Libya vs Tunisia
Libya vs Tunisia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Libya and -1.1 per 1,000 people in Tunisia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Libya, by 0.9 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Libya has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Tunisia.
- In 2023, Libya ranked 128 and Tunisia ranked 156 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Libya at 0.8 per 1,000 people and Tunisia at -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Libya | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| 2022 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| 2021 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| 2020 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| 2019 | -0.2 | -1.7 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | -1.8 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | -1.9 |
| 2016 | -0.8 | -2.1 |
| 2015 | -1.2 | -2.2 |
| 2014 | -0.3 | -2.4 |
| 2013 | 4.1 | -1.5 |
| 2012 | 0.8 | -2.4 |
| 2011 | -88.7 | -2 |
| 2010 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
| 2009 | 1.8 | -1.3 |
| 2008 | 2.4 | -1.7 |
| 2007 | 2.1 | -2 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | -2.3 |
| 2005 | 1.9 | -2.6 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | -2.3 |
| 2003 | 2.1 | -1.2 |
| 2002 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 2001 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| 2000 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| 1999 | -2 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | -2.2 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | -2.2 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | -1.7 | -0.6 |
| 1995 | -1 | -0.9 |
| 1994 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| 1993 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 1992 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 1991 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| 1990 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 1989 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 1988 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 1987 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 1986 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 1985 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| 1984 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| 1983 | -37.9 | -5.4 |
| 1982 | -33.9 | -4.3 |
| 1981 | 19.1 | -3.6 |
| 1980 | 19.5 | -2.9 |
| 1979 | 20.1 | -3.7 |
| 1978 | 20.2 | -4.3 |
| 1977 | 20.1 | -2.3 |
| 1976 | 19.8 | -2.6 |
| 1975 | 19.3 | -1.5 |
| 1974 | 18.5 | -1.6 |
| 1973 | 8.9 | -1.7 |
| 1972 | -1.5 | -1.8 |
| 1971 | -2 | -1.9 |
| 1970 | 0.4 | -2 |
| 1969 | -0.7 | -2 |
| 1968 | -3.2 | -2 |
| 1967 | -5.5 | -4 |
| 1966 | -7.4 | -5.9 |
| 1965 | -8.8 | -10.9 |
| 1964 | 1.2 | -13.3 |
| 1963 | 11.1 | -13.7 |
| 1962 | 13.3 | -14 |
| 1961 | 14.5 | -14.2 |
| 1960 | 15.1 | -14.4 |
| 1959 | 15.4 | -14.5 |
| 1958 | 15.1 | -14.5 |
| 1957 | 14.4 | -13.9 |
| 1956 | 13.3 | -6.6 |
| 1955 | 11.9 | -0.5 |
| 1954 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| 1953 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| 1952 | -1.2 | 0 |
| 1951 | -3.5 | 0.3 |
| 1950 | -5.6 | 0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Libya | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.5-27–27.3 | -1.2-4.6–1.9 |
| 2025 | -0-31.5–29.7 | -1.2-6.1–2.9 |
| 2026 | 0.3-31.9–28.8 | -1.2-7–3.7 |
| 2027 | 1.4-31.4–28.8 | -1.3-7.4–4.5 |
| 2028 | 1.2-29.4–30.7 | -1.2-8–4.9 |
| 2029 | 0.6-30.4–29.5 | -1.4-8.6–5.4 |
| 2030 | 1-30.9–30.9 | -1.4-9–5.8 |
| 2031 | 0.8-28.9–31.9 | -1.4-8.9–6.2 |
| 2032 | 0.2-31.9–29.4 | -1.3-9.1–6.6 |
| 2033 | 0.6-31.4–28.7 | -1.2-10.2–6.9 |
| 2034 | 0.7-31.3–30.4 | -1.4-10.5–7 |
| 2035 | 0.1-30.4–28.1 | -1.4-10.3–7.6 |
| 2036 | -0-31.7–28.8 | -1.3-10.5–7.9 |
| 2037 | 0.5-32.2–29.8 | -1.3-10.6–7.7 |
| 2038 | 0.3-31.4–29.7 | -1.4-10.9–7.8 |
| 2039 | 0.3-31.6–28.5 | -1.4-10.8–7.6 |
| 2040 | 0.2-31.3–30.7 | -1.4-11.1–8 |
| 2041 | -0.2-34.5–28.1 | -1.4-11.2–8.4 |
| 2042 | 0.3-32.2–29 | -1.3-11.7–8.8 |
| 2043 | 0.4-32.1–32.8 | -1.3-11.9–9 |
| 2044 | 0.2-30.6–27.7 | -1.3-11.6–8.9 |
| 2045 | 0.5-31.3–30.5 | -1.3-11.7–9.1 |
| 2046 | -0.1-32.3–29.7 | -1.3-12.2–9.2 |
| 2047 | 0-28.2–30 | -1.2-11.8–9.6 |
| 2048 | 0.7-33.8–29.4 | -1.3-11.6–9.5 |
| 2049 | 0.4-27.2–28.6 | -1.3-11.8–9.6 |
| 2050 | 0.8-31.6–30.5 | -1.2-11.9–9.3 |
| 2051 | 0.7-31.5–32.6 | -1.2-11.7–9.6 |
| 2052 | 1.1-28.6–30.1 | -1.2-11.7–10 |
| 2053 | 1-29.8–28.2 | -1.1-12.2–10 |
| 2054 | 1.2-30.7–31.5 | -1.2-11.8–9.7 |
| 2055 | 0.3-34–30.8 | -1.2-12.4–9.9 |
| 2056 | -0.2-32.1–31.3 | -1.3-12.5–9.9 |
| 2057 | 0.7-34.4–28.9 | -1.2-12.5–9.8 |
| 2058 | 0.6-31.8–32.4 | -1.1-12.4–9.8 |
| 2059 | 1-32.1–31.6 | -1.1-12.6–10.2 |
| 2060 | 0.2-31.7–29.4 | -1.2-13.1–9 |
| 2061 | 0.6-31–29.8 | -1.1-13.1–9.9 |
| 2062 | 0.8-32.8–30.5 | -1.1-12.1–9.7 |
| 2063 | -0.2-30.9–29.5 | -1.1-12.2–10 |
| 2064 | 1.1-30.3–30.7 | -1.1-13.6–10.3 |
| 2065 | 0.9-31.4–31.6 | -1.2-12.5–9.9 |
| 2066 | 0.8-30.8–28.7 | -1.1-12.8–10.1 |
| 2067 | 0.3-30.3–30.1 | -1.2-12.6–10.1 |
| 2068 | 1.1-31.3–30.5 | -1.2-12.6–10.7 |
| 2069 | 1.1-31.8–30.5 | -1.2-12.3–10.1 |
| 2070 | 1-31.8–30.8 | -1.2-12.5–10.4 |
| 2071 | 0.4-33–29.1 | -1.2-13.1–9.8 |
| 2072 | 1.5-32.2–30 | -1.1-13.5–10.4 |
| 2073 | 0.9-31.8–30.1 | -1.2-13.1–10.7 |
| 2074 | 0.5-33.9–29.9 | -1.1-12.7–10.5 |
| 2075 | 0.6-33.2–29.8 | -1.1-12.7–10 |
| 2076 | 0.8-33.4–30.3 | -1-12.4–10.4 |
| 2077 | 0.1-33.3–28.7 | -1.2-12.7–9.3 |
| 2078 | 0.1-33.6–28.4 | -1.3-12.9–10 |
| 2079 | 1-31.9–30.2 | -1.2-12.7–10.2 |
| 2080 | 0.9-31.6–31.8 | -1.2-13.4–9.8 |
| 2081 | 1.2-33.3–32.1 | -1-13.2–10.8 |
| 2082 | 0.9-33.3–30.6 | -1.1-13.2–10.2 |
| 2083 | 0.6-33.6–30 | -1.1-13.7–10.5 |
| 2084 | 1-33.2–32.9 | -1-13.5–10 |
| 2085 | 1.2-32.6–30.9 | -1.1-13–10.4 |
| 2086 | 0.7-34.6–30 | -1.1-13.5–10.3 |
| 2087 | 0.5-36.3–30.7 | -1.1-13.3–10.7 |
| 2088 | -0-35.2–29 | -1-14–10.8 |
| 2089 | 0.2-34.7–29 | -1.1-13.9–10.7 |
| 2090 | -0.2-37.7–30.6 | -1.1-13.5–10.9 |
| 2091 | 0.7-36.2–29.7 | -1.1-13.9–10.5 |
| 2092 | 0.3-34.7–31.9 | -1.1-13–11.2 |
| 2093 | 0.4-34.8–30 | -1.2-13.4–11.1 |
| 2094 | 0.9-33.3–31.1 | -1.2-13.1–10.9 |
| 2095 | 1-33–30.8 | -1.2-13.9–11 |
| 2096 | 0.6-36.1–32.5 | -1.2-13.1–10.6 |
| 2097 | 0.4-34.8–28.7 | -1-12.7–10.8 |
| 2098 | 0.4-31.5–30 | -1.1-13.4–10.3 |
| 2099 | 0.8-34.6–30.5 | -1.1-13.3–10.5 |
| 2100 | 0.8-35.5–31.4 | -1.2-13.5–10.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Libya vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyLibya: 69.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLibya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLibya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLibya: 3.81% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateLibya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLibya: 7.31 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthLibya: 1.01% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLibya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLibya: 87.9% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageLibya: 27.2 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLibya: 4.9% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLibya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLibya: $1.6B in 2023Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personLibya: $216 in 2023Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLibya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLibya: 0 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerLibya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLibya: 0% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLibya: 5 million TIV in 2024Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025