Kyrgyzstan vs Libya: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Kyrgyzstan
1.63 million people
in 2020
Libya
1.73 million people
in 2020
Kyrgyzstan rank
113th
Libya rank
110th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.73 million people against 1.63 million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 99,310 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 113th and Libya ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 745,900 people | 577,456 people | 168,444 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 856,018 people | 692,662 people | 163,356 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 971,504 people | 820,097 people | 151,407 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 1.13 million people | 1.17 million people | 34,370 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.26 million people | 1.33 million people | 70,055 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.32 million people | 1.44 million people | 110,365 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.43 million people | 1.62 million people | 191,370 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.63 million people | 1.73 million people | 99,310 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Kyrgyzstan or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.73 million people against 1.63 million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Kyrgyzstan and Libya?
- 99,310 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Libya?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Libya rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 113th and Libya ranks 110th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.