Libya
Urban population in Libya
Urban population in Libya: 22.2% in 1950 and 87.9% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 87.9%
- Since 1950
- +65.7 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 43 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 91.9%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 91.9% in 2050.
- The highest was 88.2% in 2006, the lowest 22.2% in 1950.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Libya |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.9 |
| 2024 | 87.9 |
| 2023 | 87.9 |
| 2022 | 87.9 |
| 2021 | 87.8 |
| 2020 | 87.8 |
| 2019 | 87.8 |
| 2018 | 87.8 |
| 2017 | 87.8 |
| 2016 | 87.8 |
| 2015 | 87.8 |
| 2014 | 88 |
| 2013 | 88.1 |
| 2012 | 88.1 |
| 2011 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 88.1 |
| 2009 | 88.1 |
| 2008 | 88.2 |
| 2007 | 88.2 |
| 2006 | 88.2 |
| 2005 | 88.1 |
| 2004 | 88 |
| 2003 | 87.9 |
| 2002 | 87.6 |
| 2001 | 87.3 |
| 2000 | 87 |
| 1999 | 86.5 |
| 1998 | 86 |
| 1997 | 85.5 |
| 1996 | 84.9 |
| 1995 | 84.3 |
| 1994 | 83.6 |
| 1993 | 82.9 |
| 1992 | 82.2 |
| 1991 | 81.4 |
| 1990 | 80.6 |
| 1989 | 79.7 |
| 1988 | 78.9 |
| 1987 | 78 |
| 1986 | 77.1 |
| 1985 | 76.2 |
| 1984 | 75.3 |
| 1983 | 74.3 |
| 1982 | 73.2 |
| 1981 | 71.9 |
| 1980 | 70.5 |
| 1979 | 69 |
| 1978 | 67.4 |
| 1977 | 65.6 |
| 1976 | 63.7 |
| 1975 | 61.7 |
| 1974 | 59.6 |
| 1973 | 57.3 |
| 1972 | 54.4 |
| 1971 | 50.4 |
| 1970 | 45.8 |
| 1969 | 41 |
| 1968 | 36.2 |
| 1967 | 31.8 |
| 1966 | 28.2 |
| 1965 | 25.7 |
| 1964 | 24.6 |
| 1963 | 24.2 |
| 1962 | 23.9 |
| 1961 | 23.5 |
| 1960 | 23.3 |
| 1959 | 23 |
| 1958 | 22.8 |
| 1957 | 22.7 |
| 1956 | 22.6 |
| 1955 | 22.5 |
| 1954 | 22.5 |
| 1953 | 22.4 |
| 1952 | 22.3 |
| 1951 | 22.3 |
| 1950 | 22.2 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Libya |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 87.9 |
| 2027 | 88 |
| 2028 | 88 |
| 2029 | 88.1 |
| 2030 | 88.1 |
| 2031 | 88.2 |
| 2032 | 88.3 |
| 2033 | 88.4 |
| 2034 | 88.5 |
| 2035 | 88.6 |
| 2036 | 88.7 |
| 2037 | 88.8 |
| 2038 | 89 |
| 2039 | 89.1 |
| 2040 | 89.3 |
| 2041 | 89.5 |
| 2042 | 89.7 |
| 2043 | 89.9 |
| 2044 | 90.1 |
| 2045 | 90.4 |
| 2046 | 90.7 |
| 2047 | 90.9 |
| 2048 | 91.2 |
| 2049 | 91.6 |
| 2050 | 91.9 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending3.57% of GDP in 2023
- Military spending in US dollars$1.6B in 2023
- Military spending per person$216 in 2023
- Military share of state spending5.5% of government spending in 2023
- Armed forces personnel0 people in 2020
- National power0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports5 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exports0 TIV in 2016