Jordan vs Libya: Long term urban population region
Jordan
83.67
in 2025
Libya
83.18
in 2025
Jordan rank
45th
Libya rank
46th
Long term urban population region over time
- Jordan
- Libya
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 83.67 against 83.18 in Libya, a difference of 0.49.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 45th and Libya ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 37 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.55 | 0.2388 | 2.31 | Jordan |
| 1100s | 2.7 | 0.3183 | 2.38 | Jordan |
| 1200s | 2.86 | 0.4245 | 2.43 | Jordan |
| 1300s | 3.01 | 0.566 | 2.45 | Jordan |
| 1400s | 3.17 | 0.7546 | 2.41 | Jordan |
| 1500s | 3.32 | 1.01 | 2.32 | Jordan |
| 1600s | 3.48 | 1.34 | 2.14 | Jordan |
| 1700s | 3.63 | 1.79 | 1.84 | Jordan |
| 1710s | 4.09 | 2.02 | 2.08 | Jordan |
| 1720s | 4.48 | 2.21 | 2.27 | Jordan |
| 1730s | 4.91 | 2.42 | 2.49 | Jordan |
| 1740s | 5.38 | 2.65 | 2.73 | Jordan |
| 1750s | 5.89 | 2.9 | 2.99 | Jordan |
| 1760s | 6.45 | 3.18 | 3.27 | Jordan |
| 1770s | 7.06 | 3.48 | 3.58 | Jordan |
| 1780s | 7.74 | 3.81 | 3.93 | Jordan |
| 1790s | 8.47 | 4.17 | 4.3 | Jordan |
| 1800s | 9.28 | 4.57 | 4.71 | Jordan |
| 1810s | 10.16 | 5.01 | 5.16 | Jordan |
| 1820s | 11.13 | 5.48 | 5.65 | Jordan |
| 1830s | 12.19 | 6 | 6.19 | Jordan |
| 1840s | 13.35 | 6.58 | 6.78 | Jordan |
| 1850s | 14.62 | 7.2 | 7.42 | Jordan |
| 1860s | 16.02 | 7.89 | 8.13 | Jordan |
| 1870s | 17.54 | 8.64 | 8.9 | Jordan |
| 1880s | 19.21 | 9.46 | 9.75 | Jordan |
| 1890s | 21.04 | 10.36 | 10.68 | Jordan |
| 1900s | 23.05 | 11.35 | 11.7 | Jordan |
| 1910s | 25.24 | 12.43 | 12.81 | Jordan |
| 1920s | 27.65 | 13.61 | 14.03 | Jordan |
| 1930s | 30.28 | 14.91 | 15.37 | Jordan |
| 1940s | 33.16 | 16.33 | 16.83 | Jordan |
| 1950s | 41.61 | 20.85 | 20.77 | Jordan |
| 1960s | 51.09 | 32.29 | 18.79 | Jordan |
| 1970s | 55.36 | 59.54 | 4.18 | Libya |
| 1980s | 62.72 | 74.46 | 11.74 | Libya |
| 1990s | 75.2 | 76.9 | 1.7 | Libya |
| 2000s | 78.68 | 78.05 | 0.6312 | Jordan |
| 2010s | 80.29 | 79.7 | 0.5868 | Jordan |
| 2020s | 82.96 | 82.45 | 0.515 | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Jordan or Libya?
- Jordan, at 83.67 against 83.18 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Jordan and Libya?
- 0.49, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Libya?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Libya rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Jordan ranks 45th and Libya ranks 46th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.