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

64,879 people, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana 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.

Guyana vs Libya: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Guyana

684,931 people

in 2050

Libya

749,810 people

in 2050

Guyana rank

135th

Libya rank

132nd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Guyana
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 749,810 people against 684,931 people in Guyana, a difference of 64,879 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 135th and Libya ranks 132nd of 238 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1000s	50,000 people	498,806 people	448,806 people	Libya
1100s	55,000 people	348,886 people	293,886 people	Libya
1200s	59,999 people	199,151 people	139,152 people	Libya
1300s	69,996 people	298,302 people	228,306 people	Libya
1400s	79,985 people	396,982 people	316,997 people	Libya
1500s	89,950 people	494,969 people	405,019 people	Libya
1600s	89,850 people	493,292 people	403,442 people	Libya
1700s	99,261 people	491,057 people	391,796 people	Libya
1710s	103,757 people	455,792 people	352,035 people	Libya
1720s	108,566 people	457,996 people	349,430 people	Libya
1730s	113,575 people	460,102 people	346,527 people	Libya
1740s	118,787 people	462,099 people	343,312 people	Libya
1750s	124,203 people	463,977 people	339,774 people	Libya
1760s	129,824 people	465,724 people	335,900 people	Libya
1770s	135,647 people	467,325 people	331,678 people	Libya
1780s	141,668 people	468,767 people	327,099 people	Libya
1790s	147,878 people	470,034 people	322,156 people	Libya
1800s	154,265 people	471,107 people	316,842 people	Libya
1810s	160,810 people	471,966 people	311,156 people	Libya
1820s	168,290 people	508,508 people	340,218 people	Libya
1830s	175,940 people	510,182 people	334,242 people	Libya
1840s	183,717 people	511,534 people	327,817 people	Libya
1850s	191,565 people	512,531 people	320,966 people	Libya
1860s	199,411 people	513,136 people	313,725 people	Libya
1870s	213,202 people	513,308 people	300,106 people	Libya
1880s	227,396 people	513,003 people	285,607 people	Libya
1890s	241,830 people	537,822 people	295,992 people	Libya
1900s	256,276 people	606,850 people	350,574 people	Libya
1910s	270,419 people	623,405 people	352,986 people	Libya
1920s	280,718 people	613,681 people	332,963 people	Libya
1930s	289,499 people	601,066 people	311,567 people	Libya
1940s	296,089 people	753,295 people	457,206 people	Libya
1950s	343,313 people	967,813 people	624,501 people	Libya
1960s	442,594 people	1.26 million people	814,464 people	Libya
1970s	519,048 people	1.01 million people	495,501 people	Libya
1980s	542,329 people	943,597 people	401,268 people	Libya
1990s	534,625 people	781,419 people	246,794 people	Libya
2000s	548,757 people	704,789 people	156,032 people	Libya
2010s	561,907 people	789,393 people	227,486 people	Libya
2020s	612,498 people	896,580 people	284,082 people	Libya
2030s	647,347 people	941,192 people	293,845 people	Libya
2040s	674,677 people	863,163 people	188,487 people	Libya
2050s	684,931 people	749,810 people	64,879 people	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Guyana or Libya?: Libya, at 749,810 people against 684,931 people in Guyana as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Guyana and Libya?: 64,879 people, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Libya?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Guyana and Libya rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Guyana ranks 135th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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