Canada vs Libya: Urban population growth

Canada
1.2%
in 2025
Libya
1.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
116th
Libya rank
119th

Urban population growth over time

  • Canada
  • Libya
-5051015196119932025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 116th and Libya ranks 119th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,129 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.