Share of population in cities over 1 million in Libya in 2025 — 16.13%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.46 pp.
1960–2025 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.13 | −0.02 pp |
| 2024 | 16.16 | −0.04 pp |
| 2023 | 16.2 | −0.08 pp |
| 2022 | 16.28 | −0.12 pp |
| 2021 | 16.39 | −0.14 pp |
| 2020 | 16.54 | −0.16 pp |
| 2019 | 16.7 | −0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 16.9 | −0.16 pp |
| 2017 | 17.06 | −0.15 pp |
| 2016 | 17.22 | −0.14 pp |
| 2015 | 17.36 | −0.16 pp |
| 2014 | 17.52 | −0.22 pp |
| 2013 | 17.74 | −0.23 pp |
| 2012 | 17.97 | +0.59 pp |
| 2011 | 17.39 | +0.53 pp |
| 2010 | 16.85 | −0.23 pp |
| 2009 | 17.08 | −0.24 pp |
| 2008 | 17.32 | −0.25 pp |
| 2007 | 17.57 | −0.24 pp |
| 2006 | 17.81 | −0.24 pp |
| 2005 | 18.05 | −0.26 pp |
| 2004 | 18.31 | −0.25 pp |
| 2003 | 18.56 | −0.24 pp |
| 2002 | 18.81 | −0.23 pp |
| 2001 | 19.04 | −0.22 pp |
| 2000 | 19.26 | −0.19 pp |
| 1999 | 19.44 | −0.16 pp |
| 1998 | 19.6 | −0.16 pp |
| 1997 | 19.76 | −0.17 pp |
| 1996 | 19.92 | −0.13 pp |
| 1995 | 20.06 | +0.18 pp |
| 1994 | 19.88 | +0.15 pp |
| 1993 | 19.72 | +0.13 pp |
| 1992 | 19.59 | +0.11 pp |
| 1991 | 19.48 | +0.08 pp |
| 1990 | 19.4 | +0.06 pp |
| 1989 | 19.34 | +0.04 pp |
| 1988 | 19.3 | +0.01 pp |
| 1987 | 19.29 | −0.02 pp |
| 1986 | 19.31 | −0.07 pp |
| 1985 | 19.38 | −0.12 pp |
| 1984 | 19.5 | +0.23 pp |
| 1983 | 19.27 | +0.53 pp |
| 1982 | 18.74 | −0.03 pp |
| 1981 | 18.77 | −0.56 pp |
| 1980 | 19.33 | −0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 19.94 | −0.63 pp |
| 1978 | 20.57 | −0.65 pp |
| 1977 | 21.23 | −0.67 pp |
| 1976 | 21.89 | −0.67 pp |
| 1975 | 22.56 | −0.67 pp |
| 1974 | 23.23 | −0.39 pp |
| 1973 | 23.62 | +1.52 pp |
| 1972 | 22.1 | +1.55 pp |
| 1971 | 20.56 | +1.43 pp |
| 1970 | 19.13 | +1.33 pp |
| 1969 | 17.8 | +1.27 pp |
| 1968 | 16.53 | +1.23 pp |
| 1967 | 15.3 | +1.17 pp |
| 1966 | 14.13 | +1.1 pp |
| 1965 | 13.04 | +0.91 pp |
| 1964 | 12.13 | +0.16 pp |
| 1963 | 11.97 | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 11.87 | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 11.77 | +0.1 pp |
| 1960 | 11.67 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of a country's population living in urban agglomerations larger than one million people. The indicator separates countries with the same level of urbanization: in some the urban population is spread across many mid-sized cities, in others it is concentrated in one or two agglomerations. The highest values come from small countries with a single dominant city, where the capital agglomeration holds more than half of the country.
Important: Countries without agglomerations of this size are absent from the series rather than entered as zero. The aggregate for a group of countries is therefore calculated only where coverage is sufficient: averaging the countries that do have million-plus cities would overstate the share.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Demography Population densityHow many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.
Environment Forest coverWhat share of a country's territory is covered by forest.
Environment Forest areaThe absolute area of forest in square kilometers.
Environment Protected areasThe share of land and sea under protection — nature reserves, national parks, sanctuaries.
