Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Libya

Rural population share in Libya in 2025 — 12.1%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 64.6 pp.

2025 12.1% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 178of 217
Period maximum 76.7%1960
Period minimum 11.8%2006

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Libya, 1960–202502040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 76.7%1962: 76.1%1964: 75.4%1966: 71.8%1968: 63.8%1970: 54.2%1972: 45.7%1974: 40.4%1976: 36.3%1978: 32.6%1980: 29.5%1982: 26.8%1984: 24.7%1986: 22.9%1988: 21.1%1990: 19.4%1992: 17.8%1994: 16.4%1996: 15.1%1998: 14%2000: 13%2002: 12.4%2004: 12%2006: 11.8%2008: 11.9%2010: 11.9%2012: 11.9%2014: 12%2016: 12.2%2018: 12.2%2020: 12.2%2022: 12.2%2024: 12.1%2025: 12.1%
Change over the period: −64.6 pp Annual average: -0.99 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 12.1%
World 42.2%
Northern Africa computed 47.6%
Rural population share — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.1 −0 pp
2024 12.1 −0 pp
2023 12.1 −0 pp
2022 12.2 −0 pp
2021 12.2 −0 pp
2020 12.2 −0 pp
2019 12.2 −0 pp
2018 12.2 −0 pp
2017 12.2 −0 pp
2016 12.2 −0 pp
2015 12.2 +0.2 pp
2014 12 +0 pp
2013 12 +0 pp
2012 11.9 +0 pp
2011 11.9 +0 pp
2010 11.9 +0 pp
2009 11.9 +0 pp
2008 11.9 +0 pp
2007 11.8 +0 pp
2006 11.8 −0 pp
2005 11.9 −0.1 pp
2004 12 −0.2 pp
2003 12.1 −0.2 pp
2002 12.4 −0.3 pp
2001 12.7 −0.4 pp
2000 13 −0.4 pp
1999 13.5 −0.5 pp
1998 14 −0.5 pp
1997 14.5 −0.6 pp
1996 15.1 −0.6 pp
1995 15.7 −0.7 pp
1994 16.4 −0.7 pp
1993 17.1 −0.7 pp
1992 17.8 −0.8 pp
1991 18.6 −0.8 pp
1990 19.4 −0.8 pp
1989 20.3 −0.9 pp
1988 21.1 −0.9 pp
1987 22 −0.9 pp
1986 22.9 −0.9 pp
1985 23.8 −0.9 pp
1984 24.7 −1 pp
1983 25.7 −1.1 pp
1982 26.8 −1.3 pp
1981 28.1 −1.4 pp
1980 29.5 −1.5 pp
1979 31 −1.7 pp
1978 32.6 −1.8 pp
1977 34.4 −1.9 pp
1976 36.3 −2 pp
1975 38.3 −2.1 pp
1974 40.4 −2.3 pp
1973 42.7 −3 pp
1972 45.7 −3.9 pp
1971 49.6 −4.6 pp
1970 54.2 −4.8 pp
1969 59 −4.8 pp
1968 63.8 −4.4 pp
1967 68.2 −3.6 pp
1966 71.8 −2.5 pp
1965 74.3 −1.1 pp
1964 75.4 −0.4 pp
1963 75.8 −0.4 pp
1962 76.1 −0.3 pp
1961 76.5 −0.3 pp
1960 76.7

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.