Rural population in Libya in 2025 — 901,647 people. Ranked 134 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 21.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 901,647 | +7,466 | +0.83% |
| 2024 | 894,181 | +7,619 | +0.86% |
| 2023 | 886,562 | +8,769 | +1% |
| 2022 | 877,793 | +9,906 | +1.14% |
| 2021 | 867,887 | +10,309 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 857,578 | +11,082 | +1.31% |
| 2019 | 846,496 | +12,177 | +1.46% |
| 2018 | 834,319 | +13,313 | +1.62% |
| 2017 | 821,006 | +12,948 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 808,058 | +12,215 | +1.53% |
| 2015 | 795,843 | +25,486 | +3.31% |
| 2014 | 770,357 | +16,648 | +2.21% |
| 2013 | 753,709 | +16,688 | +2.26% |
| 2012 | 737,021 | −18,008 | −2.39% |
| 2011 | 755,029 | −17,063 | −2.21% |
| 2010 | 772,092 | +16,658 | +2.21% |
| 2009 | 755,434 | +16,376 | +2.22% |
| 2008 | 739,058 | +16,057 | +2.22% |
| 2007 | 723,001 | +14,941 | +2.11% |
| 2006 | 708,060 | +12,959 | +1.86% |
| 2005 | 695,101 | +8,830 | +1.29% |
| 2004 | 686,271 | +4,413 | +0.65% |
| 2003 | 681,858 | +226 | +0.03% |
| 2002 | 681,632 | −3,579 | −0.52% |
| 2001 | 685,211 | −7,049 | −1.02% |
| 2000 | 692,260 | −10,963 | −1.56% |
| 1999 | 703,223 | −14,422 | −2.01% |
| 1998 | 717,645 | −16,505 | −2.25% |
| 1997 | 734,150 | −17,951 | −2.39% |
| 1996 | 752,101 | −18,763 | −2.43% |
| 1995 | 770,864 | −19,083 | −2.42% |
| 1994 | 789,947 | −19,063 | −2.36% |
| 1993 | 809,010 | −18,778 | −2.27% |
| 1992 | 827,788 | −18,243 | −2.16% |
| 1991 | 846,031 | −17,397 | −2.01% |
| 1990 | 863,428 | −16,252 | −1.85% |
| 1989 | 879,680 | −14,875 | −1.66% |
| 1988 | 894,555 | −13,213 | −1.46% |
| 1987 | 907,768 | −10,946 | −1.19% |
| 1986 | 918,714 | −7,906 | −0.85% |
| 1985 | 926,620 | −4,607 | −0.49% |
| 1984 | 931,227 | −23,291 | −2.44% |
| 1983 | 954,518 | −43,552 | −4.36% |
| 1982 | 998,070 | −18,099 | −1.78% |
| 1981 | 1.02M | +7,515 | +0.75% |
| 1980 | 1.01M | +6,827 | +0.68% |
| 1979 | 1M | +5,804 | +0.58% |
| 1978 | 996,023 | +4,712 | +0.48% |
| 1977 | 991,311 | +3,647 | +0.37% |
| 1976 | 987,664 | +2,659 | +0.27% |
| 1975 | 985,005 | +1,741 | +0.18% |
| 1974 | 983,264 | −4,519 | −0.46% |
| 1973 | 987,783 | −28,479 | −2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.02M | −51,932 | −4.86% |
| 1971 | 1.07M | −59,965 | −5.32% |
| 1970 | 1.13M | −60,613 | −5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.19M | −57,038 | −4.58% |
| 1968 | 1.25M | −48,154 | −3.72% |
| 1967 | 1.29M | −33,439 | −2.52% |
| 1966 | 1.33M | −13,227 | −0.99% |
| 1965 | 1.34M | +17,954 | +1.36% |
| 1964 | 1.32M | +41,376 | +3.23% |
| 1963 | 1.28M | +46,239 | +3.74% |
| 1962 | 1.24M | +45,597 | +3.83% |
| 1961 | 1.19M | +43,941 | +3.84% |
| 1960 | 1.15M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
