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Libya

Population

7,565,954

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
105th
Share of world
0.09%
Annual change
+81,2961.11%

Population of Libya

5M10M15M20M95% prediction intervalProjected peak20267.6M2050 projection9.3M↑ 22% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 7,565,954. 2050 projection: 9,260,606.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Libya. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20267,539,8511.11%105
20257,458,5551.15%105
20207,045,3991.36%105
20196,951,0331.49%107
20186,849,0551.64%107
20176,738,7701.61%107
20156,531,8190.10%107
20106,497,8392.09%105
20055,858,7982.01%105
20005,305,0211.57%107

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Tripoli is home to 1,506,832 people, 19.98% of Libya's population.

City population1M600K200K
Tripoli 1.5MBenghazi 837.5KMisrata 598.4KZawiya 210.5KSebha 204.1KTobruk 201.9KSirte 198.1K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Tripoli1.5M19.98%
2Benghazi837.5K11.11%
3Misrata598.4K7.94%
4Zliten452.2K6.00%
5Al-Khums343.4K4.56%
6Zawiya210.5K2.79%
7Sebha204.1K2.71%
8Tobruk201.9K2.68%
9Sirte198.1K2.63%
10Al-'Ajaylat192.5K2.55%

Libya by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Libya is home to an estimated 7,565,954 people, the 105th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Libya has a net population change of approximately 231 people per day, driven by 326 births, 102 deaths, and net immigration of 7 people.
Share of world
Libya makes up 0.09% of the world's population and 0.48% of Africa's.
Density
4.3 people per km² of land (11.1 per mi²), ranking 225th among countries and territories.
Urban living
87.91% of people live in urban areas.

Libya Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 17100+ years, female: 4095–99 years, male: 27495–99 years, female: 54190–94 years, male: 2,13690–94 years, female: 3,36785–89 years, male: 7,84485–89 years, female: 10,57880–84 years, male: 18,20580–84 years, female: 23,01275–79 years, male: 31,85875–79 years, female: 40,45270–74 years, male: 45,28670–74 years, female: 55,07865–69 years, male: 82,11465–69 years, female: 87,43660–64 years, male: 127,08760–64 years, female: 132,62455–59 years, male: 186,76555–59 years, female: 188,14150–54 years, male: 244,06250–54 years, female: 236,74945–49 years, male: 282,70245–49 years, female: 268,59440–44 years, male: 276,59340–44 years, female: 263,09335–39 years, male: 268,07135–39 years, female: 255,42430–34 years, male: 268,57830–34 years, female: 255,93825–29 years, male: 288,56525–29 years, female: 276,88020–24 years, male: 328,86020–24 years, female: 310,92715–19 years, male: 357,60715–19 years, female: 337,74910–14 years, male: 360,39710–14 years, female: 341,8595–9 years, male: 341,2015–9 years, female: 323,4060–4 years, male: 313,2530–4 years, female: 296,492100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

29 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

75.2 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.82%

Female

49.18%

Life expectancy 72.7Life expectancy 77.8

Ethnicity

97%

Berber and Arab

  • Berber and Arab97%
  • Other3%
Data notes

Source estimate: est.

Other: includes Egyptian, Greek, Indian, Italian, Maltese, Pakistani, Tunisian, and Turkish

Religion

96.6%

Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni), the largest religion

  • Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni)96.6%
  • Christian2.7%
  • Buddhist0.3%
  • Other0.2%
  • unaffiliated0.2%
  • Hindu0.1%
  • Jewish0.1%
  • folk religion0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Buddhist: less than 1%

Other: less than 1%

unaffiliated: less than 1%

Hindu: less than 1%

Jewish: less than 1%

folk religion: less than 1%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Libya United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Bureau of Statistics and Census Libya
  5. Bureau of Statistics and Census Libya