Population annual growth rate in Libya
Libya: Population annual growth rate was -0.196 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.196
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
16th
of 20 countries
All-time high
5.78
in 1978
All-time low
-6.97
in 2011
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Population annual growth rate in Libya, 1950–2100
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population annual growth rate in Libya is -0.196, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population annual growth rate in Libya peaked at 5.78 in 1978 and was at its lowest, -6.97, in 2011.
That places Libya 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population annual growth rate in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.1 | — |
| 1951 | 1.34 | +22.1% |
| 1952 | 1.62 | +20.2% |
| 1953 | 1.93 | +19.4% |
| 1954 | 2.23 | +15.5% |
| 1955 | 3.18 | +42.6% |
| 1956 | 3.41 | +7.1% |
| 1957 | 3.62 | +6.3% |
| 1958 | 3.81 | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 3.97 | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 4.08 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 4.16 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 4.18 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 4.09 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 3.27 | -20.1% |
| 1965 | 2.4 | -26.5% |
| 1966 | 2.53 | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 2.71 | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 2.95 | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 3.25 | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 3.42 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 3.28 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 3.35 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 4.4 | +31.5% |
| 1974 | 5.52 | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 5.62 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 5.7 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 5.75 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.78 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5.76 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.69 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 5.51 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.191 | -96.5% |
| 1983 | -0.504 | -363.9% |
| 1984 | 3.39 | -773.4% |
| 1985 | 3.13 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 2.87 | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 2.65 | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 2.51 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 2.39 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 2.27 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 2.15 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 2.04 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.92 | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.68 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 1.57 | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.48 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.8 | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 1.88 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.96 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.03 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.11 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.99 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 2.12 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 2.13 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.04 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.04 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | -6.97 | -441.6% |
| 2012 | 1.85 | -126.5% |
| 2013 | 2.17 | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 1.54 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.51 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.68 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.57 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.39 | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 1.31 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.22 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.25 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 1.04 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 1.12 | +7.1% |
| 2027 | 1.19 | +6.2% |
| 2028 | 1.14 | -4.3% |
| 2029 | 1.06 | -6.8% |
| 2030 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 2031 | 1.03 | -3.6% |
| 2032 | 0.951 | -7.8% |
| 2033 | 0.981 | +3.2% |
| 2034 | 0.977 | -0.4% |
| 2035 | 0.899 | -8.0% |
| 2036 | 0.868 | -3.4% |
| 2037 | 0.9 | +3.7% |
| 2038 | 0.868 | -3.6% |
| 2039 | 0.847 | -2.4% |
| 2040 | 0.814 | -3.9% |
| 2041 | 0.756 | -7.1% |
| 2042 | 0.775 | +2.5% |
| 2043 | 0.762 | -1.7% |
| 2044 | 0.715 | -6.2% |
| 2045 | 0.713 | -0.3% |
| 2046 | 0.613 | -14.0% |
| 2047 | 0.594 | -3.1% |
| 2048 | 0.625 | +5.2% |
| 2049 | 0.563 | -9.9% |
| 2050 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 2051 | 0.514 | -8.7% |
| 2052 | 0.524 | +1.9% |
| 2053 | 0.479 | -8.6% |
| 2054 | 0.465 | -2.9% |
| 2055 | 0.341 | -26.7% |
| 2056 | 0.26 | -23.8% |
| 2057 | 0.324 | +24.6% |
| 2058 | 0.284 | -12.3% |
| 2059 | 0.303 | +6.7% |
| 2060 | 0.2 | -34.0% |
| 2061 | 0.216 | +8.0% |
| 2062 | 0.227 | +5.1% |
| 2063 | 0.114 | -49.8% |
| 2064 | 0.227 | +99.1% |
| 2065 | 0.201 | -11.5% |
| 2066 | 0.179 | -10.9% |
| 2067 | 0.127 | -29.1% |
| 2068 | 0.201 | +58.3% |
| 2069 | 0.19 | -5.5% |
| 2070 | 0.174 | -8.4% |
| 2071 | 0.119 | -31.6% |
| 2072 | 0.218 | +83.2% |
| 2073 | 0.159 | -27.1% |
| 2074 | 0.112 | -29.6% |
| 2075 | 0.122 | +8.9% |
| 2076 | 0.129 | +5.7% |
| 2077 | 0.057 | -55.8% |
| 2078 | 0.042 | -26.3% |
| 2079 | 0.128 | +204.8% |
| 2080 | 0.1 | -21.9% |
| 2081 | 0.122 | +22.0% |
| 2082 | 0.085 | -30.3% |
| 2083 | 0.036 | -57.6% |
| 2084 | 0.066 | +83.3% |
| 2085 | 0.064 | -3.0% |
| 2086 | 0.004 | -93.8% |
| 2087 | -0.036 | -1000.0% |
| 2088 | -0.107 | +197.2% |
| 2089 | -0.104 | -2.8% |
| 2090 | -0.162 | +55.8% |
| 2091 | -0.09 | -44.4% |
| 2092 | -0.147 | +63.3% |
| 2093 | -0.154 | +4.8% |
| 2094 | -0.116 | -24.7% |
| 2095 | -0.117 | +0.9% |
| 2096 | -0.169 | +44.4% |
| 2097 | -0.203 | +20.1% |
| 2098 | -0.214 | +5.4% |
| 2099 | -0.181 | -15.4% |
| 2100 | -0.196 | +8.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -0.196 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.062. (19 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.196 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.186, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population annual growth rate in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2087 | -1000.0% | 0.004 | -0.036 |
| 1984 | +773.4% | -0.504 | 3.39 |
| 2011 | -441.6% | 2.04 | -6.97 |
| 1983 | -363.9% | 0.191 | -0.504 |
| 2079 | +204.8% | 0.042 | 0.128 |
| 2088 | -197.2% | -0.036 | -0.107 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.62 | 1.1 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.36 | 2.4 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.86 | 3.28 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.78 | -0.504 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.48 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 | 1.8 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8459 | -6.97 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 1.01 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.9393 | 0.847 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.693 | 0.563 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.4057 | 0.26 | 0.563 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.1882 | 0.114 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.126 | 0.042 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.023 | -0.107 | 0.122 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.1553 | -0.214 | -0.09 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.196 | -0.196 | -0.196 | 1 |
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More population data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,540 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3412 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 455,012 people (2100)
- Population density 5.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2302 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population annual growth rate in Libya?
- Population annual growth rate in Libya was -0.196 in 2100, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest population annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 in 1978.
- What is the lowest population annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.97 in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for population annual growth rate?
- Libya ranks 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population annual growth rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Population annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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