Libya Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Libya population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Libya in 2020 is 3.91 people per square kilometer, a 1.38% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Libya in 2019 was 3.85 people per square kilometer, a 1.48% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Libya in 2018 was 3.80 people per square kilometer, a 1.49% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Libya in 2017 was 3.74 people per square kilometer, a 1.36% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Maldives | 1,801.81 |
| Lebanon | 653.15 |
| Mauritius | 623.42 |
| Nauru | 541.20 |
| Tuvalu | 393.07 |
| Grenada | 330.95 |
| Marshall Islands | 328.83 |
| American Samoa | 275.96 |
| Jamaica | 269.44 |
| Dominican Republic | 222.89 |
| Guatemala | 164.53 |
| China | 150.51 |
| Tonga | 140.93 |
| Thailand | 136.03 |
| Azerbaijan | 117.08 |
| Jordan | 114.23 |
| Turkey | 107.39 |
| Cuba | 103.08 |
| Albania | 100.10 |
| Costa Rica | 99.69 |
| Armenia | 99.64 |
| Serbia | 98.88 |
| Malaysia | 97.98 |
| Dominica | 95.98 |
| Iraq | 92.45 |
| North Macedonia | 81.03 |
| Romania | 80.70 |
| Samoa | 69.86 |
| Ecuador | 68.82 |
| Mexico | 65.64 |
| Bulgaria | 62.60 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 50.02 |
| Fiji | 49.07 |
| South Africa | 48.65 |
| Iran | 48.13 |
| Belarus | 45.52 |
| Montenegro | 45.48 |
| Colombia | 44.57 |
| Venezuela | 31.18 |
| Peru | 25.65 |
| Brazil | 24.96 |
| Algeria | 18.41 |
| Paraguay | 17.54 |
| Belize | 17.31 |
| Turkmenistan | 12.36 |
| Russia | 8.54 |
| Gabon | 8.32 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.89 |
| Botswana | 4.04 |
| Libya | 3.91 |
| Guyana | 3.66 |
| Suriname | 3.58 |
| Namibia | 3.08 |
| Libya - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 3.91 | 1.38% |
| 2019 | 3.85 | 1.48% |
| 2018 | 3.80 | 1.49% |
| 2017 | 3.74 | 1.36% |
| 2016 | 3.69 | 1.15% |
| 2015 | 3.65 | 0.88% |
| 2014 | 3.62 | 0.66% |
| 2013 | 3.59 | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 3.57 | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 3.55 | 0.80% |
| 2010 | 3.52 | 1.04% |
| 2009 | 3.49 | 1.24% |
| 2008 | 3.44 | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 3.40 | 1.49% |
| 2006 | 3.35 | 1.52% |
| 2005 | 3.30 | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 3.25 | 1.59% |
| 2003 | 3.19 | 1.62% |
| 2002 | 3.14 | 1.61% |
| 2001 | 3.09 | 1.59% |
| 2000 | 3.05 | 1.55% |
| 1999 | 3.00 | 1.52% |
| 1998 | 2.95 | 1.54% |
| 1997 | 2.91 | 1.62% |
| 1996 | 2.86 | 1.77% |
| 1995 | 2.81 | 1.93% |
| 1994 | 2.76 | 2.10% |
| 1993 | 2.70 | 2.24% |
| 1992 | 2.64 | 2.35% |
| 1991 | 2.58 | 2.42% |
| 1990 | 2.52 | 2.49% |
| 1989 | 2.46 | 2.57% |
| 1988 | 2.40 | 2.69% |
| 1987 | 2.34 | 2.88% |
| 1986 | 2.27 | 3.12% |
| 1985 | 2.20 | 3.39% |
| 1984 | 2.13 | 3.65% |
| 1983 | 2.05 | 3.86% |
| 1982 | 1.98 | 3.96% |
| 1981 | 1.90 | 3.99% |
| 1980 | 1.83 | 3.96% |
| 1979 | 1.76 | 3.95% |
| 1978 | 1.69 | 3.96% |
| 1977 | 1.63 | 4.03% |
| 1976 | 1.57 | 4.14% |
| 1975 | 1.50 | 4.27% |
| 1974 | 1.44 | 4.37% |
| 1973 | 1.38 | 4.44% |
| 1972 | 1.32 | 4.46% |
| 1971 | 1.27 | 4.43% |
| 1970 | 1.21 | 4.39% |
| 1969 | 1.16 | 4.33% |
| 1968 | 1.11 | 4.26% |
| 1967 | 1.07 | 4.17% |
| 1966 | 1.03 | 4.06% |
| 1965 | 0.99 | 3.93% |
| 1964 | 0.95 | 3.77% |
| 1963 | 0.91 | 3.63% |
| 1962 | 0.88 | 3.52% |
| 1961 | 0.85 | 3.43% |
| 1960 | 0.82 | 3.34% |
| 1959 | 0.80 | 3.23% |
| 1958 | 0.77 | 3.10% |
| 1957 | 0.75 | 2.93% |
| 1956 | 0.73 | 2.73% |
| 1955 | 0.71 | 2.51% |
| 1954 | 0.69 | 2.28% |
| 1953 | 0.68 | 2.05% |
| 1952 | 0.66 | 1.83% |
| 1951 | 0.65 | 1.64% |
| 1950 | 0.64 | 0.00% |
