Demographics · Northern Africa

Libya Population

7.46Mas of 2025Reported+1.1% vs 2024

Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodPopulation
20257.46M
20247.38M
20237.31M
20227.22M
20217.14M
20207.05M
20196.95M
20186.85M
20176.74M
20166.63M
20156.53M
20146.43M

Population across Africa

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CountryPopulationPeriod
Nigeria237.53M2025
Kenya57.53M2025
South Africa64.75M2025
Egypt118.37M2025
Ghana35.06M2025
Ethiopia135.47M2025

Population in every African country

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