Libya vs United Kingdom: Census based on population register recently completed

Libya

in 2015

United Kingdom

in 2015

Libya rank

12th

United Kingdom rank

12th

Census based on population register recently completed over time

Libya
United Kingdom

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0 against 0 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

Across all 266 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 67 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Census based on population register recently completed
Source: Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

A modern census is defined as a census that meets four requirements: universality, well-defined territory, simultaneity, and individual enumeration.. Population registers are state agencies that keep detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.