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Ţarābulus (Tripoli): population

Ţarābulus (Tripoli), Libya: 1.24 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 1 of 14.

In 1975 it had 512,000 people.

In 2000 it had 812,000 people, so it has grown by 53% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 1.46 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 20260500K1M1.5M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Ţarābulus (Tripoli): 1.2M

Largest cities: Libya

City20252050, projected
Ţarābulus (Tripoli)1,239,8231,459,558
Benghazi630,479839,989
Misrata294,401357,125
Al Zawiyah214,488270,510
Sabha123,436145,699
Tubruq121,983160,029
Bayda119,135149,065
Qabilat alturki118,313149,295
Marj106,258135,265
Sayyad102,973122,926

Libya: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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