Number of people living in urban slum households in Libya
Libya: Number of people living in urban slum households was 1.05 million in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban slum households in Libya, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.05 million for number of people living in urban slum households in 2022.
That represents a change of down 28.2% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban slum households in Libya peaked at 2.18 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 985,351, in 2018.
That places Libya 70th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban slum households in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.81 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.18 million | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 2.10 million | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.85 million | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 985,351 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million | +48.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million | -28.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.05 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 672,038, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.05 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 million, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 million | 1.70 million | 2.18 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 985,351 | 1.60 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 1.05 million | 1.47 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 number of people living in urban slum households in Libya?
- Number of people living in urban slum households in Libya was 1.05 million in 2022, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 985,351 in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Libya ranks 70th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in urban slum households rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban slum households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water and sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure.