Urban population growth in Libya
The urban population of Libya changed by 1.07% in 2025.
Libya, 2025
1.07%
Change from 2024
+0.02percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
119th of 217
Urban population growth in Libya over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.07% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.05% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.15% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.25% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.28% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.36% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 1.48% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.63% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 1.60% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 1.52% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.39% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.89% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.98% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | -2.64% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | -2.43% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.02% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.07% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.11% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.05% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.08% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.22% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 2.26% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 2.27% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 2.27% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2.26% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.02 percentage points from 1.05% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.39%, the figure has changed by −0.31 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Libya has the 119th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
Urban population share
87.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.04%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
7,305,659 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
27.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.35 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.01%
2023 · UN Population Division