Honduras vs Libya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Honduras
6.52 million people
in 2025
Libya
6.56 million people
in 2025
Honduras rank
89th
Libya rank
88th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Honduras
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 6.56 million people against 6.52 million people in Honduras, a difference of 35,760 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 89th and Libya ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 488,819 people | 281,902 people | 206,918 people | Honduras |
| 1960s | 588,059 people | 506,245 people | 81,814 people | Honduras |
| 1970s | 1.01 million people | 1.55 million people | 543,690 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.61 million people | 2.95 million people | 1.34 million people | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.42 million people | 4.07 million people | 1.64 million people | Libya |
| 2000s | 3.55 million people | 5.11 million people | 1.56 million people | Libya |
| 2010s | 4.95 million people | 5.76 million people | 804,742 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 6.13 million people | 6.38 million people | 243,820 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, Honduras or Libya?
- Libya, at 6.56 million people against 6.52 million people in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Honduras and Libya?
- 35,760 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Libya?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Honduras and Libya rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Honduras ranks 89th 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.