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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Libya
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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 |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,458,555 people |
| 2024 | 7,381,023 people |
| 2023 | 7,305,659 people |
| 2022 | 7,223,805 people |
| 2021 | 7,135,175 people |
| 2020 | 7,045,399 people |
| 2019 | 6,951,033 people |
| 2018 | 6,849,055 people |
| 2017 | 6,738,770 people |
| 2016 | 6,632,126 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