Libya · Population

On this page you can find past, current and future population statistics for Libya (from 1950-2100), population map, demographics, live population counter etc. . Question: What is the population of Libya? Answer: Current population of Libya is: 6 859 890*^[1], area 1759540 km², population density 3.9 p/km². Capital of Libya is Tripolis. Continent: Africa.

Libya · Population 1950-2100

Libya · historical and predicted populations (both sexes) for the period 1950-2100 (millions) De facto population in Libya as of 1 July of the year indicated. Source United Nations Population Division [1].

What was the Libya population at your birthday?*

Enter your birth date to find out. [1]

year:***	month:	day:

Current Libya population

6 859 890

Today	This year
Population growth Today xx Changes every 611.403 sec.	Population growth This year xx
Births Today xx Changes every 363.913 sec.	Births This year xx [x]
Deaths Today xx Changes every 899.014 sec.	Deaths This year xx [x]

Sources: [1]
Today's statistic since midnight 00:00.
This year, statistic changes since 1st January
Population = Births** - Deaths

Libya population map

City density ^[2] • population density ^[3] • Legend (Click on marker to hide it)

• Population Growth rate: 141 / day = 5.89 / hour = 0.098 / minute = 0.0016 / seconds
• Births Growth rate**: 237 / day = 9.9 / hour = 0.167 / minute = 0.0031 / seconds
• Deaths Growth rate: 96 / day = 4 / hour = 0.067 / minute = 0.0011 / seconds.

Current Libya population by age and sex for 2026-10-05*

	Male	%	Female
0-4	230 138	⇐+3.6%	222 060
5-9	353 246	⇐+1.5%	348 105
10-14	360 417	⇐+2.3%	352 370
15-19	304 097	⇐+6.8%	284 827
20-24	226 906	⇐+9%	208 176
25-29	192 659	+8.8%⇒	209 604
30-34	220 680	+21.3%⇒	267 720
35-39	244 978	+15.7%⇒	283 404
40-44	300 954	+1.1%⇒	304 228
45-49	297 979	⇐+6%	281 065
50-54	231 865	⇐+0.1%	231 683
55-59	147 158	+8.1%⇒	159 128
60-64	110 010	+4.3%⇒	114 761
65-69	72 963	+9.3%⇒	79 770
70-74	37 599	+19%⇒	44 755
75-79	28 699	+27.8%⇒	36 671
80-84	16 340	+47.8%⇒	24 145
85-89	8 886	+40.7%⇒	12 501
90-94	3 245	+56.7%⇒	5 085
95-99	382	+56.3%⇒	597
100+	6	+333.3%⇒	26

Sources: [1]

Sources, Notices

* Value is calculated with linear interpolation from 2 nearest estimated (date->population) data (unofficial).
** Net migration is included in Births with this calculation: Births = Population[1] + Deaths[1].
*** For years before 1950 we dont have population data. Value is approximate calculation using function: 1900 population = 70% of 1950 population.
[1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data are estimates and projections according to a medium-fertility variant. Reused with the permission of the United Nations. Downloaded: 2015-11-15 (un.org)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).