Long term urban population region in Libya
Libya: Long term urban population region was 83.18 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
83.18
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 202 countries
All-time high
83.18
in 2025
All-time low
0.2388
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Libya, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in Libya is 83.18, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Libya peaked at 83.18 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2388, in 1000.
That places Libya 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2388 | — |
| 1100 | 0.3183 | +33.3% |
| 1200 | 0.4245 | +33.3% |
| 1300 | 0.566 | +33.3% |
| 1400 | 0.7546 | +33.3% |
| 1500 | 1.01 | +33.3% |
| 1600 | 1.34 | +33.3% |
| 1700 | 1.79 | +33.3% |
| 1710 | 2.02 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 2.21 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 2.42 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 2.65 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 2.9 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 3.18 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 3.48 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 3.81 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 4.17 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 4.57 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 5.01 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 5.48 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 6 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 6.58 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 7.2 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 7.89 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 8.64 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 9.46 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 10.36 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 11.35 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 12.43 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 13.61 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 14.91 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 16.33 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 17.89 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 18.34 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 18.88 | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 19.5 | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 20.21 | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 20.98 | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 21.82 | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 22.71 | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 23.62 | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 24.53 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 25.45 | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 26.34 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 27.22 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 28.09 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 28.96 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 31.52 | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 34.36 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 37.3 | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 40.31 | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 43.36 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 46.42 | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 50.1 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 53.89 | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 57.77 | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 60.3 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 62.78 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 63.99 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 65.25 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 66.65 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 68.25 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 70.09 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 71.35 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 72.81 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 74.3 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 75.58 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 75.45 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 76.04 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 76.31 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 76.35 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 76.3 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 76.25 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 76.38 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 76.5 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 76.63 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.78 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.94 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 77.07 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 77.25 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 77.47 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.74 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.05 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.05 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.42 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 78.78 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.15 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.52 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.88 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.25 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.62 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.98 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.35 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.72 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.01 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.3 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.59 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.89 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 83.18 | +0.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 83.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.17, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 83.18 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.83, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +33.3% | 0.2388 | 0.3183 |
| 1200 | +33.3% | 0.3183 | 0.4245 |
| 1300 | +33.3% | 0.4245 | 0.566 |
| 1400 | +33.3% | 0.566 | 0.7546 |
| 1500 | +33.3% | 0.7546 | 1.01 |
| 1600 | +33.3% | 1.01 | 1.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2388 | 0.2388 | 0.2388 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.3183 | 0.3183 | 0.3183 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4245 | 0.4245 | 0.4245 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.566 | 0.566 | 0.566 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7546 | 0.7546 | 0.7546 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.18 | 3.18 | 3.18 | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.48 | 3.48 | 3.48 | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.17 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.57 | 4.57 | 4.57 | 1 |
| 1810s | 5.01 | 5.01 | 5.01 | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 1 |
| 1830s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.58 | 6.58 | 6.58 | 1 |
| 1850s | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 1860s | 7.89 | 7.89 | 7.89 | 1 |
| 1870s | 8.64 | 8.64 | 8.64 | 1 |
| 1880s | 9.46 | 9.46 | 9.46 | 1 |
| 1890s | 10.36 | 10.36 | 10.36 | 1 |
| 1900s | 11.35 | 11.35 | 11.35 | 1 |
| 1910s | 12.43 | 12.43 | 12.43 | 1 |
| 1920s | 13.61 | 13.61 | 13.61 | 1 |
| 1930s | 14.91 | 14.91 | 14.91 | 1 |
| 1940s | 16.33 | 16.33 | 16.33 | 1 |
| 1950s | 20.85 | 17.89 | 24.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.29 | 25.45 | 43.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.54 | 46.42 | 68.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.46 | 70.09 | 76.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9 | 76.25 | 77.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.05 | 78.05 | 78.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7 | 78.05 | 81.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.45 | 81.72 | 83.18 | 6 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3412 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.196 (2100)
- Population density 5.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 455,012 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Libya?
- Long term urban population region in Libya was 83.18 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 83.18 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2388 in 1000.
- How does Libya rank for long term urban population region?
- Libya ranks 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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