Population, per capita in Libya
Libya: Population, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population, per capita in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, per capita in Libya is 1 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, per capita in Libya peaked at 1 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1 units per person, in 1960.
Libya ranks 27th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 24 Netherlands 1 units per person compare
- 25 Hungary 1 units per person compare
- 26 Croatia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Afghanistan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Angola 1 units per person compare
- 27 Argentina 1 units per person compare
- 27 Armenia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 1 units per person compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Burundi 1 units per person compare
- 27 Benin 1 units per person compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 1 units per person compare
- 27 Bangladesh 1 units per person compare
- 27 Bahrain 1 units per person compare
- 27 Bahamas 1 units per person compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 units per person compare
- 27 Belize 1 units per person compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 units per person compare
- 27 Brazil 1 units per person compare
- 27 Barbados 1 units per person compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 1 units per person compare
- 27 Bhutan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Botswana 1 units per person compare
- 27 Central African Republic 1 units per person compare
- 27 Chile 1 units per person compare
- 27 China 1 units per person compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 1 units per person compare
- 27 Cameroon 1 units per person compare
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1 units per person compare
- 27 Congo 1 units per person compare
- 27 Colombia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Comoros 1 units per person compare
- 27 Cape Verde 1 units per person compare
- 27 Costa Rica 1 units per person compare
- 27 Cyprus 1 units per person compare
- 27 Djibouti 1 units per person compare
- 27 Dominica 1 units per person compare
- 27 Denmark 1 units per person compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 1 units per person compare
- 27 Algeria 1 units per person compare
- 27 Ecuador 1 units per person compare
- 27 Egypt 1 units per person compare
- 27 Eritrea 1 units per person compare
- 27 Ethiopia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Fiji 1 units per person compare
- 27 Micronesia, Federated States of 1 units per person compare
- 27 Gabon 1 units per person compare
- 27 Ghana 1 units per person compare
- 27 Guinea 1 units per person compare
- 27 Gambia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 1 units per person compare
- 27 Equatorial Guinea 1 units per person compare
- 27 Grenada 1 units per person compare
- 27 Guatemala 1 units per person compare
- 27 Guyana 1 units per person compare
- 27 Honduras 1 units per person compare
- 27 Haiti 1 units per person compare
- 27 Indonesia 1 units per person compare
- 27 India 1 units per person compare
- 27 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 units per person compare
- 27 Iraq 1 units per person compare
- 27 Jamaica 1 units per person compare
- 27 Jordan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Japan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Kenya 1 units per person compare
- 27 Cambodia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Kiribati 1 units per person compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 1 units per person compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 units per person compare
- 27 Lebanon 1 units per person compare
- 27 Liberia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 1 units per person compare
- 27 Lesotho 1 units per person compare
- 27 Morocco 1 units per person compare
- 27 Madagascar 1 units per person compare
- 27 Maldives 1 units per person compare
- 27 Mexico 1 units per person compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 1 units per person compare
- 27 Mali 1 units per person compare
- 27 Myanmar 1 units per person compare
- 27 Mongolia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Mozambique 1 units per person compare
- 27 Mauritania 1 units per person compare
- 27 Malawi 1 units per person compare
- 27 Malaysia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Namibia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Niger 1 units per person compare
- 27 Nigeria 1 units per person compare
- 27 Nicaragua 1 units per person compare
- 27 Nepal 1 units per person compare
- 27 Oman 1 units per person compare
- 27 Pakistan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Panama 1 units per person compare
- 27 Peru 1 units per person compare
- 27 Philippines 1 units per person compare
- 27 Palau 1 units per person compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 1 units per person compare
- 27 Paraguay 1 units per person compare
- 27 Qatar 1 units per person compare
- 27 Rwanda 1 units per person compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Sudan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Senegal 1 units per person compare
- 27 Singapore 1 units per person compare
- 27 Solomon Islands 1 units per person compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 1 units per person compare
- 27 El Salvador 1 units per person compare
- 27 San Marino 1 units per person compare
- 27 Somalia 1 units per person compare
- 27 South Sudan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Sao Tome and Principe 1 units per person compare
- 27 Suriname 1 units per person compare
- 27 Slovakia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Sweden 1 units per person compare
- 27 Eswatini 1 units per person compare
- 27 Seychelles 1 units per person compare
- 27 Syrian Arab Republic 1 units per person compare
- 27 Chad 1 units per person compare
- 27 Thailand 1 units per person compare
- 27 Tajikistan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 1 units per person compare
- 27 Tonga 1 units per person compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 1 units per person compare
- 27 Tunisia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Türkiye 1 units per person compare
- 27 Tuvalu 1 units per person compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 1 units per person compare
- 27 Uganda 1 units per person compare
- 27 Ukraine 1 units per person compare
- 27 Uruguay 1 units per person compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 1 units per person compare
- 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 units per person compare
- 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 units per person compare
- 27 Viet Nam 1 units per person compare
- 27 Vanuatu 1 units per person compare
- 27 Samoa 1 units per person compare
- 27 Yemen 1 units per person compare
- 27 South Africa 1 units per person compare
- 27 Zambia 1 units per person compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 1 units per person compare
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 63,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 61,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 64,892 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, per capita in Libya?
- Population, per capita in Libya was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for population, per capita?
- Libya ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.