Population in largest city rose 0.404% to 1.17 mil in Libya in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Libya reached an all time high of 1.17 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.174 mil in 1960. When compared to Libya's main peers, population in largest city in Algeria amounted to 2.81 mil, 1.48 mil in Chad, 21.3 mil in Egypt and 2.40 mil in Tunisia in 2021.
Libya has been ranked 115th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 2.59 | 2.63 | 2.66 | 2.69 | 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 3.10 | 3.27 | 3.46 | 3.66 | 3.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 18.8 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | mil | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.91 | 4.01 | 4.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 4.11 | 4.15 | 4.18 | 4.21 | 4.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | mil | 3.59 | 3.62 | 3.65 | 3.68 | 3.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 6.22 | 6.44 | 6.67 | 6.91 | 7.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 6.22 | 6.31 | 6.40 | 6.50 | 6.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 5.13 | 5.26 | 5.40 | 5.53 | 5.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 2.33 |
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