Lebanon birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Lebanon has a birth rate of 16.1 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 2.24 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Lebanon was 5.88 children per woman — 2.62 times higher than in 2023.

Lebanon birth rate statistics:

Lebanon is ranked 94/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 124/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.2, a change from 28.7 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 92.5 in 1960 to 20.8 in 2023.
24.7% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 21.2% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Lebanon by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	2.24	86
2022	2.26	85
2021	2.28	87
2020	2.31	87
2019	2.33	89
2018	2.35	91
2017	2.37	92
2016	2.39	92
2015	2.38	92
2014	2.38	95
2013	2.36	95
2012	2.35	98
2011	2.32	101
2010	2.26	105
2009	2.19	111
2008	2.17	114
2007	2.2	113
2006	2.24	109
2005	2.29	108
2004	2.38	109
2003	2.46	104
2002	2.52	103
2001	2.58	103
2000	2.6	104
1999	2.63	106
1998	2.65	110
1997	2.67	113
1996	2.7	114
1995	2.73	119
1994	2.82	119
1993	2.94	114
1992	3.05	111
1991	3.16	110
1990	3.27	108
1989	3.36	107
1988	3.39	110
1987	3.42	112
1986	3.47	112
1985	3.53	111
1984	3.66	111
1983	3.73	111
1982	3.86	109
1981	3.95	107
1980	4.01	110
1979	4.08	111
1978	4.18	109
1977	4.28	108
1976	4.39	110
1975	4.52	111
1974	4.65	113
1973	4.79	114
1972	4.91	116
1971	5.05	118
1970	5.19	116
1969	5.32	115
1968	5.45	115
1967	5.57	115
1966	5.68	116
1965	5.77	115
1964	5.85	116
1963	5.91	117
1962	5.9	117
1961	5.89	115
1960	5.88	117

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Lebanon is 2.24, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.94 — a 23.8% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	58,786	93,207	34,421
2022	60,909	94,048	33,139
2021	46,614	94,766	48,152
2020	59,903	96,438	36,535
2019	70,486	102,112	31,626
2018	77,165	108,252	31,087
2017	84,172	114,874	30,702
2016	91,551	121,383	29,832
2015	97,385	126,569	29,184
2014	92,285	119,399	27,114
2013	80,218	103,473	23,255
2012	77,248	99,280	22,032
2011	75,523	96,992	21,469
2010	72,605	93,793	21,188
2009	69,004	89,811	20,807
2008	67,132	87,636	20,504
2007	66,965	86,927	19,962
2006	65,932	86,803	20,871
2005	67,778	87,200	19,422
2004	69,675	88,982	19,307
2003	71,232	90,519	19,287
2002	72,648	92,055	19,407
2001	73,160	92,686	19,526
2000	72,642	92,240	19,598
1999	72,437	91,994	19,557
1998	71,889	91,298	19,409
1997	71,486	90,680	19,194
1996	71,286	90,362	19,076
1995	71,016	89,861	18,845
1994	73,069	91,950	18,881
1993	75,278	94,392	19,114
1992	77,447	96,659	19,212
1991	79,274	98,440	19,166
1990	73,629	100,057	26,428
1989	74,577	100,974	26,397
1988	70,444	99,787	29,343
1987	69,058	98,414	29,356
1986	67,162	96,274	29,112
1985	66,368	95,536	29,168
1984	66,785	96,004	29,219
1983	66,056	95,387	29,331
1982	41,602	95,707	54,105
1981	65,084	94,912	29,828
1980	63,053	92,818	29,765
1979	61,184	90,915	29,731
1978	60,829	89,405	28,576
1977	60,232	87,828	27,596
1976	11,138	86,573	75,435
1975	55,423	85,570	30,147
1974	64,425	84,513	20,088
1973	63,420	83,275	19,855
1972	62,216	81,822	19,606
1971	61,278	80,618	19,340
1970	60,593	79,765	19,172
1969	59,829	78,810	18,981
1968	59,247	78,035	18,788
1967	58,957	77,639	18,682
1966	58,546	77,128	18,582
1965	58,195	76,722	18,527
1964	57,808	76,283	18,475
1963	57,054	75,433	18,379
1962	55,585	73,894	18,309
1961	53,995	72,266	18,271
1960	52,515	70,794	18,279

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Lebanon (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.22% annually. On average, 73,925 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 1.02% — 58,786 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Lebanon ranks 89/196 for absolute natural population change and 93/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Lebanon compared to other countries

	Lebanon	Rank
Fertility rate	2.24	86/196
Birth rate	16.1	94/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+58,786	89/196
Natural population change rate	+1.02%	93/196
Population growth	+0.56%	129/197
Average age at childbearing	29.2 years	91/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	20.5	117/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	113.9	83/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	23.3	99/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	24.7%	91/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	46.8%	86/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	98.2%	97/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.02%	133/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	1.11%	77/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	1.6%	82/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.83%	85/192
Life expectancy	78.2 years	62/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	30.6	20.5	113.9	23.3
2025	30.8	20.7	115	23.6
2024	31.1	20.9	116.1	24
2023	31.4	21.1	116.7	24.5
2022	31.8	21.3	117.9	25.1
2021	32.2	21.5	118.9	25.5
2020	32.9	21.9	120.4	26.2
2019	34.4	22.1	121.5	27.3
2018	35.5	22.4	123	28.3
2017	36.7	22.6	124.5	29.4
2016	38	22.9	125.6	30.4
2015	38.9	22.8	125	31
2014	37.5	22.7	124.4	31.1
2013	35.9	22.7	123.5	31.1
2012	37.7	22.7	122.6	31.1
2011	37.9	22.5	121.1	31
2010	37	21.8	117.7	30.4
2009	35.8	21	114.2	29.9
2008	35.4	20.7	112.9	30.1
2007	35.7	20.9	114.5	30.7
2006	36.3	21.3	117	31.7
2005	37.1	21.7	119.5	32.8
2004	38.4	22.7	124	34.6
2003	39.7	23.6	128.2	36.3
2002	41	24.4	132.4	37.7
2001	41.8	25.1	136	38.9
2000	42.3	25.5	138.1	39.6
1999	42.9	26.6	140	40.5
1998	43.3	27.7	141.2	41.1
1997	43.8	28.7	142.5	41.8
1996	44.4	29.3	143.7	42.9
1995	44.9	29.6	144.8	43.8
1994	46.8	32.3	150.4	45.4
1993	48.9	36.3	156.4	47.1
1992	51	41	162.5	48.7
1991	53	45	168.2	50.2
1990	54.9	48.8	173.2	51.6
1989	56.6	52.9	177.6	52.8
1988	57.1	56.3	178.5	52.5
1987	57.4	59.1	180.2	52
1986	57.7	60.5	182.7	52
1985	58.8	62.4	186.1	52.2
1984	60.3	64.3	191.9	53.5
1983	61.1	65.1	195.9	53.6
1982	62.3	67.6	201.2	53.8
1981	62.8	68.6	206.7	53.6
1980	62.8	68.6	210.3	52.6
1979	62.9	68.7	215.9	51.9
1978	63.2	69.4	220.6	52.8
1977	63.4	69.9	225.6	54.1
1976	63.5	70.7	229.8	55.3
1975	63.8	70.9	237.2	57.5
1974	64.5	71.4	244	59.8
1973	65	71.9	250.8	62.3
1972	65.5	73.6	256.1	64.8
1971	66.1	75.9	262.5	67.4
1970	67.1	78.3	269.8	70.1
1969	67.9	80.3	273.1	72.5
1968	69	81	279	74.8
1967	70.4	82.4	283.6	76.7
1966	71.8	85	288.3	78.2
1965	73.4	89.3	292.3	79.4
1964	75	91.5	295.8	80.3
1963	76.5	93.7	298.2	80.7
1962	77.3	93.8	297.8	80.1
1961	78	93.9	297.1	79.1
1960	78.8	93.3	296.5	78

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Lebanon by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 5.78% will be to women under age 20, 54.3% to women ages 20-29, and 39.9% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 8.77%, 57.7%, and 33.5%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Lebanon	World
2100	14.2%	16.5%
2099	14.2%	16.6%
2098	14.2%	16.6%
2097	14.3%	16.7%
2096	14.3%	16.8%
2095	14.3%	16.8%
2094	14.4%	16.9%
2093	14.5%	17%
2092	14.5%	17%
2091	14.6%	17.1%
2090	14.7%	17.2%
2089	14.8%	17.2%
2088	14.8%	17.3%
2087	15%	17.4%
2086	15.1%	17.4%
2085	15.2%	17.5%
2084	15.3%	17.5%
2083	15.4%	17.6%
2082	15.5%	17.7%
2081	15.7%	17.7%
2080	15.8%	17.8%
2079	15.9%	17.8%
2078	16%	17.9%
2077	16.1%	17.9%
2076	16.2%	18%
2075	16.3%	18%
2074	16.3%	18.1%
2073	16.4%	18.2%
2072	16.5%	18.2%
2071	16.5%	18.3%
2070	16.6%	18.3%
2069	16.6%	18.4%
2068	16.7%	18.5%
2067	16.8%	18.6%
2066	16.9%	18.6%
2065	16.9%	18.7%
2064	17%	18.8%
2063	17.2%	18.9%
2062	17.3%	19.1%
2061	17.5%	19.2%
2060	17.6%	19.3%
2059	17.9%	19.4%
2058	18.1%	19.5%
2057	18.3%	19.6%
2056	18.6%	19.8%
2055	18.8%	19.9%
2054	19.1%	20%
2053	19.4%	20.1%
2052	19.6%	20.2%
2051	19.9%	20.3%
2050	20.2%	20.4%
2049	20.4%	20.5%
2048	20.6%	20.6%
2047	20.8%	20.7%
2046	20.9%	20.8%
2045	21.1%	20.9%
2044	21.2%	20.9%
2043	21.3%	21%
2042	21.4%	21.1%
2041	21.4%	21.2%
2040	21.5%	21.2%
2039	21.5%	21.3%
2038	21.6%	21.4%
2037	21.6%	21.5%
2036	21.7%	21.6%
2035	21.8%	21.8%
2034	21.8%	22%
2033	21.9%	22.2%
2032	22.1%	22.4%
2031	22.5%	22.7%
2030	22.9%	23%
2029	23.4%	23.3%
2028	24%	23.6%
2027	24.7%	23.9%
2026	25.3%	24.2%
2025	25.9%	24.6%
2024	26.2%	24.7%
2023	26.7%	25%
2022	27.2%	25.3%
2021	27.6%	25.6%
2020	27.9%	25.8%
2019	27.9%	26%
2018	27.5%	26.2%
2017	26.9%	26.4%
2016	26.4%	26.5%
2015	25.8%	26.6%
2014	25.6%	26.8%
2013	25.7%	26.9%
2012	25.9%	27%
2011	26.1%	27.1%
2010	26.4%	27.3%
2009	26.8%	27.5%
2008	27.2%	27.6%
2007	27.7%	27.9%
2006	28.3%	28.1%
2005	28.9%	28.5%
2004	29.6%	28.8%
2003	30.2%	29.2%
2002	30.8%	29.6%
2001	31.4%	30%
2000	31.9%	30.4%
1999	32.5%	30.8%
1998	33.1%	31.1%
1997	33.6%	31.5%
1996	34.2%	31.8%
1995	34.8%	32.1%
1994	35.3%	32.3%
1993	35.8%	32.5%
1992	36.2%	32.7%
1991	36.5%	32.9%
1990	36.7%	33%
1989	36.9%	33.2%
1988	37.1%	33.4%
1987	37.3%	33.6%
1986	37.5%	33.8%
1985	37.7%	34%
1984	38%	34.3%
1983	38.2%	34.6%
1982	38.4%	34.9%
1981	38.7%	35.2%
1980	39%	35.5%
1979	39.4%	35.9%
1978	39.8%	36.3%
1977	40.3%	36.7%
1976	40.6%	36.9%
1975	40.9%	37.1%
1974	41.3%	37.2%
1973	41.7%	37.3%
1972	42.1%	37.5%
1971	42.5%	37.6%
1970	42.9%	37.7%
1969	43.3%	37.8%
1968	43.6%	37.9%
1967	43.9%	38%
1966	44.2%	38%
1965	44.4%	38%
1964	44.4%	38%
1963	44.1%	37.8%
1962	43.6%	37.6%
1961	43.1%	37.5%
1960	42.4%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Lebanon was 42.4% in 1960, 36.2% in 1992, and 26.2% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Lebanon.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
Year	Lebanon	World
2023	15	197
2022	15	203
2021	54	242
2020	27	211
2019	15	207
2018	15	211
2017	15	215
2016	15	220
2015	15	228
2014	14	231
2013	13	235
2012	14	239
2011	15	247
2010	15	253
2009	15	258
2008	15	264
2007	16	269
2006	17	276
2005	17	283
2004	18	291
2003	19	301
2002	21	311
2001	22	321
2000	24	328
1999	25	340
1998	26	360
1997	27	358
1996	28	366
1995	29	371
1994	30	382
1993	33	389
1992	36	395
1991	38	395
1990	48	391
1989	49	401
1988	65	414
1987	65	429
1986	58	438
1985	59	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Lebanon was 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 37.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Lebanon	World
2023	1.83%	2.49%
2022	1.73%	2.59%
2021	1.63%	2.66%
2020	1.55%	2.75%
2019	1.47%	2.86%
2018	1.4%	2.97%
2017	1.35%	3.11%
2016	1.31%	3.22%
2015	1.27%	3.35%
2014	1.25%	3.48%
2013	1.24%	3.61%
2012	1.24%	3.77%
2011	1.25%	3.97%
2010	1.27%	4.11%
2009	1.3%	4.31%
2008	1.33%	4.5%
2007	1.38%	4.7%
2006	1.44%	4.92%
2005	1.52%	5.16%
2004	1.6%	5.43%
2003	1.69%	5.65%
2002	1.78%	5.94%
2001	1.89%	6.21%
2000	1.99%	6.48%
1999	2.09%	6.75%
1998	2.19%	7.05%
1997	2.3%	7.28%
1996	2.4%	7.52%
1995	2.52%	7.76%
1994	2.63%	7.98%
1993	2.75%	8.19%
1992	2.88%	8.46%
1991	3.03%	8.66%
1990	3.18%	8.81%
1989	3.34%	9.02%
1988	5.53%	9.31%
1987	5.75%	9.47%
1986	4.74%	9.81%
1985	4.96%	10.1%
1984	5.18%	10.4%
1983	5.39%	10.6%
1982	12.2%	10.8%
1981	7.16%	11%
1980	7.39%	11.4%
1979	7.6%	11.7%
1978	7.54%	12.2%
1977	7.51%	12.6%
1976	18.6%	13%
1975	5.73%	13.4%
1974	5.81%	13.8%
1973	5.88%	14.1%
1972	5.93%	14.5%
1971	5.98%	15.1%
1970	6.01%	15.2%
1969	6.07%	15.4%
1968	6.14%	15.6%
1967	6.22%	15.9%
1966	6.33%	16.1%
1965	6.46%	16.4%
1964	6.62%	16.6%
1963	6.8%	16.5%
1962	7.01%	16.7%
1961	7.24%	17%
1960	7.48%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Lebanon was 18.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.83% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 19.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.