Libya vs Seychelles: Population growth
Libya
1.0%
in 2025
Seychelles
1.1%
in 2025
Libya rank
98th
Seychelles rank
95th
Population growth over time
- Libya
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 98th and Seychelles ranks 95th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 1.8% | 2.9% | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.0% | 2.0% | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Libya or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Libya and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Seychelles?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Seychelles rank globally for population growth?
- Libya ranks 98th and Seychelles ranks 95th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.