The population of Libya is expected to grow by 68,000 in 2025 and reach 7,098,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 1,999 people yearly. On average there are 108,307 births and 38,402 deaths in Libya per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.99 percent per year. The population density of Libya has changed from 1.8 in 1980 to 3.9 in 2023.
| Current population | 7,035,978 people at present (Wednesday 22nd of January 2025) | |
| Median Age | 31.8 years |
| Life expectancy | 73.4 years | |
| Population density | 4.0 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,032,000 | 68,000 (1.0%) | -1,999 | 31.8 | 2.00 | 4 | 5,677,000 (80.7%) |
| 2024 | 6,964,000 | 69,000 (1.0%) | -1,999 | 31.4 | 4 | 5,607,000 (80.5%) | |
| 2023 | 6,895,000 | 72,000 (1.0%) | -1,999 | 31.1 | 4 | 5,536,000 (80.3%) | |
| 2022 | 6,823,000 | 77,000 (1.1%) | -1,999 | 30.8 | 4 | 5,463,000 (80.1%) | |
| 2021 | 6,746,000 | 84,000 (1.3%) | -1,999 | 30.4 | 4 | 5,385,000 (79.8%) | |
| 2020 | 6,662,000 | 92,000 (1.4%) | -1,999 | 30.1 | 2.13 | 4 | 5,304,000 (79.6%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,999 | 29.8 | 2.16 | 4 | 5,216,000 (79.4%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,999 | 29.5 | 2.20 | 4 | 5,123,000 (79.2%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,999 | 29.1 | 2.24 | 4 | 5,033,000 (79.0%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,999 | 28.9 | 2.28 | 4 | 4,956,188 (78.8%) |
| 2015 | 6,234,955 | 30,847 (0.5%) | -1,999 | 28.6 | 2.31 | 4 | 4,897,807 (78.6%) |
| 2010 | 6,169,140 | 48,087 (0.8%) | -86,681 | 27.5 | 2.41 | 4 | 4,789,844 (77.6%) |
| 2005 | 5,792,688 | 87,929 (1.5%) | -23,711 | 26.4 | 2.49 | 3 | 4,454,577 (76.9%) |
| 2000 | 5,355,751 | 81,588 (1.5%) | -4,114 | 25.3 | 2.86 | 3 | 4,088,902 (76.3%) |
| 1995 | 4,948,798 | 93,795 (1.9%) | -11,474 | 24.1 | 3.64 | 3 | 3,760,790 (76.0%) |
| 1990 | 4,436,661 | 107,747 (2.4%) | 793 | 22.9 | 4.97 | 3 | 3,359,573 (75.7%) |
| 1985 | 3,873,781 | 127,066 (3.3%) | 1,098 | 22.2 | 6.24 | 2 | 2,922,768 (75.5%) |
| 1980 | 3,219,466 | 122,737 (3.8%) | 22,676 | 21.6 | 7.22 | 2 | 2,256,652 (70.1%) |
| 1975 | 2,645,139 | 108,251 (4.1%) | 11,507 | 21.7 | 7.97 | 2 | 1,660,751 (62.8%) |
| 1970 | 2,133,526 | 89,708 (4.2%) | 11,733 | 22.2 | 8.13 | 1 | 1,059,744 (49.7%) |
| 1965 | 1,733,306 | 65,481 (3.8%) | 9,600 | 23.1 | 7.65 | 1 | 583,535 (33.7%) |
| 1960 | 1,448,417 | 49,654 (3.3%) | 9,178 | 23.8 | 7.20 | 1 | 395,751 (27.3%) |
In 2024 the population of Libya was 6,964,000 and the average age increased from 23.8 in 1960 to 31.4. Urban population has increased from 4,088,902 (76.3%) in 2000 to 5,677,000 (80.7%) in the current year. The population density of Libya has changed from 1.8 in 1980 to 3.9 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -1,999 | 30.1 | 2.13 | 4 | 5,304,000 (79.6%) |
| 2025 | 7,032,000 | 68,000 (1.0%) | -1,999 | 31.8 | 2.00 | 4 | 5,677,000 (80.7%) |
| 2030 | 7,342,000 | 57,000 (0.8%) | -1,999 | 33.5 | 1.90 | 4 | 6,008,000 (81.8%) |
| 2035 | 7,604,000 | 49,000 (0.6%) | -1,999 | 35.3 | 1.83 | 4 | 6,300,000 (82.9%) |
| 2040 | 7,825,000 | 41,000 (0.5%) | -1,999 | 36.9 | 1.79 | 4 | 6,561,000 (83.8%) |
| 2045 | 8,004,000 | 32,000 (0.4%) | -1,999 | 38.3 | 1.77 | 5 | 6,786,000 (84.8%) |
| 2050 | 8,124,000 | 19,000 (0.2%) | -1,999 | 39.5 | 1.76 | 5 | 6,961,000 (85.7%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 76.8 (74.0 years for male and 79.7 years for females). Population density will go up to 4.6 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Libya constitutes of 3,498,000 women and 3,534,000 men, which means there are 1,010 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 33.5% of population (2,357,126) is 19 or younger, 61.2% of population (4,304,990) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.2% of population (368,477) is over 65.