Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Libya
Libya: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate was 1.64 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Libya, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.64 % change on previous year for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Libya peaked at 7.39 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -4.07 % change on previous year, in 2012.
Libya ranks 74th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Libya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1966 | -0.1842 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4472 % change on previous year | -342.7% |
| 1968 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +192.1% |
| 1969 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +78.6% |
| 1970 | 3.34 % change on previous year | +43.1% |
| 1971 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 5.89 % change on previous year | +70.2% |
| 1974 | 7.39 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 1975 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 6.81 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 6.82 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.6 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 6.42 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 6.4 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 6.24 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6532 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 1984 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +309.2% |
| 1985 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +70.9% |
| 1986 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 2.57 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2011 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -267.4% |
| 2012 | -4.07 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -157.5% |
| 2014 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.64 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8139 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.64 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.69 % change on previous year, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +342.7% | -0.1842 % change on previous year | 0.4472 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +309.2% | 0.6532 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -267.4% | 2.27 % change on previous year | -3.8 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +192.1% | 0.4472 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +157.5% | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | -117.4% | 1.06 % change on previous year | -0.1842 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 % change on previous year | -0.1842 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.7 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 7.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.01 % change on previous year | 0.6532 % change on previous year | 6.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.845 % change on previous year | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
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More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Libya?
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Libya was 1.64 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.07 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Libya ranks 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.