Lebanon birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Lebanon chart

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 below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lebanon	World
1960	5.88	4.69
1961	5.89	4.56
1962	5.9	5.02
1963	5.91	5.31
1964	5.85	5.13
1965	5.77	5.08
1966	5.68	4.97
1967	5.57	4.87
1968	5.45	4.98
1969	5.32	4.88
1970	5.19	4.84
1971	5.05	4.69
1972	4.91	4.55
1973	4.79	4.42
1974	4.65	4.26
1975	4.52	4.07
1976	4.39	3.97
1977	4.28	3.84
1978	4.18	3.77
1979	4.08	3.76
1980	4.01	3.73
1981	3.95	3.71
1982	3.86	3.72
1983	3.73	3.59
1984	3.66	3.57
1985	3.53	3.53
1986	3.47	3.51
1987	3.42	3.48
1988	3.39	3.39
1989	3.36	3.35
1990	3.27	3.31
1991	3.16	3.13
1992	3.05	3.04
1993	2.94	2.97
1994	2.82	2.92
1995	2.73	2.87
1996	2.7	2.82
1997	2.67	2.78
1998	2.65	2.75
1999	2.63	2.72
2000	2.6	2.73
2001	2.58	2.69
2002	2.52	2.66
2003	2.46	2.64
2004	2.38	2.63
2005	2.29	2.61
2006	2.24	2.61
2007	2.2	2.6
2008	2.17	2.6
2009	2.19	2.59
2010	2.26	2.57
2011	2.32	2.55
2012	2.35	2.56
2013	2.36	2.53
2014	2.38	2.52
2015	2.38	2.49
2016	2.39	2.49
2017	2.37	2.46
2018	2.35	2.39
2019	2.33	2.35
2020	2.31	2.28
2021	2.28	2.25
2022	2.26	2.22
2023	2.24	2.2
2024	2.23	2.19
2025	2.21	2.18
2026	2.19	2.18
2027	2.17	2.17
2028	2.15	2.16
2029	2.13	2.15
2030	2.11	2.14
2031	2.1	2.13
2032	2.09	2.12
2033	2.07	2.12
2034	2.06	2.11
2035	2.05	2.1
2036	2.03	2.09
2037	2.02	2.09
2038	2.01	2.08
2039	2	2.08
2040	1.98	2.08
2041	1.97	2.07
2042	1.97	2.07
2043	1.96	2.07
2044	1.95	2.07
2045	1.94	2.06
2046	1.93	2.06
2047	1.92	2.06
2048	1.92	2.05
2049	1.91	2.05
2050	1.9	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 5.7% were to women under 20 years old, 54.3% to women ages 20-29, and 40% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 8.77%, 57.7%, and 33.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Lebanon by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Lebanon	World
1960	42.4%	37.4%
1961	43.1%	37.5%
1962	43.6%	37.6%
1963	44.1%	37.8%
1964	44.4%	38%
1965	44.4%	38%
1966	44.2%	38%
1967	43.9%	38%
1968	43.6%	37.9%
1969	43.3%	37.8%
1970	42.9%	37.7%
1971	42.5%	37.6%
1972	42.1%	37.5%
1973	41.7%	37.3%
1974	41.3%	37.2%
1975	40.9%	37.1%
1976	40.6%	36.9%
1977	40.3%	36.7%
1978	39.8%	36.3%
1979	39.4%	35.9%
1980	39%	35.5%
1981	38.7%	35.2%
1982	38.4%	34.9%
1983	38.2%	34.6%
1984	38%	34.3%
1985	37.7%	34%
1986	37.5%	33.8%
1987	37.3%	33.6%
1988	37.1%	33.4%
1989	36.9%	33.2%
1990	36.7%	33%
1991	36.5%	32.9%
1992	36.2%	32.7%
1993	35.8%	32.5%
1994	35.3%	32.3%
1995	34.8%	32.1%
1996	34.2%	31.8%
1997	33.6%	31.5%
1998	33.1%	31.1%
1999	32.5%	30.8%
2000	31.9%	30.4%
2001	31.4%	30%
2002	30.8%	29.6%
2003	30.2%	29.2%
2004	29.6%	28.8%
2005	28.9%	28.5%
2006	28.3%	28.1%
2007	27.7%	27.9%
2008	27.2%	27.6%
2009	26.8%	27.5%
2010	26.4%	27.3%
2011	26.1%	27.1%
2012	25.9%	27%
2013	25.7%	26.9%
2014	25.6%	26.8%
2015	25.8%	26.6%
2016	26.4%	26.5%
2017	26.9%	26.4%
2018	27.5%	26.2%
2019	27.9%	26%
2020	27.9%	25.8%
2021	27.6%	25.6%
2022	27.2%	25.3%
2023	26.7%	25%
2024	26.2%	24.7%
2025	25.6%	24.4%
2026	25%	24.1%
2027	24.3%	23.8%
2028	23.7%	23.4%
2029	23.2%	23.1%
2030	22.7%	22.8%
2031	22.3%	22.6%
2032	22%	22.3%
2033	21.8%	22.1%
2034	21.8%	21.9%
2035	21.8%	21.7%
2036	21.7%	21.6%
2037	21.6%	21.5%
2038	21.6%	21.4%
2039	21.5%	21.3%
2040	21.5%	21.2%
2041	21.4%	21.1%
2042	21.3%	21%
2043	21.2%	21%
2044	21.1%	20.9%
2045	21%	20.8%
2046	20.9%	20.7%
2047	20.7%	20.7%
2048	20.5%	20.6%
2049	20.3%	20.5%
2050	20%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Lebanon was 42.4% in 1960, 35.8% in 1993, and 26.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Lebanon.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Lebanon, excluding migration, has been +1.22% annually. On average, 73,925 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Lebanon
1960	52,515
1961	53,995
1962	55,585
1963	57,054
1964	57,808
1965	58,195
1966	58,546
1967	58,957
1968	59,247
1969	59,829
1970	60,593
1971	61,278
1972	62,216
1973	63,420
1974	64,425
1975	55,423
1976	11,138
1977	60,232
1978	60,829
1979	61,184
1980	63,053
1981	65,084
1982	41,602
1983	66,056
1984	66,785
1985	66,368
1986	67,162
1987	69,058
1988	70,444
1989	74,577
1990	73,629
1991	79,274
1992	77,447
1993	75,278
1994	73,069
1995	71,016
1996	71,286
1997	71,486
1998	71,889
1999	72,437
2000	72,642
2001	73,160
2002	72,648
2003	71,232
2004	69,675
2005	67,778
2006	65,932
2007	66,965
2008	67,132
2009	69,004
2010	72,605
2011	75,523
2012	77,248
2013	80,218
2014	92,285
2015	97,385
2016	91,551
2017	84,172
2018	77,165
2019	70,486
2020	59,903
2021	46,614
2022	60,909
2023	58,786

Maternal mortality chart

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.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rate chart

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.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Lebanon	World
1960	7.48%	18.5%
1961	7.24%	18.1%
1962	7.01%	17.8%
1963	6.8%	17.5%
1964	6.62%	17.7%
1965	6.46%	17.5%
1966	6.33%	17.3%
1967	6.22%	17%
1968	6.14%	16.5%
1969	6.07%	15.5%
1970	6.01%	15.2%
1971	5.98%	15.1%
1972	5.93%	14.4%
1973	5.88%	14.1%
1974	5.81%	13.7%
1975	5.73%	13.4%
1976	18.6%	13%
1977	7.51%	12.5%
1978	7.54%	12.1%
1979	7.6%	11.7%
1980	7.39%	11.4%
1981	7.16%	11%
1982	12.2%	10.8%
1983	5.39%	10.6%
1984	5.18%	10.4%
1985	4.96%	10.1%
1986	4.74%	9.81%
1987	5.75%	9.47%
1988	5.53%	9.31%
1989	3.34%	9.02%
1990	3.18%	8.81%
1991	3.03%	8.66%
1992	2.88%	8.46%
1993	2.75%	8.19%
1994	2.63%	7.98%
1995	2.52%	7.76%
1996	2.4%	7.52%
1997	2.3%	7.28%
1998	2.19%	7.05%
1999	2.09%	6.76%
2000	1.99%	6.48%
2001	1.89%	6.21%
2002	1.78%	5.94%
2003	1.69%	5.65%
2004	1.6%	5.43%
2005	1.52%	5.16%
2006	1.44%	4.92%
2007	1.38%	4.7%
2008	1.33%	4.5%
2009	1.3%	4.31%
2010	1.27%	4.11%
2011	1.25%	3.97%
2012	1.24%	3.77%
2013	1.24%	3.61%
2014	1.25%	3.48%
2015	1.27%	3.35%
2016	1.31%	3.23%
2017	1.35%	3.11%
2018	1.4%	2.97%
2019	1.47%	2.86%
2020	1.55%	2.75%
2021	1.63%	2.66%
2022	1.73%	2.59%
2023	1.83%	2.49%