Cities and urban areas in Libya with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.


Urban Area RankCity Pop RankCityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
161108TripoliLibya18906002271800
384383BenghaziLibya7285001080500
17961760HomsLibya187900187900
18261792MisratahLibya184400184400
18491817ZawiyahLibya181700181700
20832060BarqaLibya158300158300
21012078ZlitanLibya156600156600
21982178GaryanLibya148800148800
22322213TobrukLibya146800146800
24112396YafranLibya134700134700
24722456al-BaydaLibya130900130900
25692553TarhunaLibya125300125300
26552639DarnahLibya121200121200


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POPULATION data has been updated here