Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Libya
Libya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8791 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8791 people per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
38th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8816 people per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.2327 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.8791 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.8816 people per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2327 people per person, in 1960.
Libya ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2327 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2354 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2385 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.242 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2458 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2569 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2821 people per person | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3183 people per person | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.362 people per person | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4098 people per person | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4583 people per person | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.504 people per person | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5435 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5732 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5957 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.617 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6371 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.656 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6737 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6902 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7054 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7194 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.732 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7433 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7532 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7623 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7713 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7802 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7889 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7974 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8058 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8138 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8216 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8291 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8362 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8429 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8492 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.855 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8604 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8652 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8695 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8732 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8763 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8787 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8804 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8814 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8816 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8816 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8815 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8813 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8812 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.881 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8807 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8805 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8801 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8782 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8782 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8782 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8782 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8782 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8783 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8784 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8785 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8786 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8789 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8791 people per person | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.8791 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.8791 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2824 people per person | 0.2327 people per person | 0.4098 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5949 people per person | 0.4583 people per person | 0.6902 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7554 people per person | 0.7054 people per person | 0.7974 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8379 people per person | 0.8058 people per person | 0.8652 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8785 people per person | 0.8695 people per person | 0.8816 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8794 people per person | 0.8782 people per person | 0.8812 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8786 people per person | 0.8783 people per person | 0.8791 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More population data for Libya
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3412 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,540 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9554 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2302 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 5.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 455,012 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Libya?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Libya was 0.8791 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8816 people per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2327 people per person in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Libya ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.