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: 6 845 222*^[1], area 1759540 km², population density 3.89 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

6 845 222

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 2026-06-23*

	Male	%	Female
0-4	232 727	⇐+3.7%	224 436
5-9	352 729	⇐+1.6%	347 317
10-14	358 762	⇐+2.3%	350 536
15-19	303 035	⇐+6.7%	284 001
20-24	227 244	⇐+8.7%	209 122
25-29	194 317	+8.7%⇒	211 230
30-34	221 758	+20.8%⇒	267 840
35-39	245 681	+15.2%⇒	282 974
40-44	299 629	+0.9%⇒	302 453
45-49	295 487	⇐+6%	278 781
50-54	229 558	⇐+0.1%	229 375
55-59	146 063	+8%⇒	157 688
60-64	109 168	+4.3%⇒	113 826
65-69	72 401	+9.3%⇒	79 122
70-74	37 606	+18.9%⇒	44 719
75-79	28 583	+27.8%⇒	36 516
80-84	16 249	+47.5%⇒	23 965
85-89	8 779	+40.8%⇒	12 362
90-94	3 189	+56.9%⇒	5 002
95-99	375	+56.8%⇒	588
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).