Urban population share in Libya
87.9% of people in Libya lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014.
Libya, 2025
87.9%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
40th of 217
Urban population share in Libya over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.9% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 87.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 87.8%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Libya has the 40th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
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
Population
7,458,555 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.04%
2025 · World Bank