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Libya — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Libya, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.04%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -74.6% since 1961
Population growth for Libya was 1.04% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.77% in 1979. The lowest was -2.62% in 2012 (about -2.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.12% per year.
Libya ranks 98 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 45%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Libya sits below it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 82% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 35%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.04%
First (1961)
4.12%
Change
-74.6%
Highest
5.77%
in 1979
Lowest
-2.62%
in 2012
Average
2.47%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-2.12%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.04% |
| 2024 | 1.03% |
| 2023 | 1.13% |
| 2022 | 1.23% |
| 2021 | 1.27% |
| 2020 | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 1.48% |
| 2018 | 1.62% |
| 2017 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.52% |
| 2015 | 1.61% |
| 2014 | 1.93% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.