Sabha, Libya Facts

Area47.4 km²
Population122,958
Male Population62,371 (50.7%)
Female Population60,587 (49.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+152.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+15.3%
Median Age23.8 years (Male: 23.7, Female: 23.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)$19,076 (2022)
Area Codes71
Neighborhoodsالجديد, القرضة, سكرة, المنشية, حي عبدالكافي
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Standard Time
Lat & Lng27.03766, 14.42832

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Sabha, Libya Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population48,66987,466106,661124,748122,958130,535135,952
Population Density1,027.3 / km²1,846.2 / km²2,251.4 / km²2,633.2 / km²2,595.4 / km²2,755.4 / km²2,869.7 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sabha, Libya Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 15.3% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sabha, Libya+152.6%+40.6%+15.3%
Sabha District
Libya
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sabha, Libya Median Age

Median Age: 23.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sabha, Libya23.8 yrs23.8 yrs23.7 yrs
Sabha District23.8 yrs23.8 yrs23.7 yrs
Libya23.8 yrs23.8 yrs23.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sabha, Libya Population Density

Population Density: 2,595 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sabha, Libya122,95847.4 km²2,595 / km²
Sabha District147,82217,231.6 km²8.6 / km²
Libya6.2 million1,614,874.2 km²3.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sabha, Libya Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1790 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Sabha, Libya

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Sabha, Libya

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sabha, Libya Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$44,635$30,192$24,399$28,678$32,452$18,497$15,550$19,076
Total GDP$916.9M$739.7M$677.6M$919.9M$1.2B$617.1M$560.5M$704.8M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Sabha, Libya CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sabha, Libya487,211 tn3.96 tn10,284.1 tons/km²
Sabha District585,733 tn3.96 tn34 tons/km²
Libya24,635,445 tn3.96 tn15.3 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Sabha, Libya CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)487,211 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.96 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)10,284.1 tons/km²

Sabha, Libya

Sabha or Sebha /ˈsɛb.hɑː/ (Arabic: سبها‎ Sabhā) is a city in southwestern Libya with a population of about 130,000. It was historically the capital of the Fezzan region and the Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames and is now capital of the Sabha Dis..

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