Proportion of urban population living in slums in Libya
Libya: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 16.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Libya stood at 16.6%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Libya peaked at 46.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2020.
Libya ranks 64th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7% | — |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 33.0% | 46.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 17.5% | 29.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 61 Indonesia 19.4% compare
- 62 Brunei Darussalam 18.1% compare
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- 64 Western Sahara 16.6% compare
- 66 El Salvador 16.5% compare
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More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Libya?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Libya was 16.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Libya ranks 64th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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