Population in Libya
The population of Libya was 7,458,555 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Libya, 2025
7,458,555
Change from 2024
+1.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
105th of 217
Population in Libya over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,458,555 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 7,381,023 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 7,305,659 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 7,223,805 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 7,135,175 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 7,045,399 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 6,951,033 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 6,849,055 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 6,738,770 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 6,632,126 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 6,531,819 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 6,427,252 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 6,304,628 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 6,179,328 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 6,343,203 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 6,497,839 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 6,366,686 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 6,235,430 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 6,104,380 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 5,980,211 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 5,858,798 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 5,736,693 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 5,619,398 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 5,508,410 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 5,403,639 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1% from 7,381,023 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6,531,819 people, the figure has changed by +14.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Libya has the 105th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
Population growth
1.04%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
7,305,659 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
27.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.35 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.01%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
5.2%
2025 · World Bank