Population density rose 0.879% to 3.50 km per capita in Libya in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Libya reached an all time high of 3.52 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 0.840 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Libya's main peers, population density in Algeria amounted to 16.2 km per capita, 9.89 km per capita in Chad, 81.1 km per capita in Egypt and 69.4 km per capita in Tunisia in 2015.
Libya has been ranked 172nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Algeria | km per capita | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | km per capita | 42.5 | 43.6 | 44.8 | 45.9 | 47.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | km per capita | 9.03 | 9.31 | 9.59 | 9.89 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | km per capita | 77.1 | 78.4 | 79.8 | 81.1 | 82.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | km per capita | 346 | 352 | 359 | 366 | 372 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | km per capita | 201 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 205 | ||||||||||||||||
Libya | km per capita | 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.47 | 3.50 | 3.52 | ||||||||||||||||
Malta | km per capita | 1,289 | 1,295 | 1,301 | 1,311 | 1,323 | ||||||||||||||||
Morocco | km per capita | 70.1 | 70.9 | 71.8 | 72.9 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | km per capita | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | km per capita | 171 | 175 | 180 | 185 | 191 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | km per capita | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | km per capita | 92.9 | 93.4 | 93.7 | 93.8 | 93.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | km per capita | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Tunisia | km per capita | 67.2 | 67.9 | 68.7 | 69.4 | 70.1 |