Libya vs Palestine: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Libya
87.9%
in 2025
Palestine
87.4%
in 2025
Libya rank
48th
Palestine rank
51st
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Libya
- Palestine
How they compare
Libya currently reports 87.9% against 87.4% in Palestine, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.
Libya ranks 48th and Palestine ranks 51st of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.5% | 40.2% | 17.7% | Palestine |
| 1960s | 28.2% | 48.7% | 20.5% | Palestine |
| 1970s | 59.5% | 58.9% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 63.6% | 12.0% | Libya |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 67.5% | 16.3% | Libya |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 78.9% | 8.9% | Libya |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.0% | 3.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 86.7% | 1.1% | Libya |
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, Libya or Palestine?
- Libya, at 87.9% against 87.4% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Libya and Palestine?
- 0.5%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Palestine?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Palestine rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Libya ranks 48th and Palestine ranks 51st 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 modeled historical data.