Australia vs Libya: Population density
Australia
5.61 people per km²
in 2100
Libya
5.56 people per km²
in 2100
Australia rank
227th
Libya rank
228th
Population density over time
- Australia
- Libya
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.61 people per km² against 5.56 people per km² in Libya, a difference of 0.05 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Australia ranks 227th and Libya ranks 228th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Libya in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.2432 people per km² | Libya |
| 1100s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.1989 people per km² | 0.158 people per km² | Libya |
| 1200s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.1137 people per km² | 0.0727 people per km² | Libya |
| 1300s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.1705 people per km² | 0.1295 people per km² | Libya |
| 1400s | 0.0411 people per km² | 0.2273 people per km² | 0.1862 people per km² | Libya |
| 1500s | 0.0412 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.2429 people per km² | Libya |
| 1600s | 0.0414 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.2428 people per km² | Libya |
| 1700s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.2433 people per km² | Libya |
| 1710s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.2644 people per km² | 0.2235 people per km² | Libya |
| 1720s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.2662 people per km² | 0.2253 people per km² | Libya |
| 1730s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.268 people per km² | 0.2271 people per km² | Libya |
| 1740s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.2698 people per km² | 0.2289 people per km² | Libya |
| 1750s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.2716 people per km² | 0.2307 people per km² | Libya |
| 1760s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.2734 people per km² | 0.2325 people per km² | Libya |
| 1770s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.2752 people per km² | 0.2343 people per km² | Libya |
| 1780s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.277 people per km² | 0.236 people per km² | Libya |
| 1790s | 0.0412 people per km² | 0.2788 people per km² | 0.2376 people per km² | Libya |
| 1800s | 0.0293 people per km² | 0.1311 people per km² | 0.1018 people per km² | Libya |
| 1810s | 0.0378 people per km² | 0.1324 people per km² | 0.0946 people per km² | Libya |
| 1820s | 0.0431 people per km² | 0.136 people per km² | 0.0929 people per km² | Libya |
| 1830s | 0.0481 people per km² | 0.1424 people per km² | 0.0943 people per km² | Libya |
| 1840s | 0.0649 people per km² | 0.1496 people per km² | 0.0847 people per km² | Libya |
| 1850s | 0.1155 people per km² | 0.1607 people per km² | 0.0452 people per km² | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.1961 people per km² | 0.1799 people per km² | 0.0161 people per km² | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.2531 people per km² | 0.2018 people per km² | 0.0513 people per km² | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.3334 people per km² | 0.23 people per km² | 0.1034 people per km² | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.4349 people per km² | 0.2682 people per km² | 0.1667 people per km² | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.516 people per km² | 0.3135 people per km² | 0.2025 people per km² | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.6155 people per km² | 0.3612 people per km² | 0.2543 people per km² | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.7478 people per km² | 0.4062 people per km² | 0.3416 people per km² | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.8603 people per km² | 0.4593 people per km² | 0.401 people per km² | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9711 people per km² | 0.5583 people per km² | 0.4128 people per km² | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.19 people per km² | 0.7103 people per km² | 0.4756 people per km² | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.46 people per km² | 1 people per km² | 0.4616 people per km² | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.78 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 0.3246 people per km² | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.05 people per km² | 2.21 people per km² | 0.1615 people per km² | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.34 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | 0.4143 people per km² | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.64 people per km² | 3.3 people per km² | 0.6646 people per km² | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.09 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | 0.627 people per km² | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.49 people per km² | 4.22 people per km² | 0.7295 people per km² | Libya |
| 2030s | 3.79 people per km² | 4.68 people per km² | 0.8891 people per km² | Libya |
| 2040s | 4.07 people per km² | 5.08 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | Libya |
| 2050s | 4.35 people per km² | 5.37 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | Libya |
| 2060s | 4.61 people per km² | 5.52 people per km² | 0.9056 people per km² | Libya |
| 2070s | 4.88 people per km² | 5.61 people per km² | 0.7268 people per km² | Libya |
| 2080s | 5.16 people per km² | 5.66 people per km² | 0.5018 people per km² | Libya |
| 2090s | 5.45 people per km² | 5.61 people per km² | 0.1648 people per km² | Libya |
| 2100s | 5.61 people per km² | 5.56 people per km² | 0.0486 people per km² | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Australia or Libya?
- Australia, at 5.61 people per km² against 5.56 people per km² in Libya as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Australia and Libya?
- 0.05 people per km², with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Libya?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Australia and Libya rank globally for population density?
- Australia ranks 227th and Libya ranks 228th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.