Demographic profile
Libya is the 105th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.09% of everyone alive. Within Northern Africa, it ranks 6 of 7.
Each day brings roughly 348 births and 105 deaths, adding about 88,753 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.17% annually, the population would double in roughly 60 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Jabal al Gharbi, holding an estimated 22.1% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 22 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 91.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 25.0%, with life expectancy at about 75.5 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Libya in 2026? Approximately 7,581,991 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Libya growing? About 1.17% per year — roughly 348 births and 105 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Libya? Around 0.09% — ranked 105 worldwide by population.