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Lebanon statistics: country profile & rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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

Lebanon 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

Lebanon's economy ranked

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

Lebanon's economy ranked

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

Lebanon's demographics

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

Lebanon 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

Lebanon 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

Lebanon 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

Lebanon 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

Lebanon 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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