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Fertility & birth rates in Lebanon and Monaco

Updated on by Georank team

Lebanon has an annual birth rate of 16.1 births per 1,000 people, compared to 9.44 for Monaco. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.24 in Lebanon and 2.11 in Monaco — 5.76% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -61.9% in Lebanon and by -25% in Monaco — in 1960, it was 5.88 and 2.81, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Lebanon is ranked 94/196 by birth rate compared to 154/196 for Monaco.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.2 in Lebanon — it's 30.9 in Monaco.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 20.8 in Lebanon vs 9.69 in Monaco.
  • In Lebanon, 24.7% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 15.8% in Monaco.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.02% in Lebanon and -1.15% in Monaco.

Birth rate data compared

Lebanon Monaco
Fertility rate 2.24 2.11
Birth rate 16.1 9.44
Birth rate rank 94/196 154/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 32.5 years
Average age at childbearing 29.2 years 30.9 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 20.5 9.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 114.3 82.5
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 23.5 14.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.7% 15.8%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 46.8% n/a
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 98.2% n/a
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.02% 0.005%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.11% 0.15%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.6% 0.23%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.83% 0.27%
Population change due to births and deaths +58,786 -449
Natural population change rank 89/196 162/196
Natural population change rate +1.02% -1.15%
Population growth +0.56% -0.83%
Population growth rank 130/197 191/197
Life expectancy 78.1 years 86.6 years

Fertility rate in Lebanon vs Monaco chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Lebanon was 2.24 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.11 in Monaco in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Lebanon vs Monaco population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Lebanon
Factual

UN forecast
Monaco
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Lebanon Monaco
1960 5.88 2.81
1961 5.89 2.78
1962 5.9 2.76
1963 5.91 2.73
1964 5.85 2.69
1965 5.77 2.66
1966 5.68 2.63
1967 5.57 2.59
1968 5.45 2.57
1969 5.32 2.54
1970 5.19 2.5
1971 5.05 2.47
1972 4.91 2.44
1973 4.79 2.41
1974 4.65 2.38
1975 4.52 2.35
1976 4.39 2.33
1977 4.28 2.31
1978 4.18 2.28
1979 4.08 2.26
1980 4.01 2.24
1981 3.95 2.22
1982 3.86 2.2
1983 3.73 2.18
1984 3.66 2.17
1985 3.53 2.14
1986 3.47 2.11
1987 3.42 2.06
1988 3.39 2.01
1989 3.36 1.93
1990 3.27 1.85
1991 3.16 1.79
1992 3.05 1.76
1993 2.94 1.75
1994 2.82 1.76
1995 2.73 1.78
1996 2.7 1.82
1997 2.67 1.88
1998 2.65 1.95
1999 2.63 2.01
2000 2.6 2.08
2001 2.58 2.18
2002 2.52 2.01
2003 2.46 1.91
2004 2.38 1.99
2005 2.29 2.01
2006 2.24 2.1
2007 2.2 2.21
2008 2.17 2.38
2009 2.19 2.4
2010 2.26 2.38
2011 2.32 2.22
2012 2.35 2.29
2013 2.36 2.31
2014 2.38 2.49
2015 2.38 2.5
2016 2.39 2.58
2017 2.37 2.42
2018 2.35 2.49
2019 2.33 2.4
2020 2.31 2.38
2021 2.28 2.12
2022 2.26 2.11
2023 2.24 2.11
2024 2.23 2.1
2025 2.21 2.09
2026 2.19 2.08
2027 2.17 2.08
2028 2.15 2.07
2029 2.13 2.06
2030 2.11 2.06
2031 2.1 2.05
2032 2.09 2.05
2033 2.07 2.04
2034 2.06 2.03
2035 2.05 2.03
2036 2.03 2.02
2037 2.02 2.02
2038 2.01 2.01
2039 2 2.01
2040 1.98 2
2041 1.97 1.99
2042 1.97 1.99
2043 1.96 1.99
2044 1.95 1.98
2045 1.94 1.98
2046 1.93 1.97
2047 1.92 1.97
2048 1.92 1.97
2049 1.91 1.96
2050 1.9 1.96

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Lebanon
Factual

UN forecast
Monaco
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Lebanon Monaco
1960 42.4% 14.5%
1961 43.1% 13.7%
1962 43.6% 13.4%
1963 44.1% 13.8%
1964 44.4% 14.3%
1965 44.4% 14.5%
1966 44.2% 14.4%
1967 43.9% 14%
1968 43.6% 13.8%
1969 43.3% 14.3%
1970 42.9% 14.5%
1971 42.5% 14.5%
1972 42.1% 14.5%
1973 41.7% 14.1%
1974 41.3% 13.6%
1975 40.9% 13.5%
1976 40.6% 14%
1977 40.3% 14.2%
1978 39.8% 14.3%
1979 39.4% 14%
1980 39% 13.6%
1981 38.7% 12.9%
1982 38.4% 12.6%
1983 38.2% 12.9%
1984 38% 13.3%
1985 37.7% 13.5%
1986 37.5% 13.7%
1987 37.3% 13.7%
1988 37.1% 13.6%
1989 36.9% 13.2%
1990 36.7% 12.8%
1991 36.5% 12.9%
1992 36.2% 13.1%
1993 35.8% 13.4%
1994 35.3% 13.5%
1995 34.8% 13.7%
1996 34.2% 13.8%
1997 33.6% 13.8%
1998 33.1% 13.8%
1999 32.5% 13.6%
2000 31.9% 13.4%
2001 31.4% 13.6%
2002 30.8% 13.8%
2003 30.2% 14%
2004 29.6% 14.1%
2005 28.9% 14%
2006 28.3% 13.8%
2007 27.7% 13.5%
2008 27.2% 13.3%
2009 26.8% 13.2%
2010 26.4% 13.2%
2011 26.1% 13.1%
2012 25.9% 13%
2013 25.7% 12.8%
2014 25.6% 12.5%
2015 25.8% 12.3%
2016 26.4% 12.2%
2017 26.9% 12.3%
2018 27.5% 12.3%
2019 27.9% 12.5%
2020 27.9% 12.8%
2021 27.6% 12.8%
2022 27.2% 12.9%
2023 26.7% 13.2%
2024 26.2% 13.5%
2025 25.6% 13.8%
2026 25% 14.1%
2027 24.3% 14.3%
2028 23.7% 14.6%
2029 23.2% 14.8%
2030 22.7% 15.1%
2031 22.3% 15.2%
2032 22% 15.3%
2033 21.8% 15.4%
2034 21.8% 15.5%
2035 21.8% 15.6%
2036 21.7% 15.7%
2037 21.6% 15.8%
2038 21.6% 15.9%
2039 21.5% 15.9%
2040 21.5% 16%
2041 21.4% 16%
2042 21.3% 16.1%
2043 21.2% 16.1%
2044 21.1% 16.2%
2045 21% 16.2%
2046 20.9% 16.3%
2047 20.7% 16.4%
2048 20.5% 16.5%
2049 20.3% 16.6%
2050 20% 16.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.2% of the population in Lebanon and 13.5% in Monaco in 2024, compared to 36.7% and 12.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lebanon and Monaco compared.

Natural population change in Lebanon vs Monaco by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.22% in Lebanon and -1.15% in Monaco. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Lebanon
Monaco

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Lebanon Monaco
1960 52,515 20
1961 53,995 13
1962 55,585 5
1963 57,054 -4
1964 57,808 -9
1965 58,195 -12
1966 58,546 -15
1967 58,957 -22
1968 59,247 -25
1969 59,829 -29
1970 60,593 -30
1971 61,278 -35
1972 62,216 -41
1973 63,420 -48
1974 64,425 -55
1975 55,423 -60
1976 11,138 -57
1977 60,232 -51
1978 60,829 -45
1979 61,184 -47
1980 63,053 -53
1981 65,084 -60
1982 41,602 -59
1983 66,056 -49
1984 66,785 -30
1985 66,368 -5
1986 67,162 16
1987 69,058 30
1988 70,444 19
1989 74,577 -2
1990 73,629 -26
1991 79,274 -35
1992 77,447 -33
1993 75,278 -29
1994 73,069 -22
1995 71,016 -14
1996 71,286 -6
1997 71,486 6
1998 71,889 18
1999 72,437 25
2000 72,642 36
2001 73,160 52
2002 72,648 26
2003 71,232 14
2004 69,675 31
2005 67,778 26
2006 65,932 25
2007 66,965 24
2008 67,132 40
2009 69,004 23
2010 72,605 -18
2011 75,523 -91
2012 77,248 -144
2013 80,218 -216
2014 92,285 -266
2015 97,385 -327
2016 91,551 -376
2017 84,172 -417
2018 77,165 -423
2019 70,486 -473
2020 59,903 -445
2021 46,614 -605
2022 60,909 -576
2023 58,786 -449

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Lebanon vs Monaco

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lebanon, compared to 5 deaths in Monaco.

Lebanon
Monaco
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Lebanon Monaco
1985 59 29
1986 58 17
1987 65 17
1988 65 16
1989 49 16
1990 48 16
1991 38 15
1992 36 15
1993 33 10
1994 30 10
1995 29 10
1996 28 10
1997 27 10
1998 26 10
1999 25 10
2000 24 10
2001 22 10
2002 21 10
2003 19 5
2004 18 5
2005 17 5
2006 17 5
2007 16 10
2008 15 11
2009 15 11
2010 15 11
2011 15 11
2012 14 5
2013 13 5
2014 14 5
2015 15 5
2016 15 6
2017 15 5
2018 15 6
2019 15 6
2020 27 24
2021 54 5
2022 15 5
2023 15 5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.83% in Lebanon and 0.27% in Monaco. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Lebanon
Monaco

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Lebanon Monaco
1960 7.48% -
1961 7.24% -
1962 7.01% -
1963 6.8% -
1964 6.62% -
1965 6.46% -
1966 6.33% -
1967 6.22% -
1968 6.14% -
1969 6.07% -
1970 6.01% -
1971 5.98% -
1972 5.93% -
1973 5.88% -
1974 5.81% -
1975 5.73% -
1976 18.6% -
1977 7.51% -
1978 7.54% -
1979 7.6% -
1980 7.39% -
1981 7.16% -
1982 12.2% -
1983 5.39% -
1984 5.18% -
1985 4.96% 0.97%
1986 4.74% 0.93%
1987 5.75% 0.89%
1988 5.53% 0.85%
1989 3.34% 0.81%
1990 3.18% 0.77%
1991 3.03% 0.74%
1992 2.88% 0.71%
1993 2.75% 0.68%
1994 2.63% 0.65%
1995 2.52% 0.62%
1996 2.4% 0.6%
1997 2.3% 0.58%
1998 2.19% 0.55%
1999 2.09% 0.53%
2000 1.99% 0.52%
2001 1.89% 0.5%
2002 1.78% 0.48%
2003 1.69% 0.47%
2004 1.6% 0.46%
2005 1.52% 0.45%
2006 1.44% 0.44%
2007 1.38% 0.43%
2008 1.33% 0.42%
2009 1.3% 0.41%
2010 1.27% 0.4%
2011 1.25% 0.39%
2012 1.24% 0.38%
2013 1.24% 0.37%
2014 1.25% 0.36%
2015 1.27% 0.35%
2016 1.31% 0.34%
2017 1.35% 0.33%
2018 1.4% 0.32%
2019 1.47% 0.31%
2020 1.55% 0.3%
2021 1.63% 0.29%
2022 1.73% 0.28%
2023 1.83% 0.27%

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