Slum population in Libya
16.6% of the urban population of Libya lived in slums in 2022.
Libya, 2022
16.6%
Change from 2020
−7.1percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
82nd of 181
Slum population in Libya over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.6% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | – |
| 2018 | 16.4% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | – |
| 2014 | 20.3% | – |
| 2012 | 24.3% | – |
| 2010 | 27.9% | – |
| 2008 | 31.0% | – |
| 2006 | 35.2% | – |
| 2004 | 41.6% | – |
| 2002 | 45.3% | – |
| 2000 | 39.1% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 23.7% in 2020, a change of −7.1 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 45.3%, the figure has changed by −28.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Libya has the 82nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.