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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Libya
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
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.