India vs Libya: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
India
17.0%
in 2025
Libya
16.1%
in 2025
India rank
81st
Libya rank
84th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- India
- Libya
How they compare
India currently reports 17.0% against 16.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
India ranks 81st and Libya ranks 84th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 13.6% | 5.4% | Libya |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 21.5% | 12.2% | Libya |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 19.2% | 8.7% | Libya |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 19.7% | 8.0% | Libya |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 18.2% | 5.3% | Libya |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 17.3% | 2.8% | Libya |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 0.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, India or Libya?
- India, at 17.0% against 16.1% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between India and Libya?
- 0.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Libya rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- India ranks 81st and Libya ranks 84th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.