Libya vs Portugal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Libya
6.56 million people
in 2025
Portugal
6.40 million people
in 2025
Libya rank
88th
Portugal rank
90th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Libya
- Portugal
How they compare
Libya currently reports 6.56 million people against 6.40 million people in Portugal, a difference of 154,120 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Libya ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 281,902 people | 2.53 million people | 2.25 million people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 506,245 people | 2.89 million people | 2.38 million people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.55 million people | 3.46 million people | 1.91 million people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.95 million people | 4.39 million people | 1.45 million people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.07 million people | 5.10 million people | 1.03 million people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.11 million people | 6.05 million people | 940,733 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.76 million people | 6.37 million people | 615,223 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.38 million people | 6.37 million people | 5,115 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, Libya or Portugal?
- Libya, at 6.56 million people against 6.40 million people in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Libya and Portugal?
- 154,120 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Portugal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Portugal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Libya ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 90th 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.