What is the population of Libya?

The population of Libya is 7,459,000.

Where is Libya located?

Libya is located at latitude 28.0000000 and longitude 17.0000000.

What is the area of Libya?

The area of Libya is 1759541 km².

What time zone is Libya in?

Libya is in the Africa/Tripoli time zone.

How has the population of Libya changed?

The population of Libya has increased from 1,428,435 (1960) to 7,459,000 (2026), a change of 422.2%.

Libya, LY

Libya: This North African country borders the Mediterranean Sea and is the fourth largest in Africa by area.

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Largest city

Hūn

Population 9,769,526

Quick Facts about Libya

Population	7,459,000
Country	Libya
Plate code	LAR
Area	1759541 km²
Official name	Stato della Libia, l’État de Libye
Speed limit	100
Continent	Africa
Easternmost point	Point(25.14909 31.65736)
Northernmost point	Point(11.57 33.15)
Latitude & Longitude	28.0000,17.0000
Legislative body	House of Representatives, High Council of State
Official language	Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic
Capital	Tripoli
Time Zone	Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00
Local time	17:23:57 (18th September 2026)

Geography

Libya is located at 28°0'0"N 17°0'0"E (28.0000000, 17.0000000).

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The largest city of Libya is Tripoli with a population of 1,126,000. Other cities include, Mişrātah population 386,120, Al Khums population 201,943, Ajdabiya population 134,358 and Tobruk population 121,052. See all Libya cities & populated places.

Tripoli
Marj District
Zawiya District
Ghat
Zawiya
Ghat District
Jafara
Wadi al Shatii District
Kufra District
Jabal al Gharbi District
Tripoli District
Nalut
Butnan District
Murqub
Jufra
Jabal al Akhdar
Wadi al Hayaa District
Misrata
Sabha District
Nalut District
Misrata District
Murzuq District
Al Wahat District
Sirte District
Derna District
Nuqat al Khams
Benghazi

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change
1960	1,428,435	-
1961	1,478,580	3.51%
1962	1,532,042	3.62%
1963	1,588,755	3.7%
1964	1,648,635	3.77%
1965	1,711,637	3.82%
1966	1,777,725	3.86%
1967	1,846,963	3.89%
1968	1,919,537	3.93%
1969	1,995,704	3.97%
1970	2,075,651	4.01%
1971	2,159,518	4.04%
1972	2,247,280	4.06%
1973	2,338,769	4.07%
1974	2,433,719	4.06%
1975	2,531,982	4.04%
1976	2,632,823	3.98%
1977	2,736,280	3.93%
1978	2,843,816	3.93%
1979	2,957,454	4%
1980	3,078,255	4.08%
1981	3,207,065	4.18%
1982	3,342,302	4.22%
1983	3,479,637	4.11%
1984	3,613,208	3.84%
1985	3,738,814	3.48%
1986	3,854,631	3.1%
1987	3,961,787	2.78%
1988	4,062,672	2.55%
1989	4,161,093	2.42%
1990	4,259,811	2.37%
1991	4,359,515	2.34%
1992	4,459,214	2.29%
1993	4,558,021	2.22%
1994	4,654,483	2.12%
1995	4,747,619	2%
1996	4,837,354	1.89%
1997	4,924,347	1.8%
1998	5,009,240	1.72%
1999	5,092,939	1.67%
2000	5,176,185	1.63%
2001	5,258,677	1.59%
2002	5,340,389	1.55%
2003	5,422,612	1.54%
2004	5,507,000	1.56%
2005	5,594,450	1.59%
2006	5,658,475	1.14%
2007	5,782,108	2.18%
2008	5,876,805	1.64%
2009	5,964,325	1.49%
2010	6,040,612	1.28%
2011	6,103,233	1.04%
2012	6,154,623	0.84%
2013	6,201,521	0.76%
2017	6,374,616	2.79%
2018	6,678,567	4.77%
2026	7,459,000	11.69%

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