Libya vs Lower middle income: Urban population (% of total population)
Libya
87.9%
in 2025
Lower middle income
42.0%
in 2025
Libya rank
40th
Lower middle income rank
38th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Libya
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Libya currently reports 87.9% against 42.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 45.9%.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 40th and Lower middle income ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.2% | 19.6% | 8.7% | Libya |
| 1970s | 59.5% | 23.3% | 36.2% | Libya |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 27.3% | 48.2% | Libya |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 30.3% | 53.5% | Libya |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 33.9% | 54.0% | Libya |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 38.0% | 50.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 41.0% | 46.9% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Libya or Lower middle income?
- Libya, at 87.9% against 42.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Libya and Lower middle income?
- 45.9%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Lower middle income rank globally for urban population?
- Libya ranks 40th and Lower middle income ranks 38th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.