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Libya

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	4,445,239 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19584 · revision 1 Value 4445239.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4445239.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1991	4,544,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19583 · revision 1 Value 4544400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4544400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1992	4,640,352 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19582 · revision 1 Value 4640352.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4640352.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1993	4,733,045 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19581 · revision 1 Value 4733045.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4733045.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1994	4,822,037 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19580 · revision 1 Value 4822037.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4822037.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1995	4,906,843 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19579 · revision 1 Value 4906843.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4906843.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1996	4,987,393 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19578 · revision 1 Value 4987393.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4987393.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1997	5,064,639 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19577 · revision 1 Value 5064639.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5064639.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1998	5,140,704 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19576 · revision 1 Value 5140704.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5140704.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1999	5,218,038 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19575 · revision 1 Value 5218038.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5218038.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2000	5,305,021 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19574 · revision 1 Value 5305021.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5305021.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2001	5,403,639 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19573 · revision 1 Value 5403639.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5403639.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2002	5,508,410 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19572 · revision 1 Value 5508410.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5508410.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2003	5,619,398 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19571 · revision 1 Value 5619398.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5619398.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2004	5,736,693 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19570 · revision 1 Value 5736693.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5736693.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2005	5,858,798 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19569 · revision 1 Value 5858798.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5858798.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2006	5,980,211 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19568 · revision 1 Value 5980211.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5980211.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2007	6,104,380 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19567 · revision 1 Value 6104380.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6104380.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2008	6,235,430 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19566 · revision 1 Value 6235430.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6235430.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2009	6,366,686 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19565 · revision 1 Value 6366686.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6366686.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2010	6,497,839 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19564 · revision 1 Value 6497839.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6497839.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2011	6,343,203 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19563 · revision 1 Value 6343203.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6343203.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2012	6,179,328 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19562 · revision 1 Value 6179328.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6179328.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2013	6,304,628 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19561 · revision 1 Value 6304628.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6304628.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2014	6,427,252 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19560 · revision 1 Value 6427252.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6427252.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2015	6,531,819 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19559 · revision 1 Value 6531819.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6531819.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2016	6,632,126 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19558 · revision 1 Value 6632126.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6632126.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2017	6,738,770 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19557 · revision 1 Value 6738770.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6738770.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2018	6,849,055 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19556 · revision 1 Value 6849055.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6849055.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2019	6,951,033 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19555 · revision 1 Value 6951033.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6951033.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2020	7,045,399 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19554 · revision 1 Value 7045399.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7045399.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2021	7,135,175 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19553 · revision 1 Value 7135175.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7135175.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2022	7,223,805 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19552 · revision 1 Value 7223805.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7223805.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2023	7,305,659 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19551 · revision 1 Value 7305659.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7305659.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2024	7,381,023 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19550 · revision 1 Value 7381023.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7381023.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2025	7,458,555 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19549 · revision 1 Value 7458555.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7458555.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified

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