Libya - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in Libya was 1,169,790 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,169,790 in 2021 and a minimum value of 174,229 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 174,229
1961 183,113
1962 192,464
1963 202,292
1964 212,636
1965 235,174
1966 261,328
1967 290,391
1968 322,733
1969 358,572
1970 398,449
1971 442,762
1972 492,073
1973 546,718
1974 565,014
1975 580,141
1976 595,695
1977 611,622
1978 627,997
1979 644,811
1980 662,099
1981 679,801
1982 698,002
1983 716,690
1984 735,905
1985 755,580
1986 775,810
1987 796,581
1988 817,938
1989 839,807
1990 862,291
1991 885,378
1992 909,116
1993 933,422
1994 958,413
1995 984,073
1996 993,644
1997 1,000,563
1998 1,007,539
1999 1,014,564
2000 1,021,648
2001 1,028,762
2002 1,035,935
2003 1,043,158
2004 1,050,442
2005 1,057,756
2006 1,065,131
2007 1,072,557
2008 1,080,036
2009 1,087,566
2010 1,095,149
2011 1,102,785
2012 1,110,473
2013 1,118,216
2014 1,126,013
2015 1,133,863
2016 1,141,769
2017 1,149,730
2018 1,157,746
2019 1,160,918
2020 1,165,085
2021 1,169,790

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Libya was 20.76 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 44.02 in 1960, while its lowest value was 20.76 in 2021.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 44.02
1961 43.35
1962 42.66
1963 41.96
1964 41.23
1965 40.30
1966 39.48
1967 38.80
1968 38.25
1969 37.85
1970 37.60
1971 37.50
1972 37.56
1973 37.78
1974 36.37
1975 34.93
1976 33.63
1977 32.44
1978 31.34
1979 30.31
1980 29.34
1981 28.42
1982 27.56
1983 26.77
1984 26.08
1985 25.85
1986 25.72
1987 25.65
1988 25.63
1989 25.64
1990 25.67
1991 25.71
1992 25.78
1993 25.87
1994 26.00
1995 26.17
1996 25.94
1997 25.68
1998 25.45
1999 25.21
2000 24.96
2001 24.70
2002 24.44
2003 24.18
2004 23.92
2005 23.67
2006 23.42
2007 23.18
2008 22.96
2009 22.78
2010 22.64
2011 22.55
2012 22.50
2013 22.46
2014 22.40
2015 22.29
2016 22.11
2017 21.89
2018 21.64
2019 21.31
2020 21.01
2021 20.76

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization