What is rural population, per square kilometre in Libya?

Rural population, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.5039 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 0.7619 units per square kilometre in 1965.

What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3874 units per square kilometre in 2002.

How does Libya rank for rural population, per square kilometre?

Libya ranks 201st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Libya data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rural population, per square kilometre in Libya

Name: Rural population, per square kilometre in Libya
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Libya: Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.5039 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.5039 units per square kilometre

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

201st

of 216 countries

All-time high

0.7619 units per square kilometre

in 1965

All-time low

0.3874 units per square kilometre

in 2002

Years of data

1961–2023

Rural population, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, rural population, per square kilometre in Libya stood at 0.5039 units per square kilometre.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.7619 units per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.3874 units per square kilometre, in 2002.

Libya ranks 201st of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7215 units per square kilometre	0.6756 units per square kilometre	0.7619 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.5766 units per square kilometre	0.5588 units per square kilometre	0.6412 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.5363 units per square kilometre	0.4999 units per square kilometre	0.5775 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.4441 units per square kilometre	0.3997 units per square kilometre	0.4907 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.4006 units per square kilometre	0.3874 units per square kilometre	0.4293 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.4486 units per square kilometre	0.4189 units per square kilometre	0.4811 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.4958 units per square kilometre	0.4874 units per square kilometre	0.5039 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Libya

198 Gabon 0.8064 units per square kilometre compare
199 Canada 0.7963 units per square kilometre compare
200 Mongolia 0.6601 units per square kilometre compare
202 Australia 0.4337 units per square kilometre compare
203 Iceland 0.2237 units per square kilometre compare
204 Greenland 0.0165 units per square kilometre compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Libya

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -37.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 96.79 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.835 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.1209 units per person (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.5 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population, per square kilometre in Libya?: Rural population, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.5039 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 0.7619 units per square kilometre in 1965.
What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3874 units per square kilometre in 2002.
How does Libya rank for rural population, per square kilometre?: Libya ranks 201st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.