Libya | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1349004 |
| 1961 | 1399552 |
| 1962 | 1451196 |
| 1963 | 1504811 |
| 1964 | 1561744 |
| 1965 | 1622996 |
| 1966 | 1688870 |
| 1967 | 1759132 |
| 1968 | 1833611 |
| 1969 | 1911968 |
| 1970 | 1994000 |
| 1971 | 2079897 |
| 1972 | 2169965 |
| 1973 | 2264278 |
| 1974 | 2362900 |
| 1975 | 2466000 |
| 1976 | 2572300 |
| 1977 | 2681887 |
| 1978 | 2797780 |
| 1979 | 2924086 |
| 1980 | 3063000 |
| 1981 | 3216430 |
| 1982 | 3381390 |
| 1983 | 3549220 |
| 1984 | 3708142 |
| 1985 | 3849801 |
| 1986 | 3970886 |
| 1987 | 4074021 |
| 1988 | 4164147 |
| 1989 | 4249018 |
| 1990 | 4334459 |
| 1991 | 4421885 |
| 1992 | 4509970 |
| 1993 | 4598629 |
| 1994 | 4687106 |
| 1995 | 4775009 |
| 1996 | 4862665 |
| 1997 | 4951076 |
| 1998 | 5041233 |
| 1999 | 5134324 |
| 2000 | 5231189 |
| 2001 | 5331311 |
| 2002 | 5434293 |
| 2003 | 5541062 |
| 2004 | 5652797 |
| 2005 | 5769709 |
| 2006 | 5893738 |
| 2007 | 6023053 |
| 2008 | 6149620 |
| 2009 | 6262667 |
| 2010 | 6355112 |
| 2011 | 6422772 |
| 2012 |
Libya | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.