Austria vs Libya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Austria
6.35 million people
in 2025
Libya
6.56 million people
in 2025
Austria rank
91st
Libya rank
88th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Austria
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 6.56 million people against 6.35 million people in Austria, a difference of 203,360 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 91st and Libya ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 7 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.44 million people | 281,902 people | 3.15 million people | Austria |
| 1960s | 3.67 million people | 506,245 people | 3.16 million people | Austria |
| 1970s | 3.99 million people | 1.55 million people | 2.44 million people | Austria |
| 1980s | 4.44 million people | 2.95 million people | 1.49 million people | Austria |
| 1990s | 5.18 million people | 4.07 million people | 1.11 million people | Austria |
| 2000s | 5.48 million people | 5.11 million people | 376,013 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.82 million people | 5.76 million people | 64,610 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 6.26 million people | 6.38 million people | 119,608 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Austria or Libya?
- Libya, at 6.56 million people against 6.35 million people in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Austria and Libya?
- 203,360 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Libya?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Libya rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Austria ranks 91st and Libya ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.