Which has higher population, female, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Libya?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 49.2% against 49.2% in Libya as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, female between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Libya?

0.0%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Libya?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Libya: Population, female

Iran, Islamic Republic of

49.2%

in 2025

Libya

49.2%

in 2025

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

185th

Libya rank

187th

Population, female over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Libya

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 49.2% against 49.2% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 185th and Libya ranks 187th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	48.7%	48.9%	0.2%	Libya
1970s	48.5%	48.6%	0.0%	Libya
1980s	48.6%	45.8%	2.7%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	49.1%	45.9%	3.1%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	49.0%	48.1%	0.9%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	49.0%	48.9%	0.2%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	49.2%	49.1%	0.0%	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Libya?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 49.2% against 49.2% in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Libya?: 0.0%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Libya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Libya rank globally for population, female?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 185th and Libya ranks 187th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, female (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.