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Population in India compared to Lebanon: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 250.6 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

India vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Lebanon
2100 1,515,897,176 7,229,611
2099 1,523,583,618 7,252,189
2098 1,531,281,096 7,273,846
2097 1,538,914,978 7,298,208
2096 1,546,515,506 7,322,265
2095 1,554,100,337 7,343,287
2094 1,561,632,624 7,365,719
2093 1,569,112,481 7,386,532
2092 1,576,470,228 7,403,314
2091 1,583,793,450 7,420,036
2090 1,591,038,578 7,433,603
2089 1,598,165,996 7,444,239
2088 1,605,169,643 7,454,263
2087 1,612,023,916 7,465,163
2086 1,618,795,931 7,468,994
2085 1,625,424,591 7,477,406
2084 1,631,854,605 7,476,483
2083 1,638,132,423 7,482,841
2082 1,644,206,476 7,482,980
2081 1,650,106,942 7,484,110
2080 1,655,799,569 7,484,392
2079 1,661,261,962 7,482,168
2078 1,666,477,951 7,480,962
2077 1,671,444,317 7,474,272
2076 1,676,151,275 7,470,260
2075 1,680,606,119 7,464,057
2074 1,684,743,082 7,446,862
2073 1,688,579,113 7,432,591
2072 1,692,138,648 7,420,911
2071 1,695,351,098 7,408,401
2070 1,698,255,829 7,394,163
2069 1,700,813,392 7,382,479
2068 1,703,025,450 7,373,962
2067 1,704,872,725 7,361,021
2066 1,706,347,017 7,348,605
2065 1,707,540,131 7,332,917
2064 1,708,362,011 7,316,835
2063 1,708,845,280 7,299,642
2062 1,709,011,618 7,279,937
2061 1,708,866,368 7,262,112
2060 1,708,344,645 7,239,759
2059 1,707,488,768 7,219,520
2058 1,706,314,224 7,199,035
2057 1,704,805,210 7,176,342
2056 1,703,013,988 7,152,803
2055 1,700,890,479 7,131,059
2054 1,698,473,703 7,107,641
2053 1,695,661,388 7,085,759
2052 1,692,531,993 7,063,172
2051 1,689,057,795 7,036,781
2050 1,685,236,057 7,010,541
2049 1,681,083,344 6,983,849
2048 1,676,576,931 6,952,958
2047 1,671,678,054 6,913,262
2046 1,666,371,707 6,878,209
2045 1,660,667,112 6,839,423
2044 1,654,556,840 6,795,984
2043 1,648,067,988 6,759,252
2042 1,641,136,901 6,716,445
2041 1,633,771,970 6,668,251
2040 1,625,990,392 6,618,567
2039 1,617,818,911 6,565,787
2038 1,609,238,166 6,512,143
2037 1,600,212,760 6,456,654
2036 1,590,731,970 6,403,370
2035 1,580,864,963 6,356,407
2034 1,570,629,033 6,305,239
2033 1,560,043,145 6,257,900
2032 1,549,098,676 6,206,916
2031 1,537,810,507 6,152,022
2030 1,526,192,552 6,098,153
2029 1,514,274,850 6,044,795
2028 1,502,102,657 5,992,721
2027 1,489,628,314 5,942,870
2026 1,476,911,618 5,893,183
2025 1,463,993,377 5,846,443
2024 1,450,935,791 5,805,962
2023 1,438,069,596 5,773,493
2022 1,425,423,212 5,744,489
2021 1,414,203,896 5,718,122
2020 1,402,617,695 5,702,398
2019 1,389,030,312 5,794,594
2018 1,374,659,064 5,984,119
2017 1,359,657,400 6,160,128
2016 1,343,944,296 6,323,060
2015 1,328,024,498 6,472,469
2014 1,312,277,191 6,346,990
2013 1,295,829,511 5,743,436
2012 1,278,674,502 5,235,742
2011 1,261,224,954 5,096,020
2010 1,243,481,564 5,041,288
2009 1,225,524,753 4,992,287
2008 1,207,930,964 4,925,354
2007 1,190,676,021 4,844,118
2006 1,172,878,890 4,751,136
2005 1,154,676,322 4,671,102
2004 1,135,991,513 4,599,279
2003 1,116,803,006 4,525,508
2002 1,097,600,380 4,463,504
2001 1,077,898,575 4,401,918
2000 1,057,922,733 4,329,340
1999 1,038,225,823 4,255,277
1998 1,018,665,080 4,181,281
1997 999,133,762 4,108,405
1996 979,678,458 4,034,781
1995 960,301,044 3,960,735
1994 941,163,767 3,889,799
1993 922,118,387 3,820,647
1992 902,957,070 3,747,371
1991 883,927,600 3,668,912
1990 864,972,221 3,595,175
1989 846,039,529 3,525,285
1988 827,342,990 3,454,649
1987 808,931,270 3,385,555
1986 790,689,978 3,300,365
1985 772,647,793 3,217,376
1984 754,875,449 3,152,744
1983 737,372,681 3,094,996
1982 720,313,473 3,054,931
1981 703,696,250 3,008,981
1980 687,354,025 2,944,763
1979 671,155,747 2,882,635
1978 655,728,229 2,822,682
1977 640,801,103 2,762,155
1976 625,861,883 2,726,469
1975 611,309,535 2,693,191
1974 597,041,391 2,635,185
1973 583,465,598 2,572,935
1972 570,482,142 2,509,729
1971 558,096,387 2,446,314
1970 545,864,268 2,386,114
1969 533,880,544 2,328,159
1968 522,716,889 2,266,368
1967 511,606,372 2,206,731
1966 500,740,247 2,148,260
1965 490,140,146 2,088,831
1964 479,229,598 2,030,543
1963 468,138,575 1,970,316
1962 457,283,090 1,909,578
1961 446,564,729 1,850,084
1960 435,990,338 1,794,406

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Lebanon
2100 -0.5% -0.31%
2099 -0.5% -0.3%
2098 -0.5% -0.33%
2097 -0.49% -0.33%
2096 -0.49% -0.29%
2095 -0.48% -0.3%
2094 -0.48% -0.28%
2093 -0.47% -0.23%
2092 -0.46% -0.23%
2091 -0.46% -0.18%
2090 -0.45% -0.14%
2089 -0.44% -0.13%
2088 -0.43% -0.15%
2087 -0.42% -0.05%
2086 -0.41% -0.11%
2085 -0.39% 0.01%
2084 -0.38% -0.08%
2083 -0.37% -0.002%
2082 -0.36% -0.02%
2081 -0.34% -0.004%
2080 -0.33% 0.03%
2079 -0.31% 0.02%
2078 -0.3% 0.09%
2077 -0.28% 0.05%
2076 -0.27% 0.08%
2075 -0.25% 0.23%
2074 -0.23% 0.19%
2073 -0.21% 0.16%
2072 -0.19% 0.17%
2071 -0.17% 0.19%
2070 -0.15% 0.16%
2069 -0.13% 0.12%
2068 -0.11% 0.18%
2067 -0.09% 0.17%
2066 -0.07% 0.21%
2065 -0.05% 0.22%
2064 -0.03% 0.24%
2063 -0.01% 0.27%
2062 0.008% 0.25%
2061 0.03% 0.31%
2060 0.05% 0.28%
2059 0.07% 0.28%
2058 0.09% 0.32%
2057 0.11% 0.33%
2056 0.12% 0.3%
2055 0.14% 0.33%
2054 0.17% 0.31%
2053 0.18% 0.32%
2052 0.21% 0.38%
2051 0.23% 0.37%
2050 0.25% 0.38%
2049 0.27% 0.44%
2048 0.29% 0.57%
2047 0.32% 0.51%
2046 0.34% 0.57%
2045 0.37% 0.64%
2044 0.39% 0.54%
2043 0.42% 0.64%
2042 0.45% 0.72%
2041 0.48% 0.75%
2040 0.51% 0.8%
2039 0.53% 0.82%
2038 0.56% 0.86%
2037 0.6% 0.83%
2036 0.62% 0.74%
2035 0.65% 0.81%
2034 0.68% 0.76%
2033 0.71% 0.82%
2032 0.73% 0.89%
2031 0.76% 0.88%
2030 0.79% 0.88%
2029 0.81% 0.87%
2028 0.84% 0.84%
2027 0.86% 0.84%
2026 0.88% 0.8%
2025 0.9% 0.7%
2024 0.89% 0.56%
2023 0.89% 0.5%
2022 0.79% 0.46%
2021 0.83% 0.28%
2020 0.98% -1.59%
2019 1.05% -3.17%
2018 1.1% -2.86%
2017 1.17% -2.58%
2016 1.2% -2.31%
2015 1.2% 1.98%
2014 1.27% 10.5%
2013 1.34% 9.7%
2012 1.38% 2.74%
2011 1.43% 1.09%
2010 1.47% 0.98%
2009 1.46% 1.36%
2008 1.45% 1.68%
2007 1.52% 1.96%
2006 1.58% 1.71%
2005 1.64% 1.56%
2004 1.72% 1.63%
2003 1.75% 1.39%
2002 1.83% 1.4%
2001 1.89% 1.68%
2000 1.9% 1.74%
1999 1.92% 1.77%
1998 1.95% 1.77%
1997 1.99% 1.82%
1996 2.02% 1.87%
1995 2.03% 1.82%
1994 2.07% 1.81%
1993 2.12% 1.96%
1992 2.15% 2.14%
1991 2.19% 2.05%
1990 2.24% 1.98%
1989 2.26% 2.04%
1988 2.28% 2.04%
1987 2.31% 2.58%
1986 2.34% 2.58%
1985 2.35% 2.05%
1984 2.37% 1.87%
1983 2.37% 1.31%
1982 2.36% 1.53%
1981 2.38% 2.18%
1980 2.41% 2.16%
1979 2.35% 2.12%
1978 2.33% 2.19%
1977 2.39% 1.31%
1976 2.38% 1.24%
1975 2.39% 2.2%
1974 2.33% 2.42%
1973 2.28% 2.52%
1972 2.22% 2.59%
1971 2.24% 2.52%
1970 2.24% 2.49%
1969 2.14% 2.73%
1968 2.17% 2.7%
1967 2.17% 2.72%
1966 2.16% 2.85%
1965 2.28% 2.87%
1964 2.37% 3.06%
1963 2.37% 3.18%
1962 2.4% 3.22%
1961 2.43% 3.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

India Lebanon
Current population
1480351380
5906622
Population rank 1/197 115/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.07%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
16.2 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
5.64 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +89
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 129/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -10,230
Net migration rank 195/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -10,230
2024 - -630,830 - -17,267
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 58,786 -34,193
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 60,909 -27,507
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 46,614 -27,290
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 59,903 -47,787
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 70,486 -266,992
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 77,165 -259,700
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 84,172 -253,664
2016 16,202,593 81,248 91,551 -247,921
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 97,385 -239,829
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 92,285 301,111
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 80,218 733,500
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 77,248 124,427
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 75,523 2,246
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 72,605 -40,915
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 69,004 -2,700
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 67,132 430
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 66,965 27,944
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 65,932 25,126
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 67,778 1,224
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 69,675 4,974
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 71,232 1,674
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 72,648 -21,543
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 73,160 -1,094
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 72,642 455
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 72,437 2,589
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 71,889 1,062
1997 19,494,098 880 71,486 1,313
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 71,286 3,164
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 71,016 2,634
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 73,069 -4,850
1993 19,152,399 2,364 75,278 -5,196
1992 19,132,757 35,155 77,447 -970
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 79,274 1,159
1990 18,893,588 125,514 73,629 -6,595
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 74,577 -1,827
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 70,444 -1,916
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 69,058 607
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 67,162 33,549
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 66,368 -1,108
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 66,785 -2,785
1983 17,219,127 119,694 66,056 -14,558
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 41,602 -12,981
1981 16,422,159 33,243 65,084 -1,799
1980 16,018,786 210,914 63,053 2,104
1979 15,392,957 774,094 61,184 -2,103
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 60,829 0
1977 14,575,662 590,626 60,232 0
1976 14,435,504 275,984 11,138 0
1975 13,958,642 434,205 55,423 0
1974 13,795,836 347,869 64,425 -3,831
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 63,420 482
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 62,216 294
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 61,278 3,042
1970 12,417,866 233,782 60,593 -4,508
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 59,829 0
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 59,247 4,506
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 58,957 -3,434
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 58,546 2,864
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 58,195 -742
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 57,808 1,311
1963 11,016,705 21,640 57,054 4,269
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 55,585 4,569
1961 10,468,816 295,177 53,995 4,844
1960 10,237,489 146,955 52,515 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people). In Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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