Military personnel, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.004 people per square kilometre in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
0.004 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0517 people per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.004 people per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
53
1961–2015
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.004 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0517 people per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.004 people per square kilometre, in 2014.
Libya ranks 167th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0045 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0114 people per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0114 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.017 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0142 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0102 people per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0108 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0114 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0114 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0142 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0142 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.017 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0284 people per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1979 | 0.029 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0301 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0313 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0386 people per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0511 people per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0517 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0517 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0517 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0489 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0489 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0489 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0489 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0483 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0483 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0455 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0398 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0398 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0483 people per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.004 people per square kilometre | -90.8% |
| 2015 | 0.004 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.004 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.004 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4428 people per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -90.8% | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | 0.004 people per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +66.7% | 0.017 people per square kilometre | 0.0284 people per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +62.5% | 0.0045 people per square kilometre | 0.0074 people per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +50.0% | 0.0114 people per square kilometre | 0.017 people per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +32.4% | 0.0386 people per square kilometre | 0.0511 people per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -28.0% | 0.0142 people per square kilometre | 0.0102 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0099 people per square kilometre | 0.0045 people per square kilometre | 0.017 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0161 people per square kilometre | 0.0102 people per square kilometre | 0.029 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0435 people per square kilometre | 0.0301 people per square kilometre | 0.0517 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0454 people per square kilometre | 0.0398 people per square kilometre | 0.0489 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 people per square kilometre | 0.004 people per square kilometre | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 164 Australia 0.0078 people per square kilometre compare
- 165 Canada 0.0076 people per square kilometre compare
- 166 Mongolia 0.0064 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Costa Rica 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Dominica 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Micronesia (country) 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Grenada 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Kiribati 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Saint Lucia 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Liechtenstein 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Luxembourg 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Maldives 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Marshall Islands 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Mauritius 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Nauru 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Panama 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Palau 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Solomon Islands 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 San Marino 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Seychelles 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Tuvalu 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Vanuatu 0 people per square kilometre
- 168 Samoa 0 people per square kilometre
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.004 people per square kilometre in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0517 people per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 people per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel 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.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel 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.