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Population in Libya

Libya: Population was 7.31 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.31 million people
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
106th
of 238 countries
All-time high
7.31 million people
in 2023
All-time low
200,000 people
in 1200
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Libya, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Libya recorded 7.31 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Libya peaked at 7.31 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200,000 people, in 1200.

That places Libya 106th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 1
1100s 350,000 people 350,000 people 350,000 people 1
1200s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1300s 300,000 people 300,000 people 300,000 people 1
1400s 400,000 people 400,000 people 400,000 people 1
1500s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 1
1600s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 1
1700s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 1
1710s 465,166 people 465,166 people 465,166 people 1
1720s 468,333 people 468,333 people 468,333 people 1
1730s 471,500 people 471,500 people 471,500 people 1
1740s 474,666 people 474,666 people 474,666 people 1
1750s 477,833 people 477,833 people 477,833 people 1
1760s 481,000 people 481,000 people 481,000 people 1
1770s 484,166 people 484,166 people 484,166 people 1
1780s 487,333 people 487,333 people 487,333 people 1
1790s 490,500 people 490,500 people 490,500 people 1
1800s 230,677 people 230,044 people 231,311 people 10
1810s 232,903 people 231,454 people 234,953 people 10
1820s 239,341 people 235,594 people 243,722 people 10
1830s 250,478 people 244,892 people 256,137 people 10
1840s 263,289 people 257,418 people 269,239 people 10
1850s 282,681 people 270,585 people 297,097 people 10
1860s 316,629 people 300,528 people 333,222 people 10
1870s 355,117 people 337,064 people 373,934 people 10
1880s 404,770 people 378,777 people 432,477 people 10
1890s 471,995 people 439,158 people 506,389 people 10
1900s 551,686 people 514,376 people 590,172 people 10
1910s 635,532 people 598,690 people 671,733 people 10
1920s 714,783 people 679,435 people 751,334 people 10
1930s 808,144 people 760,476 people 860,189 people 10
1940s 982,338 people 876,455 people 1.10 million people 10
1950s 1.25 million people 1.13 million people 1.43 million people 10
1960s 1.76 million people 1.49 million people 2.01 million people 10
1970s 2.57 million people 2.08 million people 3.23 million people 10
1980s 3.89 million people 3.42 million people 4.34 million people 10
1990s 4.85 million people 4.45 million people 5.22 million people 10
2000s 5.81 million people 5.31 million people 6.37 million people 10
2010s 6.55 million people 6.18 million people 6.95 million people 10
2020s 7.18 million people 7.05 million people 7.31 million people 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 103 Laos 7.67 million people compare
  2. 104 Hong Kong 7.44 million people compare
  3. 105 Turkmenistan 7.36 million people compare
  4. 107 Kyrgyzstan 7.07 million people compare
  5. 108 Paraguay 6.84 million people compare
  6. 109 Nicaragua 6.82 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Libya?
Population in Libya was 7.31 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 7.31 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 200,000 people in 1200.
How does Libya rank for population?
Libya ranks 106th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.