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Libya vs Sweden: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Libya
749,810 people
in 2050
Sweden
801,164 people
in 2050
Libya rank
132nd
Sweden rank
129th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Libya
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 801,164 people against 749,810 people in Libya, a difference of 51,354 people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 132nd and Sweden ranks 129th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 41.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Sweden Difference Ahead
1000s 498,806 people 399,985 people 98,821 people Libya
1100s 348,886 people 469,948 people 121,062 people Sweden
1200s 199,151 people 539,820 people 340,669 people Sweden
1300s 298,302 people 1.10 million people 800,598 people Sweden
1400s 396,982 people 432,327 people 35,345 people Sweden
1500s 494,969 people 503,215 people 8,246 people Sweden
1600s 493,292 people 755,518 people 262,226 people Sweden
1700s 491,057 people 1.31 million people 822,383 people Sweden
1710s 455,792 people 1.33 million people 874,828 people Sweden
1720s 457,996 people 1.32 million people 864,104 people Sweden
1730s 460,102 people 1.43 million people 974,798 people Sweden
1740s 462,099 people 1.48 million people 1.02 million people Sweden
1750s 463,977 people 1.48 million people 1.02 million people Sweden
1760s 465,724 people 1.55 million people 1.09 million people Sweden
1770s 467,325 people 1.60 million people 1.14 million people Sweden
1780s 468,767 people 1.60 million people 1.14 million people Sweden
1790s 470,034 people 1.61 million people 1.14 million people Sweden
1800s 471,107 people 1.68 million people 1.21 million people Sweden
1810s 471,966 people 1.65 million people 1.18 million people Sweden
1820s 508,508 people 1.71 million people 1.20 million people Sweden
1830s 510,182 people 1.84 million people 1.33 million people Sweden
1840s 511,534 people 1.92 million people 1.41 million people Sweden
1850s 512,531 people 2.04 million people 1.53 million people Sweden
1860s 513,136 people 2.16 million people 1.65 million people Sweden
1870s 513,308 people 2.25 million people 1.74 million people Sweden
1880s 513,003 people 2.36 million people 1.84 million people Sweden
1890s 537,822 people 2.34 million people 1.81 million people Sweden
1900s 606,850 people 2.38 million people 1.78 million people Sweden
1910s 623,405 people 2.43 million people 1.80 million people Sweden
1920s 613,681 people 2.41 million people 1.79 million people Sweden
1930s 601,066 people 2.40 million people 1.80 million people Sweden
1940s 753,295 people 2.33 million people 1.58 million people Sweden
1950s 967,813 people 2.31 million people 1.34 million people Sweden
1960s 1.26 million people 1.80 million people 542,357 people Sweden
1970s 1.01 million people 1.44 million people 424,195 people Sweden
1980s 943,597 people 1.41 million people 467,112 people Sweden
1990s 781,419 people 1.42 million people 638,128 people Sweden
2000s 704,789 people 1.41 million people 707,218 people Sweden
2010s 789,393 people 1.33 million people 535,928 people Sweden
2020s 896,580 people 1.17 million people 274,419 people Sweden
2030s 941,192 people 988,717 people 47,526 people Sweden
2040s 863,163 people 848,183 people 14,980 people Libya
2050s 749,810 people 801,164 people 51,354 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Libya or Sweden?
Sweden, at 801,164 people against 749,810 people in Libya as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Libya and Sweden?
51,354 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sweden?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Libya and Sweden rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Libya ranks 132nd and Sweden ranks 129th 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
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.