Lebanon is a lower-middle-income country with a population of 5.81M people. The capital and largest city is Beirut, with 2.42M residents. Lebanon shares land borders with Syria and Israel.
Lebanon ranks 128/197 by GDP ($20.1B) and 135/197 by GDP per capita ($3,478). The top export category is transport & tourism services, while the top import is raw materials & minerals.
Main facts and rankings
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population |
5888008
|
115/197 |
GDP |
$20.1B
2023 |
128/197 |
GDP per capita |
$3,478
2023 |
135/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$12,575
2023 |
121/197 |
Government debt |
$38.6B
2023 |
82/185 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
149.1%
2025 |
6/185 |
Government debt per person |
$6,680
2023 |
70/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$3,779
2025 |
131/197 |
Land area | 3,950 sq mi | 160/197 |
Population density | 1,470 ppl/mi² | 14/197 |
Fertility rate | 2.24 | 86/196 |
Median age | 29.6 years | 106/196 |
Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 60/197 |
Lebanon trends dashboard: time-series charts
Year | GDP |
---|---|
1988 | $3,313,540,068 |
1989 | $2,717,998,688 |
1990 | $2,838,485,354 |
1991 | $4,690,415,093 |
1992 | $5,843,579,161 |
1993 | $7,941,744,492 |
1994 | $9,599,127,050 |
1995 | $11,718,795,529 |
1996 | $13,690,217,334 |
1997 | $15,751,867,489 |
1998 | $17,247,179,006 |
1999 | $17,391,056,369 |
2000 | $17,260,364,842 |
2001 | $17,649,751,244 |
2002 | $19,152,238,806 |
2003 | $20,082,918,740 |
2004 | $21,159,827,992 |
2005 | $21,497,336,499 |
2006 | $22,022,709,851 |
2007 | $24,827,355,015 |
2008 | $29,118,916,105 |
2009 | $35,399,582,929 |
2010 | $38,443,907,042 |
2011 | $39,927,125,962 |
2012 | $44,016,799,516 |
2013 | $46,880,103,081 |
2014 | $48,095,213,747 |
2015 | $49,929,337,837 |
2016 | $51,147,308,774 |
2017 | $53,027,680,686 |
2018 | $54,901,519,156 |
2019 | $51,605,959,131 |
2020 | $31,712,128,254 |
2021 | $23,131,941,557 |
2022 | $20,992,421,949 |
2023 | $20,078,620,357 |
Year | GDP per capita |
---|---|
1988 | $959 |
1989 | $771 |
1990 | $790 |
1991 | $1,278 |
1992 | $1,559 |
1993 | $2,079 |
1994 | $2,468 |
1995 | $2,959 |
1996 | $3,393 |
1997 | $3,834 |
1998 | $4,125 |
1999 | $4,087 |
2000 | $3,987 |
2001 | $4,010 |
2002 | $4,291 |
2003 | $4,438 |
2004 | $4,601 |
2005 | $4,602 |
2006 | $4,635 |
2007 | $5,125 |
2008 | $5,912 |
2009 | $7,091 |
2010 | $7,626 |
2011 | $7,835 |
2012 | $8,407 |
2013 | $8,162 |
2014 | $7,578 |
2015 | $7,714 |
2016 | $8,089 |
2017 | $8,608 |
2018 | $9,175 |
2019 | $8,906 |
2020 | $5,561 |
2021 | $4,045 |
2022 | $3,654 |
2023 | $3,478 |
Lebanon's life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years |
---|---|
1950 | 59.9 |
1951 | 60.3 |
1952 | 60.8 |
1953 | 61.2 |
1954 | 61.6 |
1955 | 61.5 |
1956 | 62.2 |
1957 | 62.8 |
1958 | 61.2 |
1959 | 63.6 |
1960 | 63.9 |
1961 | 64.3 |
1962 | 64.6 |
1963 | 64.9 |
1964 | 65.1 |
1965 | 65.3 |
1966 | 65.5 |
1967 | 65.7 |
1968 | 65.8 |
1969 | 65.9 |
1970 | 66 |
1971 | 66.1 |
1972 | 66.2 |
1973 | 66.3 |
1974 | 66.4 |
1975 | 57.7 |
1976 | 36.4 |
1977 | 60.3 |
1978 | 60 |
1979 | 59.6 |
1980 | 59.9 |
1981 | 60.3 |
1982 | 47.2 |
1983 | 60.8 |
1984 | 61.2 |
1985 | 61.6 |
1986 | 62 |
1987 | 62.5 |
1988 | 62.9 |
1989 | 65.1 |
1990 | 65.5 |
1991 | 70.9 |
1992 | 71.2 |
1993 | 71.6 |
1994 | 72 |
1995 | 72.4 |
1996 | 72.6 |
1997 | 72.9 |
1998 | 73.2 |
1999 | 73.5 |
2000 | 73.9 |
2001 | 74.4 |
2002 | 74.8 |
2003 | 75.3 |
2004 | 75.7 |
2005 | 76.1 |
2006 | 75.7 |
2007 | 76.7 |
2008 | 77 |
2009 | 77.3 |
2010 | 77.5 |
2011 | 77.8 |
2012 | 77.9 |
2013 | 78 |
2014 | 78.1 |
2015 | 78.3 |
2016 | 78.3 |
2017 | 78.2 |
2018 | 78.3 |
2019 | 78.2 |
2020 | 76.3 |
2021 | 73.6 |
2022 | 78 |
2023 | 77.8 |
2024 | 77.9 |
2025 | 78.1 |
Lebanon's population clock and projection
Year | Population |
---|---|
1960 | 1,794,406 |
1961 | 1,850,084 |
1962 | 1,909,578 |
1963 | 1,970,316 |
1964 | 2,030,543 |
1965 | 2,088,831 |
1966 | 2,148,260 |
1967 | 2,206,731 |
1968 | 2,266,368 |
1969 | 2,328,159 |
1970 | 2,386,114 |
1971 | 2,446,314 |
1972 | 2,509,729 |
1973 | 2,572,935 |
1974 | 2,635,185 |
1975 | 2,693,191 |
1976 | 2,726,469 |
1977 | 2,762,155 |
1978 | 2,822,682 |
1979 | 2,882,635 |
1980 | 2,944,763 |
1981 | 3,008,981 |
1982 | 3,054,931 |
1983 | 3,094,996 |
1984 | 3,152,744 |
1985 | 3,217,376 |
1986 | 3,300,365 |
1987 | 3,385,555 |
1988 | 3,454,649 |
1989 | 3,525,285 |
1990 | 3,595,175 |
1991 | 3,668,912 |
1992 | 3,747,371 |
1993 | 3,820,647 |
1994 | 3,889,799 |
1995 | 3,960,735 |
1996 | 4,034,781 |
1997 | 4,108,405 |
1998 | 4,181,281 |
1999 | 4,255,277 |
2000 | 4,329,340 |
2001 | 4,401,918 |
2002 | 4,463,504 |
2003 | 4,525,508 |
2004 | 4,599,279 |
2005 | 4,671,102 |
2006 | 4,751,136 |
2007 | 4,844,118 |
2008 | 4,925,354 |
2009 | 4,992,287 |
2010 | 5,041,288 |
2011 | 5,096,020 |
2012 | 5,235,742 |
2013 | 5,743,436 |
2014 | 6,346,990 |
2015 | 6,472,469 |
2016 | 6,323,060 |
2017 | 6,160,128 |
2018 | 5,984,119 |
2019 | 5,794,594 |
2020 | 5,702,398 |
2021 | 5,718,122 |
2022 | 5,744,489 |
2023 | 5,773,493 |
2024 | 5,805,962 |
Lebanon's birth and fertility rates
Year | Fertility rate |
---|---|
1960 | 5.88 |
1961 | 5.89 |
1962 | 5.9 |
1963 | 5.91 |
1964 | 5.85 |
1965 | 5.77 |
1966 | 5.68 |
1967 | 5.57 |
1968 | 5.45 |
1969 | 5.32 |
1970 | 5.19 |
1971 | 5.05 |
1972 | 4.91 |
1973 | 4.79 |
1974 | 4.65 |
1975 | 4.52 |
1976 | 4.39 |
1977 | 4.28 |
1978 | 4.18 |
1979 | 4.08 |
1980 | 4.01 |
1981 | 3.95 |
1982 | 3.86 |
1983 | 3.73 |
1984 | 3.66 |
1985 | 3.53 |
1986 | 3.47 |
1987 | 3.42 |
1988 | 3.39 |
1989 | 3.36 |
1990 | 3.27 |
1991 | 3.16 |
1992 | 3.05 |
1993 | 2.94 |
1994 | 2.82 |
1995 | 2.73 |
1996 | 2.7 |
1997 | 2.67 |
1998 | 2.65 |
1999 | 2.63 |
2000 | 2.6 |
2001 | 2.58 |
2002 | 2.52 |
2003 | 2.46 |
2004 | 2.38 |
2005 | 2.29 |
2006 | 2.24 |
2007 | 2.2 |
2008 | 2.17 |
2009 | 2.19 |
2010 | 2.26 |
2011 | 2.32 |
2012 | 2.35 |
2013 | 2.36 |
2014 | 2.38 |
2015 | 2.38 |
2016 | 2.39 |
2017 | 2.37 |
2018 | 2.35 |
2019 | 2.33 |
2020 | 2.31 |
2021 | 2.28 |
2022 | 2.26 |
2023 | 2.24 |
Year | Median age, years |
---|---|
1960 | 19.9 |
1961 | 19.5 |
1962 | 19.1 |
1963 | 18.7 |
1964 | 18.4 |
1965 | 18.2 |
1966 | 18.1 |
1967 | 18 |
1968 | 18 |
1969 | 18.1 |
1970 | 18.2 |
1971 | 18.3 |
1972 | 18.5 |
1973 | 18.7 |
1974 | 18.9 |
1975 | 19 |
1976 | 19.1 |
1977 | 19.2 |
1978 | 19.4 |
1979 | 19.6 |
1980 | 19.8 |
1981 | 19.9 |
1982 | 20.1 |
1983 | 20.3 |
1984 | 20.5 |
1985 | 20.7 |
1986 | 20.8 |
1987 | 21 |
1988 | 21.2 |
1989 | 21.4 |
1990 | 21.6 |
1991 | 21.8 |
1992 | 22 |
1993 | 22.3 |
1994 | 22.5 |
1995 | 22.8 |
1996 | 23.1 |
1997 | 23.4 |
1998 | 23.7 |
1999 | 24 |
2000 | 24.3 |
2001 | 24.6 |
2002 | 24.9 |
2003 | 25.2 |
2004 | 25.6 |
2005 | 26 |
2006 | 26.3 |
2007 | 26.7 |
2008 | 27.1 |
2009 | 27.5 |
2010 | 27.9 |
2011 | 28.2 |
2012 | 28.6 |
2013 | 28.9 |
2014 | 29.2 |
2015 | 29.4 |
2016 | 29.5 |
2017 | 29.4 |
2018 | 29.3 |
2019 | 29 |
2020 | 28.9 |
2021 | 29 |
2022 | 29.2 |
2023 | 29.4 |
2024 | 29.6 |
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Lebanon: National Statistics
Finance
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$21.6B
2023 |
118/194 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
18.3%
2025 |
170/195 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
1.22%
2024 |
187/193 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
8.91%
2023 |
4/163 |
Armed forces personnel |
80,000
2020 |
56/174 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
+0.01%
2025 |
27/188 |
Unemployment rate |
11.3%
2019 |
30/196 |
Services, % of GDP |
42.4%
2023 |
168/191 |
Industry, % of GDP |
2.09%
2023 |
194/194 |
Economic freedom index |
44.1
2025 |
181/197 |
Income share by richest 10% |
25.1%
2022 |
114/169 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
2.8%
2022 |
85/169 |
Number of billionaires |
6
2025 |
42/78 |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.0002%
2025 |
22/78 |
Listed domestic companies |
10
2021 |
98/103 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$10.6B
2021 |
67/100 |
Total reserves including gold |
$33.3B
2024 |
54/177 |
Personal remittances received |
$5.8B
2024 |
34/190 |
International tourist arrivals |
1,936,000
2019 |
64/188 |
International tourism as share of exports |
27%
2020 |
30/184 |
Banked people share |
23%
2024 |
149/158 |
Energy
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
617 kg
2022 |
122/177 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$19.9
2022 |
39/173 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
17.3 megatons
2023 |
93/187 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
3 tons
2023 |
85/187 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
89.2%
2022 |
32/176 |
Renewable energy use share |
6.8%
2021 |
155/193 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
6.6%
2022 |
76/147 |
Net energy imports use share |
96.9%
2022 |
8/144 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
681 kWh
2022 |
116/147 |
Renewable electricity output share |
5.07%
2021 |
159/192 |
Hydroelectric share |
16%
2022 |
91/192 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
113/192 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
53/195 |
Society
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.07%
2024 |
115/197 |
Annual migration change |
-17,267
2024 |
149/196 |
Urban population |
89.6%
2024 |
20/195 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
Average male height |
5.87 ft
2025 |
24/190 |
Average female height |
5.37 ft
2025 |
46/190 |
Quality of life index |
49.8
2025 |
87/197 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
22
2024 |
172/197 |
Higher education index |
74
2025 |
49/183 |
Homicides per 100K people |
2.26
2020 |
112/197 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
16.4
2019 |
83/197 |
Visa free countries |
58
2025 |
172/195 |
Adult literacy rate |
92%
2019 |
121/196 |
English speaking |
40%
2023 |
74/197 |
People using the Internet |
83.5%
2023 |
84/195 |
Health
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$392
2022 |
101/191 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$131.1
2022 |
86/191 |
Life expectancy |
78.1 years
2025 |
60/197 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
7.3%
2022 |
70/178 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.62
2019 |
66/193 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
15
2023 |
133/193 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
18.3
2023 |
85/192 |
Obesity rate |
30.7%
2022 |
50/189 |
Diabetes prevalence |
12.3%
2024 |
47/195 |
Air quality index |
47
2025 |
107/197 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
34.3%
2022 |
16/164 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
1.26 liters
2020 |
146/186 |
Territory
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.007%
2025 |
160/197 |
Land area per capita |
680 sq mi
2024 |
184/197 |
Agricultural land area |
2,603 sq mi
2025 |
145/194 |
Forest area |
560 sq mi
2025 |
157/196 |
Roads length |
13,487 mi
2017 |
93/175 |
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