Urban population rose 1.60% to 5.46 mil in Libya in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Libya reached an all time high of 5.46 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.390 mil in 1960. When compared to Libya's main peers, urban population in Algeria amounted to 32.8 mil, 4.09 mil in Chad, 46.8 mil in Egypt and 8.57 mil in Tunisia in 2021.
Libya has been ranked 88th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 28.0 | 28.8 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 31.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 3.18 | 3.31 | 3.45 | 3.60 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 41.8 | 42.6 | 43.5 | 44.3 | 45.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | mil | 7.72 | 7.88 | 8.05 | 8.21 | 8.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 42.2 | 42.4 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 42.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 4.91 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.19 | 5.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | mil | 0.420 | 0.430 | 0.442 | 0.459 | 0.477 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 21.1 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 3.27 | 3.41 | 3.55 | 3.71 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 88.0 | 91.8 | 95.8 | 99.9 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 27.2 | 27.9 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 30.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 37.0 | 37.1 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 12.9 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 7.87 | 7.99 | 8.11 | 8.23 | 8.34 |
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