Greenland vs Libya: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Greenland
88.6%
in 2025
Libya
87.9%
in 2025
Greenland rank
46th
Libya rank
48th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Greenland
- Libya
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 88.6% against 87.9% in Libya, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Greenland ranks 46th and Libya ranks 48th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 16 and Libya in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Libya |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Libya |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Libya |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Libya |
| 1700s | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Libya |
| 1710s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 1720s | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | Libya |
| 1730s | 0.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% | Libya |
| 1740s | 1.1% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Libya |
| 1750s | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Libya |
| 1760s | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Libya |
| 1770s | 1.8% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Libya |
| 1780s | 2.2% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Libya |
| 1790s | 2.7% | 4.2% | 1.5% | Libya |
| 1800s | 3.2% | 4.6% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 1810s | 3.8% | 5.0% | 1.2% | Libya |
| 1820s | 4.6% | 5.5% | 0.9% | Libya |
| 1830s | 5.5% | 6.0% | 0.5% | Libya |
| 1840s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 0.0% | Greenland |
| 1850s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 0.7% | Greenland |
| 1860s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 1.6% | Greenland |
| 1870s | 11.4% | 8.6% | 2.8% | Greenland |
| 1880s | 13.7% | 9.5% | 4.2% | Greenland |
| 1890s | 16.4% | 10.4% | 6.0% | Greenland |
| 1900s | 19.7% | 11.3% | 8.3% | Greenland |
| 1910s | 23.6% | 12.4% | 11.2% | Greenland |
| 1920s | 28.4% | 13.6% | 14.7% | Greenland |
| 1930s | 34.0% | 14.9% | 19.1% | Greenland |
| 1940s | 40.8% | 16.3% | 24.5% | Greenland |
| 1950s | 52.2% | 22.5% | 29.6% | Greenland |
| 1960s | 66.7% | 28.2% | 38.4% | Greenland |
| 1970s | 74.3% | 59.5% | 14.8% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 75.5% | 2.7% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 80.7% | 83.8% | 3.1% | Libya |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 87.9% | 5.2% | Libya |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 87.9% | 2.2% | Libya |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.9% | 0.1% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Greenland or Libya?
- Greenland, at 88.6% against 87.9% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Greenland and Libya?
- 0.7%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Libya?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Libya rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Greenland ranks 46th and Libya ranks 48th 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 Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.