Hong Kong vs Libya
Hong Kong has about the same population as Libya: 7,498,900 vs 7,458,555, a gap of 40,345. Libya is growing faster (+1.04% vs −0.34% a year), adding about 77,938 people a year against −25,158. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Libya would overtake Hong Kong in about 0 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2025) — a projection, not a forecast. Hong Kong is the older society: 23.7% aged 65+ against 5.2% in Libya, while Libya has more children (26.8% under 15 vs 10.3%). Hong Kong is 1728.6× as densely populated (7,177.2 vs 4.2 people per km²). People in Hong Kong live 14.3 years longer on average (85.4 vs 71.1). GDP per capita is 8.8× higher in Hong Kong ($56,983 vs $6,449).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Hong Kong) and 2025 (Libya); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Hong Kong vs Libya — side by side
 Hong Kong |  Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,498,9002025 | 7,458,5552025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.34%2025 | +1.04%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 4.92024 | 16.52024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.02024 | 6.52024 |
| Children per woman | 0.842024 | 2.302024 |
| Life expectancy | 85.4 yrs2024 | 71.1 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 10.3%2025 | 26.8%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 23.7%2025 | 5.2%2025 |
| Density | 7,177.2 /km²2023 | 4.2 /km²2023 |
| Area | 1,110 km²2023 | 1,759,540 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 100.0%2025 | 87.9%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +17,8632025 | -1722025 |
| GDP per capita | $56,9832025 | $6,4492025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #104 | #105 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.09% | 0.09% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Hong Kong: 2.4× from 1960 to 2025; Libya: 5.0× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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