Lebanon Population (LIVE)

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Lebanon Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Lebanon is 5,820,434 as of Thursday, October 31, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Lebanon 2024 population is estimated at 5,805,962 people at mid year.
  • Lebanon population is equivalent to 0.07% of the total world population.
  • Lebanon ranks number 116 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Lebanon is 568 per Km2 (1,470 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 10,230 Km2 (3,950 sq. miles).
  • 87.8 % of the population is urban (5,098,701 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Lebanon is 28.6 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Lebanon (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationLebanon
Global Rank
2024 5,805,962 0.56 % 32,469 -17,267 28.6 2.23 568 87.8 % 5,098,701 0.07 % 8,161,972,572 116
2023 5,773,493 0.50 % 29,004 -34,193 28.3 2.24 564 89.6 % 5,171,646 0.07 % 8,091,734,930 116
2022 5,744,489 0.46 % 26,367 -27,507 28.1 2.26 562 91.3 % 5,244,353 0.07 % 8,021,407,192 115
2020 5,702,398 -1.59 % -92,196 -47,787 27.8 2.31 557 93.9 % 5,353,116 0.07 % 7,887,001,292 115
2015 6,472,469 5.12 % 286,236 -239,829 28.4 2.38 633 79.7 % 5,155,483 0.09 % 7,470,491,872 108
2010 5,041,288 1.54 % 74,037 -40,915 26.8 2.26 493 75.1 % 3,787,791 0.07 % 7,021,732,148 117
2005 4,671,102 1.53 % 68,352 1,224 24.9 2.29 457 73.9 % 3,453,680 0.07 % 6,586,970,132 115
2000 4,329,340 1.80 % 73,721455 23.2 2.60 423 64.3 % 2,782,415 0.07 % 6,171,702,993 116
1995 3,960,735 1.96 % 73,112 2,634 21.8 2.73 387 65.0 % 2,572,911 0.07 % 5,758,878,982 119
1990 3,595,175 2.25 % 75,560 -6,595 20.5 3.27 351 62.5 % 2,246,758 0.07 % 5,327,803,110 121
1985 3,217,376 1.79 % 54,523 -1,108 19.6 3.53 315 66.1 % 2,125,807 0.07 % 4,868,943,465 124
1980 2,944,763 1.80 % 50,314 2,104 18.7 4.01 288 65.2 % 1,919,361 0.07 % 4,447,606,236 123
1975 2,693,191 2.45 % 61,415 0 18.0 4.52 263 64.1 % 1,725,141 0.07 % 4,070,735,277 121
1970 2,386,114 2.70 % 59,457 -4,508 17.1 5.19 233 57.3 % 1,366,375 0.06 % 3,694,683,794 122
1965 2,088,831 3.09 % 58,885 -742 16.9 5.77 204 51.0 % 1,065,741 0.06 % 3,334,533,703 123
1960 1,794,406 2.92 % 48,068 0 18.9 5.88 175 42.6 % 764,253 0.06 % 3,015,470,894 122
1955 1,554,068 2.87 % 40,944 0 20.7 5.81 152 35.8 % 556,202 0.06 % 2,740,213,792 123
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Lebanon Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationLebanon
Global Rank
2025 5,849,421 0.51 % 29,405 -10,230 28.8 2.21 572 86.0 % 5,032,693 0.07 % 8,231,613,070 116
2030 6,103,808 0.86 % 50,877 -1,658 30.1 2.12 597 79.7 % 4,864,173 0.07 % 8,569,124,911 118
2035 6,357,724 0.82 % 50,783 -8,150 31.6 2.05 621 76.7 % 4,875,279 0.07 % 8,885,210,181 117
2040 6,620,329 0.81 % 52,521 -488 33.0 1.99 647 75.0 % 4,965,679 0.07 % 9,177,190,203 117
2045 6,834,988 0.64 % 42,932 -1,582 34.6 1.94 668 73.4 % 5,019,359 0.07 % 9,439,639,668 115
2050 6,999,260 0.48 % 32,854   36.5 1.90 684 72.2 % 5,052,040 0.07 % 9,664,378,587 115
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Lebanon Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Lebanon
Life Expectancy
77.95 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
15.4
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
18.1
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Lebanon

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Beirut 1,916,100
2 Ra's Bayrut 1,251,739
3 Tripoli 229,398
4 Sidon 163,554
5 Tyre 135,204
6 Nabatiye et Tahta 120,000
7 Habbouch 98,433
8 Jounieh 96,315
9 Zahle 78,145
10 Ghazieh 50,000
11 Baalbek 30,916
12 En Naqoura 24,910
13 Jbail 20,784
14 Bcharre 20,000

See also

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Notes

The Lebanon Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Lebanon delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Lebanon (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Lebanon in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.