Denmark vs Libya: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents

Denmark
1.20 million people
in 2020
Libya
1.17 million people
in 2020
Denmark rank
114th
Libya rank
116th

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time

  • Denmark
  • Libya
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.20 million people against 1.17 million people in Libya, a difference of 23,040 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Denmark ranks 114th and Libya ranks 116th of 182 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
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Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.