El Salvador vs Libya: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
El Salvador
1.13 million
in 2025
Libya
1.20 million
in 2025
El Salvador rank
117th
Libya rank
116th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- El Salvador
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.20 million against 1.13 million in El Salvador, a difference of 70,970.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 117th and Libya ranks 116th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 388,586 | 243,293 | 145,293 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 588,398 | 550,528 | 37,870 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 814,785 | 747,821 | 66,964 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.04 million | 954,900 | 81,981 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 1.05 million | 18,427 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 1.13 million | 32,215 | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.12 million | 1.18 million | 65,703 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, El Salvador or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.20 million against 1.13 million in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between El Salvador and Libya?
- 70,970, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- El Salvador ranks 117th and Libya ranks 116th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.