The population of Libya is 6,777,452 and the population growth amounts 1.46% (2019). The male and female population are 3,422,618 (50.50%) and 3,354,834 (49.50%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 0.99% (positive growth).
The below table shows the Libya population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.
| Year | Total | Growth(%) | Male | Female |
| 2019 | 6,777,452 | 1.46% | 3,422,618 50.50% |
3,354,834 49.50% |
| 2018 | 6,678,567 | 1.47% | 3,373,759 50.52% |
3,304,808 49.48% |
| 2017 | 6,580,724 | 1.35% | 3,325,601 50.54% |
3,255,123 49.46% |
| 2016 | 6,492,164 | 1.14% | 3,282,819 50.57% |
3,209,345 49.43% |
| 2015 | 6,418,315 | 0.88% | 3,248,490 50.61% |
3,169,825 49.39% |
| 2014 | 6,362,037 | 0.66% | 3,224,185 50.68% |
3,137,852 49.32% |
| 2013 | 6,320,359 | 0.55% | 3,208,241 50.76% |
3,112,118 49.24% |
| 2012 | 6,285,750 | 0.61% | 3,196,568 50.85% |
3,089,182 49.15% |
| 2011 | 6,247,439 | 0.80% | 3,183,329 50.95% |
3,064,110 49.05% |
| 2010 | 6,197,663 | 1.03% | 3,164,246 51.06% |
3,033,417 48.94% |
| 2009 | 6,133,984 | 1.23% | 3,138,057 51.16% |
2,995,927 48.84% |
| 2008 | 6,058,748 | 1.39% | 3,105,964 51.26% |
2,952,784 48.74% |
| 2007 | 5,974,787 | 1.47% | 3,069,171 51.37% |
2,905,616 48.63% |
| 2006 | 5,886,872 | 1.50% | 3,029,856 51.47% |
2,857,016 48.53% |
| 2005 | 5,798,614 | 1.53% | 2,989,679 51.56% |
2,808,935 48.44% |
| 2004 | 5,710,154 | 1.57% | 2,948,550 51.64% |
2,761,604 48.36% |
| 2003 | 5,620,547 | 1.59% | 2,906,062 51.70% |
2,714,485 48.30% |
| 2002 | 5,531,089 | 1.59% | 2,863,221 51.77% |
2,667,868 48.23% |
| 2001 | 5,443,248 | 1.57% | 2,821,266 51.83% |
2,621,982 48.17% |
| 2000 | 5,357,891 | 1.53% | 2,780,978 51.90% |
2,576,913 48.10% |
| 1999 | 5,275,926 | 1.50% | 2,742,975 51.99% |
2,532,951 48.01% |
| 1998 | 5,196,780 | 1.52% | 2,706,805 52.09% |
2,489,975 47.91% |
| 1997 | 5,118,007 | 1.60% | 2,670,927 52.19% |
2,447,080 47.81% |
| 1996 | 5,036,171 | 1.73% | 2,633,126 52.28% |
2,403,045 47.72% |
| 1995 | 4,948,798 | 1.90% | 2,591,817 52.37% |
2,356,981 47.63% |
| 1994 | 4,854,875 | 2.05% | 2,546,251 52.45% |
2,308,624 47.55% |
| 1993 | 4,755,133 | 2.19% | 2,496,926 52.51% |
2,258,207 47.49% |
| 1992 | 4,650,885 | 2.29% | 2,444,903 52.57% |
2,205,982 47.43% |
| 1991 | 4,544,242 | 2.37% | 2,391,870 52.64% |
2,152,372 47.36% |
| 1990 | 4,436,661 | 2.43% | 2,338,934 52.72% |
2,097,727 47.28% |
| 1989 | 4,328,939 | 2.51% | 2,286,825 52.83% |
2,042,114 47.17% |
| 1988 | 4,220,450 | 2.62% | 2,234,914 52.95% |
1,985,536 47.05% |
| 1987 | 4,109,725 | 2.80% | 2,181,368 53.08% |
1,928,357 46.92% |
| 1986 | 3,994,597 | 3.02% | 2,123,616 53.16% |
1,870,981 46.84% |
| 1985 | 3,873,781 | 3.28% | 2,060,026 53.18% |
1,813,755 46.82% |
| 1984 | 3,746,715 | 3.52% | 1,989,840 53.11% |
1,756,875 46.89% |
| 1983 | 3,614,689 | 3.71% | 1,914,271 52.96% |
1,700,418 47.04% |
| 1982 | 3,480,454 | 3.81% | 1,836,013 52.75% |
1,644,441 47.25% |
| 1981 | 3,347,781 | 3.83% | 1,758,833 52.54% |
1,588,948 47.46% |
| 1980 | 3,219,466 | 3.81% | 1,685,503 52.35% |
1,533,963 47.65% |
| 1979 | 3,096,729 | 3.80% | 1,617,101 52.22% |
1,479,628 47.78% |
| 1978 | 2,979,093 | 3.81% | 1,553,024 52.13% |
1,426,069 47.87% |
| 1977 | 2,865,637 | 3.87% | 1,492,312 52.08% |
1,373,325 47.92% |
| 1976 | 2,754,696 | 3.98% | 1,433,295 52.03% |
1,321,401 47.97% |
| 1975 | 2,645,139 | 4.09% | 1,374,793 51.97% |
1,270,346 48.03% |
| 1974 | 2,536,888 | 4.18% | 1,316,676 51.90% |
1,220,212 48.10% |
| 1973 | 2,430,755 | 4.25% | 1,259,602 51.82% |
1,171,153 48.18% |
| 1972 | 2,327,490 | 4.27% | 1,204,074 51.73% |
1,123,416 48.27% |
| 1971 | 2,228,146 | 4.25% | 1,150,839 51.65% |
1,077,307 48.35% |
| 1970 | 2,133,526 | 4.20% | 1,100,450 51.58% |
1,033,076 48.42% |
| 1969 | 2,043,818 | 4.15% | 1,053,026 51.52% |
990,792 48.48% |
| 1968 | 1,958,914 | 4.09% | 1,008,415 51.48% |
950,499 48.52% |
| 1967 | 1,878,877 | 4.00% | 966,577 51.44% |
912,300 48.56% |
| 1966 | 1,803,683 | 3.90% | 927,409 51.42% |
876,274 48.58% |
| 1965 | 1,733,306 | 3.78% | 890,817 51.39% |
842,489 48.61% |
| 1964 | 1,667,825 | 3.64% | 856,831 51.37% |
810,994 48.63% |
| 1963 | 1,607,171 | 3.51% | 825,436 51.36% |
781,735 48.64% |
| 1962 | 1,550,813 | 3.40% | 796,286 51.35% |
754,527 48.65% |
| 1961 | 1,498,071 | 3.31% | 768,975 51.33% |
729,096 48.67% |
| 1960 | 1,448,417 | N/A% | 743,197 51.31% |
705,220 48.69% |
The below chart is the timeline of Libya population growth rates for 60 years.
The Libya population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 1,902,314, 4,572,983, 302,155 respectively in 2019.
The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 6,777,452 | 1,902,314 28.07% |
4,572,983 67.47% |
302,155 4.46% |
| 2018 | 6,678,567 | 1,891,319 28.32% |
4,493,922 67.29% |
293,325 4.39% |
| 2017 | 6,580,724 | 1,878,099 28.54% |
4,417,734 67.13% |
284,891 4.33% |
| 2016 | 6,492,164 | 1,864,857 28.72% |
4,349,667 67.00% |
277,640 4.28% |
| 2015 | 6,418,315 | 1,852,834 28.87% |
4,293,429 66.89% |
272,052 4.24% |
| 2014 | 6,362,037 | 1,834,277 28.83% |
4,259,298 66.95% |
268,462 4.22% |
| 2013 | 6,320,359 | 1,820,276 28.80% |
4,233,928 66.99% |
266,155 4.21% |
| 2012 | 6,285,750 | 1,808,945 28.78% |
4,212,392 67.01% |
264,413 4.21% |
| 2011 | 6,247,439 | 1,796,911 28.76% |
4,188,341 67.04% |
262,187 4.20% |
| 2010 | 6,197,663 | 1,782,015 28.75% |
4,156,931 67.07% |
258,717 4.17% |
| 2009 | 6,133,984 | 1,775,077 28.94% |
4,103,421 66.90% |
255,486 4.17% |
| 2008 | 6,058,748 | 1,765,694 29.14% |
4,042,300 66.72% |
250,754 4.14% |
| 2007 | 5,974,787 | 1,756,153 29.39% |
3,973,835 66.51% |
244,799 4.10% |
| 2006 | 5,886,872 | 1,750,010 29.73% |
3,898,740 66.23% |
238,122 4.04% |
| 2005 | 5,798,614 | 1,749,205 30.17% |
3,818,333 65.85% |
231,076 3.99% |
| 2004 | 5,710,154 | 1,756,983 30.77% |
3,727,292 65.27% |
225,879 3.96% |
| 2003 | 5,620,547 | 1,769,370 31.48% |
3,630,972 64.60% |
220,205 3.92% |
| 2002 | 5,531,089 | 1,784,788 32.27% |
3,532,100 63.86% |
214,201 3.87% |
| 2001 | 5,443,248 | 1,800,246 33.07% |
3,434,984 63.11% |
208,018 3.82% |
| 2000 | 5,357,891 | 1,813,831 33.85% |
3,342,347 62.38% |
201,713 3.76% |
| 1999 | 5,275,926 | 1,826,697 34.62% |
3,253,502 61.67% |
195,727 3.71% |
| 1998 | 5,196,780 | 1,837,253 35.35% |
3,169,772 60.99% |
189,755 3.65% |
| 1997 | 5,118,007 | 1,845,760 36.06% |
3,088,583 60.35% |
183,664 3.59% |
| 1996 | 5,036,171 | 1,853,805 36.81% |
3,005,149 59.67% |
177,217 3.52% |
| 1995 | 4,948,798 | 1,861,952 37.62% |
2,916,565 58.93% |
170,281 3.44% |
| 1994 | 4,854,875 | 1,867,776 38.47% |
2,823,222 58.15% |
163,877 3.38% |
| 1993 | 4,755,133 | 1,871,388 39.36% |
2,726,400 57.34% |
157,345 3.31% |
| 1992 | 4,650,885 | 1,871,509 40.24% |
2,628,610 56.52% |
150,766 3.24% |
| 1991 | 4,544,242 | 1,865,620 41.05% |
2,534,314 55.77% |
144,308 3.18% |
| 1990 | 4,436,661 | 1,852,219 41.75% |
2,446,389 55.14% |
138,053 3.11% |
| 1989 | 4,328,939 | 1,839,016 42.48% |
2,357,730 54.46% |
132,193 3.05% |
| 1988 | 4,220,450 | 1,820,420 43.13% |
2,273,551 53.87% |
126,479 3.00% |
| 1987 | 4,109,725 | 1,796,605 43.72% |
2,192,257 53.34% |
120,863 2.94% |
| 1986 | 3,994,597 | 1,768,136 44.26% |
2,111,180 52.85% |
115,281 2.89% |
| 1985 | 3,873,781 | 1,735,278 44.80% |
2,028,795 52.37% |
109,708 2.83% |
| 1984 | 3,746,715 | 1,705,536 45.52% |
1,935,918 51.67% |
105,261 2.81% |
| 1983 | 3,614,689 | 1,670,499 46.21% |
1,843,123 50.99% |
101,067 2.80% |
| 1982 | 3,480,454 | 1,630,830 46.86% |
1,752,509 50.35% |
97,115 2.79% |
| 1981 | 3,347,781 | 1,587,377 47.42% |
1,667,044 49.80% |
93,360 2.79% |
| 1980 | 3,219,466 | 1,540,910 47.86% |
1,588,790 49.35% |
89,766 2.79% |
| 1979 | 3,096,729 | 1,489,541 48.10% |
1,520,562 49.10% |
86,626 2.80% |
| 1978 | 2,979,093 | 1,436,464 48.22% |
1,458,916 48.97% |
83,713 2.81% |
| 1977 | 2,865,637 | 1,381,920 48.22% |
1,402,763 48.95% |
80,954 2.82% |
| 1976 | 2,754,696 | 1,326,036 48.14% |
1,350,407 49.02% |
78,253 2.84% |
| 1975 | 2,645,139 | 1,268,733 47.96% |
1,300,874 49.18% |
75,532 2.86% |
| 1974 | 2,536,888 | 1,211,698 47.76% |
1,251,948 49.35% |
73,242 2.89% |
| 1973 | 2,430,755 | 1,154,480 47.49% |
1,205,321 49.59% |
70,954 2.92% |
| 1972 | 2,327,490 | 1,097,708 47.16% |
1,161,096 49.89% |
68,686 2.95% |
| 1971 | 2,228,146 | 1,041,744 46.75% |
1,119,875 50.26% |
66,527 2.99% |
| 1970 | 2,133,526 | 986,602 46.24% |
1,082,382 50.73% |
64,542 3.03% |
| 1969 | 2,043,818 | 936,043 45.80% |
1,044,428 51.10% |
63,347 3.10% |
| 1968 | 1,958,914 | 888,074 45.34% |
1,008,551 51.49% |
62,289 3.18% |
| 1967 | 1,878,877 | 842,688 44.85% |
974,889 51.89% |
61,300 3.26% |
| 1966 | 1,803,683 | 799,607 44.33% |
943,799 52.33% |
60,277 3.34% |
| 1965 | 1,733,306 | 758,568 43.76% |
915,594 52.82% |
59,144 3.41% |
| 1964 | 1,667,825 | 723,125 43.36% |
885,854 53.11% |
58,846 3.53% |
| 1963 | 1,607,171 | 689,860 42.92% |
858,851 53.44% |
58,460 3.64% |
| 1962 | 1,550,813 | 658,779 42.48% |
834,096 53.78% |
57,938 3.74% |
| 1961 | 1,498,071 | 630,355 42.08% |
810,484 54.10% |
57,232 3.82% |
| 1960 | 1,448,417 | 604,674 41.75% |
787,461 54.37% |
56,282 3.89% |
The below chart and table represents Libya population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 1.48% | 0.58% | 1.76% | 3.01% |
| 2018 | 1.49% | 0.70% | 1.72% | 2.96% |
| 2017 | 1.36% | 0.71% | 1.56% | 2.61% |
| 2016 | 1.15% | 0.65% | 1.31% | 2.05% |
| 2015 | 0.88% | 1.01% | 0.80% | 1.34% |
| 2014 | 0.66% | 0.77% | 0.60% | 0.87% |
| 2013 | 0.55% | 0.63% | 0.51% | 0.66% |
| 2012 | 0.61% | 0.67% | 0.57% | 0.85% |
| 2011 | 0.80% | 0.84% | 0.76% | 1.34% |
| 2010 | 1.04% | 0.39% | 1.30% | 1.26% |
| 2009 | 1.24% | 0.53% | 1.51% | 1.89% |
| 2008 | 1.41% | 0.54% | 1.72% | 2.43% |
| 2007 | 1.49% | 0.35% | 1.93% | 2.80% |
| 2006 | 1.52% | 0.05% | 2.11% | 3.05% |
| 2005 | 1.55% | -0.44% | 2.44% | 2.30% |
| 2004 | 1.59% | -0.70% | 2.65% | 2.58% |
| 2003 | 1.62% | -0.86% | 2.80% | 2.80% |
| 2002 | 1.61% | -0.86% | 2.83% | 2.97% |
| 2001 | 1.59% | -0.75% | 2.77% | 3.13% |
| 2000 | 1.55% | -0.70% | 2.73% | 3.06% |
| 1999 | 1.52% | -0.57% | 2.64% | 3.15% |
| 1998 | 1.54% | -0.46% | 2.63% | 3.32% |
| 1997 | 1.62% | -0.43% | 2.78% | 3.64% |
| 1996 | 1.77% | -0.44% | 3.04% | 4.07% |
| 1995 | 1.93% | -0.31% | 3.31% | 3.91% |
| 1994 | 2.10% | -0.19% | 3.55% | 4.15% |
| 1993 | 2.24% | -0.01% | 3.72% | 4.36% |
| 1992 | 2.35% | 0.32% | 3.72% | 4.48% |
| 1991 | 2.42% | 0.72% | 3.59% | 4.53% |
| 1990 | 2.49% | 0.72% | 3.76% | 4.43% |
| 1989 | 2.57% | 1.02% | 3.70% | 4.52% |
| 1988 | 2.69% | 1.33% | 3.71% | 4.65% |
| 1987 | 2.88% | 1.61% | 3.84% | 4.84% |
| 1986 | 3.12% | 1.89% | 4.06% | 5.08% |
| 1985 | 3.39% | 1.74% | 4.80% | 4.22% |
| 1984 | 3.65% | 2.10% | 5.03% | 4.15% |
| 1983 | 3.86% | 2.43% | 5.17% | 4.07% |
| 1982 | 3.96% | 2.74% | 5.13% | 4.02% |
| 1981 | 3.99% | 3.02% | 4.93% | 4.00% |
| 1980 | 3.96% | 3.45% | 4.49% | 3.62% |
| 1979 | 3.95% | 3.69% | 4.23% | 3.48% |
| 1978 | 3.96% | 3.95% | 4.00% | 3.41% |
| 1977 | 4.03% | 4.21% | 3.88% | 3.45% |
| 1976 | 4.14% | 4.52% | 3.81% | 3.60% |
| 1975 | 4.27% | 4.71% | 3.91% | 3.13% |
| 1974 | 4.37% | 4.96% | 3.87% | 3.22% |
| 1973 | 4.44% | 5.17% | 3.81% | 3.30% |
| 1972 | 4.46% | 5.37% | 3.68% | 3.25% |
| 1971 | 4.43% | 5.59% | 3.46% | 3.08% |
| 1970 | 4.39% | 5.40% | 3.63% | 1.89% |
| 1969 | 4.33% | 5.40% | 3.56% | 1.70% |
| 1968 | 4.26% | 5.39% | 3.45% | 1.61% |
| 1967 | 4.17% | 5.39% | 3.29% | 1.70% |
| 1966 | 4.06% | 5.41% | 3.08% | 1.92% |
| 1965 | 3.93% | 4.90% | 3.36% | 0.51% |
| 1964 | 3.77% | 4.82% | 3.14% | 0.66% |
| 1963 | 3.63% | 4.72% | 2.97% | 0.90% |
| 1962 | 3.52% | 4.51% | 2.91% | 1.23% |
| 1961 | 3.43% | 4.25% | 2.92% | 1.69% |
The global rank of Libya population is 99 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:
| Ages | Rank |
| Total | 99 |
| 0-14 | 91 |
| 15-64 | 94 |
| 65 over | 115 |