Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Libya ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ţarābulus (Tripoli) | 1,239,823 | 1.09% | 414 | 2,995 | 411 | 1,294,446 | 1,459,558 |
| 2 | Benghazi | 630,479 | 1.09% | 157 | 4,016 | 860 | 666,261 | 839,989 |
| 3 | Misrata | 294,401 | 1.21% | 147 | 2,003 | 1,974 | 306,920 | 357,125 |
| 4 | Al Zawiyah | 214,488 | 1.09% | 103 | 2,082 | 2,759 | 234,169 | 270,510 |
| 5 | Sabha | 123,436 | 0.82% | 33 | 3,740 | 4,957 | 127,320 | 145,699 |
| 6 | Tubruq | 121,983 | 1.09% | 41 | 2,975 | 5,023 | 128,923 | 160,029 |
| 7 | Bayda | 119,135 | 0.93% | 25 | 4,765 | 5,156 | 126,301 | 149,065 |
| 8 | Qabilat alturki | 118,313 | 1.11% | 55 | 2,151 | 5,196 | 125,090 | 149,295 |
| 9 | Marj | 106,258 | 1.2% | 16 | 6,641 | 5,811 | 113,039 | 135,265 |
| 10 | Sayyad | 102,973 | 0.74% | 57 | 1,807 | 6,008 | 110,500 | 122,926 |
| 11 | Ajdabiya | 95,533 | 0.62% | 21 | 4,549 | 6,465 | 101,883 | 118,161 |
| 12 | Zliten | 65,203 | 4.11% | 34 | 1,918 | 9,502 | 67,765 | 89,003 |
| 13 | Darnah | 63,540 | 1.13% | 20 | 3,177 | 9,742 | 75,335 | 90,312 |
| 14 | Sirte | 62,192 | 0.75% | 24 | 2,591 | 9,989 | 64,621 | 76,517 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.