Lebanon Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Lebanon is 5,906,622 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 5,805,962 in 2024.

Lebanon is projected to reach 7.48M people in 2080.
Lebanon accounts for 0.07% of the world's population.
Lebanon is ranked 115/197 by population and was ranked 115th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of 1.22% per year.

Lebanon population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	7,229,611	-0.31%
2099	7,252,189	-0.3%
2098	7,273,846	-0.33%
2097	7,298,208	-0.33%
2096	7,322,265	-0.29%
2095	7,343,287	-0.3%
2094	7,365,719	-0.28%
2093	7,386,532	-0.23%
2092	7,403,314	-0.23%
2091	7,420,036	-0.18%
2090	7,433,603	-0.14%
2089	7,444,239	-0.13%
2088	7,454,263	-0.15%
2087	7,465,163	-0.05%
2086	7,468,994	-0.11%
2085	7,477,406	0.01%
2084	7,476,483	-0.08%
2083	7,482,841	-0.002%
2082	7,482,980	-0.02%
2081	7,484,110	-0.004%
2080	7,484,392	0.03%
2079	7,482,168	0.02%
2078	7,480,962	0.09%
2077	7,474,272	0.05%
2076	7,470,260	0.08%
2075	7,464,057	0.23%
2074	7,446,862	0.19%
2073	7,432,591	0.16%
2072	7,420,911	0.17%
2071	7,408,401	0.19%
2070	7,394,163	0.16%
2069	7,382,479	0.12%
2068	7,373,962	0.18%
2067	7,361,021	0.17%
2066	7,348,605	0.21%
2065	7,332,917	0.22%
2064	7,316,835	0.24%
2063	7,299,642	0.27%
2062	7,279,937	0.25%
2061	7,262,112	0.31%
2060	7,239,759	0.28%
2059	7,219,520	0.28%
2058	7,199,035	0.32%
2057	7,176,342	0.33%
2056	7,152,803	0.3%
2055	7,131,059	0.33%
2054	7,107,641	0.31%
2053	7,085,759	0.32%
2052	7,063,172	0.38%
2051	7,036,781	0.37%
2050	7,010,541	0.38%
2049	6,983,849	0.44%
2048	6,952,958	0.57%
2047	6,913,262	0.51%
2046	6,878,209	0.57%
2045	6,839,423	0.64%
2044	6,795,984	0.54%
2043	6,759,252	0.64%
2042	6,716,445	0.72%
2041	6,668,251	0.75%
2040	6,618,567	0.8%
2039	6,565,787	0.82%
2038	6,512,143	0.86%
2037	6,456,654	0.83%
2036	6,403,370	0.74%
2035	6,356,407	0.81%
2034	6,305,239	0.76%
2033	6,257,900	0.82%
2032	6,206,916	0.89%
2031	6,152,022	0.88%
2030	6,098,153	0.88%
2029	6,044,795	0.87%
2028	5,992,721	0.84%
2027	5,942,870	0.84%
2026	5,893,183	0.8%
2025	5,846,443	0.7%
2024	5,805,962	0.56%
2023	5,773,493	0.5%
2022	5,744,489	0.46%
2021	5,718,122	0.28%
2020	5,702,398	-1.59%
2019	5,794,594	-3.17%
2018	5,984,119	-2.86%
2017	6,160,128	-2.58%
2016	6,323,060	-2.31%
2015	6,472,469	1.98%
2014	6,346,990	10.5%
2013	5,743,436	9.7%
2012	5,235,742	2.74%
2011	5,096,020	1.09%
2010	5,041,288	0.98%
2009	4,992,287	1.36%
2008	4,925,354	1.68%
2007	4,844,118	1.96%
2006	4,751,136	1.71%
2005	4,671,102	1.56%
2004	4,599,279	1.63%
2003	4,525,508	1.39%
2002	4,463,504	1.4%
2001	4,401,918	1.68%
2000	4,329,340	1.74%
1999	4,255,277	1.77%
1998	4,181,281	1.77%
1997	4,108,405	1.82%
1996	4,034,781	1.87%
1995	3,960,735	1.82%
1994	3,889,799	1.81%
1993	3,820,647	1.96%
1992	3,747,371	2.14%
1991	3,668,912	2.05%
1990	3,595,175	1.98%
1989	3,525,285	2.04%
1988	3,454,649	2.04%
1987	3,385,555	2.58%
1986	3,300,365	2.58%
1985	3,217,376	2.05%
1984	3,152,744	1.87%
1983	3,094,996	1.31%
1982	3,054,931	1.53%
1981	3,008,981	2.18%
1980	2,944,763	2.16%
1979	2,882,635	2.12%
1978	2,822,682	2.19%
1977	2,762,155	1.31%
1976	2,726,469	1.24%
1975	2,693,191	2.2%
1974	2,635,185	2.42%
1973	2,572,935	2.52%
1972	2,509,729	2.59%
1971	2,446,314	2.52%
1970	2,386,114	2.49%
1969	2,328,159	2.73%
1968	2,266,368	2.7%
1967	2,206,731	2.72%
1966	2,148,260	2.85%
1965	2,088,831	2.87%
1964	2,030,543	3.06%
1963	1,970,316	3.18%
1962	1,909,578	3.22%
1961	1,850,084	3.1%
1960	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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Lebanon has a population of 5.91M as of 2026, compared to 6.32M in 2016, 4.75M in 2006, and 4.03M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.66% per year. Lebanon is ranked 192nd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Lebanon will have 6,878,209 people (16.4% growth) and still will be ranked 115th.

By the year 2100, Lebanon's population is projected to grow by 22.4% from its current level to 7.23M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-10,230
2024	-	-	-17,267
2023	24,593	58,786	-34,193
2022	33,402	60,909	-27,507
2021	19,324	46,614	-27,290
2020	12,116	59,903	-47,787
2019	-196,506	70,486	-266,992
2018	-182,535	77,165	-259,700
2017	-169,492	84,172	-253,664
2016	-156,370	91,551	-247,921
2015	-142,444	97,385	-239,829
2014	393,396	92,285	301,111
2013	813,718	80,218	733,500
2012	201,675	77,248	124,427
2011	77,769	75,523	2,246
2010	31,690	72,605	-40,915
2009	66,304	69,004	-2,700
2008	67,562	67,132	430
2007	94,909	66,965	27,944
2006	91,058	65,932	25,126
2005	69,002	67,778	1,224
2004	74,649	69,675	4,974
2003	72,906	71,232	1,674
2002	51,105	72,648	-21,543
2001	72,066	73,160	-1,094
2000	73,097	72,642	455
1999	75,026	72,437	2,589
1998	72,951	71,889	1,062
1997	72,799	71,486	1,313
1996	74,450	71,286	3,164
1995	73,650	71,016	2,634
1994	68,219	73,069	-4,850
1993	70,082	75,278	-5,196
1992	76,477	77,447	-970
1991	80,433	79,274	1,159
1990	67,034	73,629	-6,595
1989	72,750	74,577	-1,827
1988	68,528	70,444	-1,916
1987	69,665	69,058	607
1986	100,711	67,162	33,549
1985	65,260	66,368	-1,108
1984	64,000	66,785	-2,785
1983	51,498	66,056	-14,558
1982	28,621	41,602	-12,981
1981	63,285	65,084	-1,799
1980	65,157	63,053	2,104
1979	59,081	61,184	-2,103
1978	60,829	60,829	0
1977	60,232	60,232	0
1976	11,138	11,138	0
1975	55,423	55,423	0
1974	60,594	64,425	-3,831
1973	63,902	63,420	482
1972	62,510	62,216	294
1971	64,320	61,278	3,042
1970	56,085	60,593	-4,508
1969	59,829	59,829	0
1968	63,753	59,247	4,506
1967	55,523	58,957	-3,434
1966	61,410	58,546	2,864
1965	57,453	58,195	-742
1964	59,119	57,808	1,311
1963	61,323	57,054	4,269
1962	60,154	55,585	4,569
1961	58,839	53,995	4,844
1960	52,515	52,515	0

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

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Over the last 10 years, 40.1% of the population change in Lebanon 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, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 625,884 and 12.4% in 2010.

Lebanon population clock

	Lebanon	Rank
Current population	5906622	115/197
Percent of world population	0.07%	115/197
One net population change	16.2 minutes	118/197
One birth every	5.64 minutes	109/196
One death every	15.3 minutes	124/196
Daily growth/decline	+89	118/197
Annual growth/decline	+32,469	118/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.56%	129/197
One migration net change every	51.5 minutes	133/196
Annual migration change	-10,230	133/196
Foreign-born residents	1,422,583	47/195
Foreign-born share of population	24.5%	24/195

Largest cities by population

Lebanon
City	Population
Beirut	2.42M
Tripoli	863K
Sidon	164K
Tyre	160K
Jounieh	102K
Zahle	100K

Lebanon population statistics

	Lebanon	World
Life expectancy	78.2 years	73.8 years
Average age	33.2 years	33.8 years
Median age	29.6 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	48.6:51.4	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.24 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	1,492 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Lebanon.

Population map with other countries

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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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