Population growth rate in Libya
Libya: Population growth rate was -0.196 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.196
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
105th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.78
in 1978
All-time low
-6.97
in 2011
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Libya, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Libya is -0.196, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Libya peaked at 5.78 in 1978 and was at its lowest, -6.97, in 2011.
That places Libya 105th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0628 | — |
| 1900 | 1.56 | +2391.6% |
| 1905 | 1.53 | -2.3% |
| 1910 | 1.43 | -6.3% |
| 1915 | 1.29 | -9.7% |
| 1920 | 1.14 | -11.9% |
| 1925 | 1.11 | -2.8% |
| 1930 | 1.21 | +9.1% |
| 1935 | 1.36 | +12.1% |
| 1940 | 1.87 | +38.1% |
| 1945 | 2.61 | +39.5% |
| 1950 | 1.1 | -57.9% |
| 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 above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.196 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.157. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +2391.6% | 0.0628 | 1.56 |
| 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 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0628 | 0.0628 | 0.0628 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.43 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.36 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.24 | 1.87 | 2.61 | 2 |
| 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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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3412 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 5.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 455,012 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.196 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Libya?
- Population growth rate in Libya was -0.196 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 in 1978.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.97 in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for population growth rate?
- Libya ranks 105th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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