 6.55 million people | 6.16 million people | 384,181 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 7.42 million people | 7.53 million people | 109,686 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2030s | 8.24 million people | 8.50 million people | 258,044 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2040s | 8.94 million people | 9.27 million people | 326,204 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2050s | 9.45 million people | 9.85 million people | 393,872 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2060s | 9.71 million people | 10.13 million people | 420,632 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2070s | 9.87 million people | 10.26 million people | 390,860 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2080s | 9.96 million people | 10.25 million people | 291,372 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2090s | 9.88 million people | 10.09 million people | 209,597 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2100s | 9.78 million people | 9.95 million people | 163,030 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Libya or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 9.95 million people against 9.78 million people in Libya as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Libya and Turkmenistan?
- 163,030 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkmenistan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Libya and Turkmenistan rank globally for population by world region?
- Libya ranks 103rd and Turkmenistan ranks 102nd 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.