Libya vs Niger
Libya vs Niger: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 1.01% a year in Libya and 3.31% a year in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Niger, by 2.3 percentage points, or 3.27 times that in Libya.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- Niger has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Libya.
- In 2023, Libya ranked 106 and Niger ranked 8 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Libya at -0.2% a year and Niger at 0.37% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Libya | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.01 | 3.31 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 1.25 | 3.28 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 1.22 | 3.22 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 1.31 | 3.29 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 1.39 | 3.31 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 1.57 | 3.42 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 1.68 | 3.48 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 1.51 | 3.65 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 1.54 | 3.71 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 1.69 | 3.69 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 2.17 | 3.69 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 1.85 | 3.83 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | -6.97 | 3.72 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 2.04 | 3.73 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 2.04 | 3.72 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 2.13 | 3.71 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 2.12 | 3.69 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 1.99 | 3.67 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 2.11 | 3.65 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 2.1 | 3.61 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 2.03 | 3.58 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 1.96 | 3.54 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 1.88 | 3.52 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 1.51 | 3.44 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 1.48 | 3.44 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 1.5 | 3.32 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 1.57 | 3.32 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 1.68 | 3.37 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 1.81 | 3.25 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 1.92 | 3.19 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 2.04 | 3.14 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 2.15 | 3.1 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 2.27 | 3.1 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 2.39 | 3.06 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 2.51 | 3.03 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 2.65 | 3.03 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 2.87 | 3.02 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 3.13 | 2.99 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 3.39 | 2.95 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | -0.5 | 2.96 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 0.19 | 2.97 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 5.51 | 2.98 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 5.69 | 2.99 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 5.76 | 2.98 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 5.78 | 2.91 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 5.75 | 2.82 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 5.7 | 2.77 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 5.62 | 2.72 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 5.52 | 2.69 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 4.4 | 2.68 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 3.35 | 2.68 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 3.28 | 2.64 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 3.42 | 2.71 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 3.25 | 2.72 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 2.95 | 2.75 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 2.71 | 2.78 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2.53 | 2.81 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 2.4 | 2.83 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 3.27 | 2.87 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 4.09 | 2.9 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 4.18 | 2.91 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 4.16 | 2.91 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 4.08 | 2.89 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 3.97 | 2.87 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 3.82 | 2.86 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3.62 | 2.86 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 3.41 | 2.88 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 3.18 | 2.93 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 2.23 | 2.99 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 1.93 | 3.06 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 1.62 | 3.15 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 1.34 | 3.24 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 1.1 | 3.34 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Libya | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.04-1.68–3.68 | 3.262.78–3.65 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 1.05-2.13–4.02 | 3.192.65–3.66 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 1.12-2.03–4.05 | 3.142.53–3.64 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 1.19-2.05–4 | 3.082.43–3.64 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 1.14-1.98–4.15 | 3.022.29–3.63 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 1.06-2.12–3.94 | 2.972.15–3.61 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 1.07-2.16–4.12 | 2.922.02–3.57 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 1.03-2.01–4.13 | 2.851.91–3.54 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 0.95-2.27–3.96 | 2.81.82–3.54 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 0.98-2.2–3.86 | 2.751.72–3.5 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 0.98-2.23–3.97 | 2.691.65–3.49 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 0.9-2.2–3.76 | 2.641.58–3.48 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 0.87-2.29–3.92 | 2.581.48–3.46 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 0.9-2.4–3.9 | 2.521.45–3.43 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 0.87-2.38–3.94 | 2.471.4–3.38 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 0.85-2.44–3.86 | 2.411.33–3.33 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 0.81-2.39–3.92 | 2.371.25–3.3 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 0.76-2.73–3.69 | 2.321.22–3.26 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 0.78-2.48–3.69 | 2.281.17–3.23 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 0.76-2.56–4.04 | 2.231.16–3.22 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 0.72-2.46–3.58 | 2.21.12–3.2 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | 0.71-2.55–3.77 | 2.161.08–3.19 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | 0.61-2.57–3.61 | 2.121.07–3.1 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | 0.59-2.33–3.66 | 2.081.06–3.1 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | 0.63-2.79–3.54 | 2.040.99–3.08 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | 0.56-2.21–3.53 | 20.97–3.08 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | 0.56-2.88–3.5 | 1.970.93–3.06 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | 0.51-2.76–3.77 | 1.930.91–3.03 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | 0.52-2.58–3.5 | 1.890.87–3.02 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | 0.48-2.69–3.34 | 1.860.86–2.99 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | 0.47-2.76–3.63 | 1.820.81–2.96 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | 0.34-3.09–3.54 | 1.780.79–2.95 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | 0.26-3.09–3.47 | 1.740.74–2.94 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | 0.32-3.23–3.18 | 1.70.7–2.94 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | 0.28-2.89–3.49 | 1.660.65–2.89 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | 0.3-3.06–3.38 | 1.620.6–2.91 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | 0.2-2.96–3.13 | 1.580.55–2.91 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | 0.22-3.11–3.28 | 1.550.53–2.88 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | 0.23-3.32–3.3 | 1.510.48–2.85 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | 0.11-3.07–3.18 | 1.470.46–2.8 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | 0.23-3.13–3.42 | 1.440.41–2.77 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | 0.2-3.23–3.35 | 1.40.38–2.73 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | 0.18-3.13–3.09 | 1.370.35–2.71 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | 0.13-3.25–3.18 | 1.330.31–2.68 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | 0.2-3.3–3.26 | 1.290.27–2.66 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | 0.19-3.22–3.29 | 1.260.25–2.65 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | 0.17-3.32–3.3 | 1.220.21–2.64 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | 0.12-3.18–3.23 | 1.190.16–2.65 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | 0.22-3.34–3.29 | 1.160.11–2.59 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | 0.16-3.23–3.22 | 1.120.06–2.57 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | 0.11-3.5–3.34 | 1.090.03–2.53 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | 0.12-3.52–3.08 | 1.060–2.53 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | 0.13-3.29–3.24 | 1.03-0.05–2.51 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | 0.06-3.37–3.01 | 0.99-0.08–2.54 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | 0.04-3.46–3.04 | 0.96-0.12–2.5 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | 0.13-3.25–3.2 | 0.93-0.15–2.47 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | 0.1-3.24–3.24 | 0.9-0.2–2.42 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | 0.12-3.45–3.36 | 0.87-0.24–2.4 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | 0.09-3.55–3.26 | 0.84-0.27–2.38 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | 0.04-3.46–3.11 | 0.81-0.33–2.36 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | 0.07-3.53–3.27 | 0.78-0.35–2.36 | -0 |
| 2085 | 0.06-3.59–3.13 | 0.75-0.43–2.31 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | 0-3.84–3.13 | 0.72-0.46–2.28 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | -0.04-3.93–2.9 | 0.69-0.51–2.28 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | -0.11-3.87–2.93 | 0.67-0.57–2.26 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | -0.1-3.64–3.08 | 0.64-0.57–2.2 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | -0.16-3.95–3.11 | 0.61-0.62–2.24 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | -0.09-3.84–3.02 | 0.59-0.65–2.21 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | -0.15-3.85–3.26 | 0.56-0.69–2.19 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | -0.15-3.77–2.95 | 0.54-0.71–2.16 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | -0.12-3.83–2.96 | 0.51-0.74–2.15 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | -0.12-3.88–3.08 | 0.49-0.8–2.2 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | -0.17-4.34–3.06 | 0.46-0.83–2.15 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | -0.2-3.85–3.03 | 0.44-0.88–2.12 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | -0.21-3.85–2.98 | 0.41-0.86–2.13 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | -0.18-3.93–3.02 | 0.39-0.93–2.11 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | -0.2-4.08–3.14 | 0.37-0.96–2.08 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Libya vs Niger
Health
- Life expectancyLibya: 69.3 years in 2023Niger: 61.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLibya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Niger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLibya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023Niger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLibya: 3.81% in 2017Niger: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateLibya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Niger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLibya: 7.31 million people in 2023Niger: 26.2 million people in 2023
- Fertility rateLibya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023Niger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLibya: 87.9% in 2025Niger: 18.4% in 2025
- Median ageLibya: 27.2 years in 2023Niger: 15.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLibya: 4.9% in 2023Niger: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLibya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Niger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLibya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023Niger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLibya: $1.6B in 2023Niger: $450M in 2025
- Military spending per personLibya: $216 in 2023Niger: $18 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLibya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023Niger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLibya: 0 people in 2020Niger: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerLibya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Niger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLibya: 0% of the labour force in 2020Niger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLibya: 5 million TIV in 2024Niger: 4 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLibya: 0 TIV in 2016Niger: 0 TIV in 1973