Population living in slums in Libya
Libya: Population living in slums was 16.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Libya, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Libya recorded 16.6% for population living in slums in 2022.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Libya peaked at 45.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2018.
That places Libya 83rd 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.
Population living in slums in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.1% | — |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +44.6% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 31.0% | 45.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 16.4% | 27.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 16.6% | 23.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More poverty & inequality data for Libya
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 659.7 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 1.03 (2012)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 1.0% (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -13.3 % change on previous year (2012)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.253 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1637 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Libya?
- Population living in slums in Libya was 16.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for population living in slums?
- Libya ranks 83rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. 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, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.