Libya vs Turkmenistan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Libya
1.73 million people
in 2020
Turkmenistan
1.63 million people
in 2020
Libya rank
110th
Turkmenistan rank
112th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Libya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.73 million people against 1.63 million people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 97,310 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Libya ranks 110th and Turkmenistan ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 577,456 people | 793,074 people | 215,619 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 692,662 people | 936,832 people | 244,170 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 820,097 people | 1.08 million people | 262,748 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 1.17 million people | 1.23 million people | 68,095 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 1.33 million people | 1.39 million people | 64,165 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 1.44 million people | 1.44 million people | 2,265 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1.62 million people | 1.50 million people | 116,345 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.73 million people | 1.63 million people | 97,310 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, Libya or Turkmenistan?
- Libya, at 1.73 million people against 1.63 million people in Turkmenistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Libya and Turkmenistan?
- 97,310 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkmenistan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Libya and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Libya ranks 110th and Turkmenistan ranks 112th 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.