Iran vs Libya: Population, male (% of total population)
Iran
50.8%
in 2025
Libya
50.8%
in 2025
Iran rank
34th
Libya rank
32nd
Population, male (% of total population) over time
- Iran
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 50.8% against 50.8% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 34th and Libya ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 51.1% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 51.4% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 54.2% | 2.7% | Libya |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 54.1% | 3.1% | Libya |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 51.9% | 0.9% | Libya |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 51.1% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.9% | 0.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Iran or Libya?
- Libya, at 50.8% against 50.8% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Iran and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Libya rank globally for population, male?
- Iran ranks 34th and Libya ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.