Libya vs Spain: Population growth
Libya
1.0%
in 2025
Spain
1.0%
in 2025
Libya rank
98th
Spain rank
100th
Population growth over time
- Libya
- Spain
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 98th and Spain ranks 100th of 215 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 2.3% | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 1.1% | 3.7% | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 2.5% | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Libya |
| 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 Spain?
- Libya, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Libya and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Spain rank globally for population growth?
- Libya ranks 98th and Spain ranks 100th 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.