Lebanon Population
Lebanon had an estimated population of 5,849,421 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 115th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.07% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.75% a year.
Lebanon at a glance
How Lebanon's population is changing
Lebanon's population is growing: +0.75% a year, which works out to about +43,621 people per year, or +119 a day. Births (16.0 per 1,000) and deaths (6.0 per 1,000) alone would give +0.99% a year; net migration removes about 10,230 people a year (−0.17%). Roughly one in every 1,404 people on Earth lives in Lebanon.
Population of Lebanon since 1960
In 1960, Lebanon had 1,794,406 people. By 2025 that was 5,849,421 — 3.3× larger. The population peaked in 2015 at 6,472,469 and has declined since. The fastest growth came between 2005 and 2015, when the population rose by 39%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,794,406 | — |
| 1970 | 2,386,114 | +33.0% |
| 1980 | 2,944,763 | +23.4% |
| 1990 | 3,595,175 | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 4,329,340 | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 5,041,288 | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 5,702,398 | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 5,849,421 | +2.6% |
Lebanon from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Lebanon at about 300,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 5,849,423 in 2025 (19× 1800) and projects 7,192,594 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2080 at 7,458,245 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 300,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 412,137 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 501,417 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 1,349,351 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 4,329,345 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 5,849,423 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 6,999,262 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 7,441,211 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 7,192,594 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Lebanon
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 5,849,421. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beirut | 1,794,019 | UN urban centre | 30.67% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Tripoli | 377,937 | UN urban centre | 6.46% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Sidon | 232,143 | UN urban centre | 3.97% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Aley | 130,000 | GeoNames settlement | 2.22% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Nabatîyé et Tahta | 120,000 | GeoNames settlement | 2.05% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Zahlé | 115,935 | UN urban centre | 1.98% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 7 | Habboûch | 98,433 | GeoNames settlement | 1.68% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Jounieh | 96,315 | GeoNames settlement | 1.65% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Tyre | 95,732 | UN urban centre | 1.64% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 10 | Aarsâl | 50,000 | GeoNames settlement | 0.85% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Lebanon compares
Lebanon has almost the same population as Liberia (5,731,206).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #113 |  Singapore | 6,111,175 | +4% | compare → |
| #114 |  Denmark | 6,009,169 | +3% | compare → |
| #116 |  Liberia | 5,731,206 | −2% | compare → |
| #117 |  Finland | 5,646,436 | −3% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (2)
Lebanon's 2 neighbours together hold 35,743,227 people — 6.1× Lebanon's population. The most populous is Syria (25,620,427).
In its region
Lebanon is the 16th most populous of the 23 economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, holding 0.7% of the region's 828,025,185 people.
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Cities
Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, Aley, Nabatîyé et Tahta, Zahlé, Habboûch, Jounieh — all Lebanon's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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