What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Costa Rica and Libya?

38,524 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Libya: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Costa Rica

788,334 people

in 2050

Libya

749,810 people

in 2050

Costa Rica rank

130th

Libya rank

132nd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Costa Rica
Libya

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 788,334 people against 749,810 people in Libya, a difference of 38,524 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Libya ranks 132nd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Libya in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1000s	291,248 people	498,806 people	207,558 people	Libya
1100s	317,715 people	348,886 people	31,171 people	Libya
1200s	346,566 people	199,151 people	147,415 people	Costa Rica
1300s	377,968 people	298,302 people	79,666 people	Costa Rica
1400s	411,985 people	396,982 people	15,003 people	Costa Rica
1500s	448,313 people	494,969 people	46,656 people	Libya
1600s	7,910 people	493,292 people	485,382 people	Libya
1700s	21,975 people	491,057 people	469,082 people	Libya
1710s	23,671 people	455,792 people	432,121 people	Libya
1720s	25,515 people	457,996 people	432,481 people	Libya
1730s	27,492 people	460,102 people	432,610 people	Libya
1740s	29,610 people	462,099 people	432,489 people	Libya
1750s	31,877 people	463,977 people	432,100 people	Libya
1760s	34,300 people	465,724 people	431,424 people	Libya
1770s	36,886 people	467,325 people	430,439 people	Libya
1780s	39,642 people	468,767 people	429,125 people	Libya
1790s	42,575 people	470,034 people	427,459 people	Libya
1800s	45,690 people	471,107 people	425,416 people	Libya
1810s	50,596 people	471,966 people	421,370 people	Libya
1820s	55,941 people	508,508 people	452,567 people	Libya
1830s	65,354 people	510,182 people	444,828 people	Libya
1840s	77,261 people	511,534 people	434,273 people	Libya
1850s	89,137 people	512,531 people	423,394 people	Libya
1860s	100,780 people	513,136 people	412,356 people	Libya
1870s	125,446 people	513,308 people	387,862 people	Libya
1880s	157,863 people	513,003 people	355,140 people	Libya
1890s	188,620 people	537,822 people	349,202 people	Libya
1900s	236,708 people	606,850 people	370,142 people	Libya
1910s	286,338 people	623,405 people	337,067 people	Libya
1920s	342,549 people	613,681 people	271,132 people	Libya
1930s	362,804 people	601,066 people	238,262 people	Libya
1940s	454,158 people	753,295 people	299,137 people	Libya
1950s	723,487 people	967,813 people	244,327 people	Libya
1960s	1.00 million people	1.26 million people	252,714 people	Libya
1970s	1.22 million people	1.01 million people	205,923 people	Costa Rica
1980s	1.49 million people	943,597 people	546,299 people	Costa Rica
1990s	1.63 million people	781,419 people	847,920 people	Costa Rica
2000s	1.50 million people	704,789 people	793,297 people	Costa Rica
2010s	1.21 million people	789,393 people	422,282 people	Costa Rica
2020s	1.05 million people	896,580 people	157,711 people	Costa Rica
2030s	906,654 people	941,192 people	34,538 people	Libya
2040s	813,267 people	863,163 people	49,896 people	Libya
2050s	788,334 people	749,810 people	38,524 people	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Costa Rica or Libya?: Costa Rica, at 788,334 people against 749,810 people in Libya as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Costa Rica and Libya?: 38,524 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Costa Rica ranks 130th and Libya ranks 132nd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.