Faroe Islands vs Libya: Urban population, annual growth rate
Faroe Islands
1.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Libya
1.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
121st
Libya rank
119th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Faroe Islands
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.08 % change on previous year against 1.06 % change on previous year in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 121st and Libya ranks 119th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.22 % change on previous year | 10.21 % change on previous year | 5.98 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1970s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 10.48 % change on previous year | 7.92 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 4.51 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.0851 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2010s | 1 % change on previous year | 0.8607 % change on previous year | 0.1441 % change on previous year | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 0.3185 % change on previous year | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Faroe Islands or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.08 % change on previous year against 1.06 % change on previous year in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Faroe Islands and Libya?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Libya rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Faroe Islands ranks 121st and Libya ranks 119th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.