The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,888,008 people compared to 5,829,811 in Liberia.
Population statistics:
- Lebanon's population is 1.01 times bigger than Liberia's.
- Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.07% for Liberia.
- For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
- Since 2005, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.67M people to 5.89M (26.1% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.3M to 5.83M (76.6% growth).
- Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.46M people compared to the peak of 12.7M people in 2100 for Liberia.
Lebanon vs Liberia: live population counter
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| Current population |
5888008
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5829811
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| Population rank | 115/197 | 116/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
16.2 minutes
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4.39 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.64 minutes
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3.09 minutes
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| One death every |
15.3 minutes
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11.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
30.4 minutes
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1.13 hours
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| Annual migration change | -17,267 | -7,779 |
| Daily growth/decline | +89 | +328 |
| Annual growth/decline | +32,469 | +119,786 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.56% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 130/197 | 45/197 |
Lebanon and Liberia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,794,406 | 1,139,522 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,850,084 | 1,167,717 | 3.1% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 1,909,578 | 1,197,039 | 3.22% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 1,970,316 | 1,227,414 | 3.18% | 2.54% |
| 1964 | 2,030,543 | 1,258,745 | 3.06% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 2,088,831 | 1,291,156 | 2.87% | 2.57% |
| 1966 | 2,148,260 | 1,324,383 | 2.85% | 2.57% |
| 1967 | 2,206,731 | 1,358,435 | 2.72% | 2.57% |
| 1968 | 2,266,368 | 1,393,530 | 2.7% | 2.58% |
| 1969 | 2,328,159 | 1,429,605 | 2.73% | 2.59% |
| 1970 | 2,386,114 | 1,466,676 | 2.49% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 2,446,314 | 1,504,077 | 2.52% | 2.55% |
| 1972 | 2,509,729 | 1,542,670 | 2.59% | 2.57% |
| 1973 | 2,572,935 | 1,583,588 | 2.52% | 2.65% |
| 1974 | 2,635,185 | 1,626,362 | 2.42% | 2.7% |
| 1975 | 2,693,191 | 1,670,913 | 2.2% | 2.74% |
| 1976 | 2,726,469 | 1,717,060 | 1.24% | 2.76% |
| 1977 | 2,762,155 | 1,766,019 | 1.31% | 2.85% |
| 1978 | 2,822,682 | 1,818,247 | 2.19% | 2.96% |
| 1979 | 2,882,635 | 1,872,713 | 2.12% | 3% |
| 1980 | 2,944,763 | 1,929,253 | 2.16% | 3.02% |
| 1981 | 3,008,981 | 1,986,867 | 2.18% | 2.99% |
| 1982 | 3,054,931 | 2,045,073 | 1.53% | 2.93% |
| 1983 | 3,094,996 | 2,107,113 | 1.31% | 3.03% |
| 1984 | 3,152,744 | 2,173,312 | 1.87% | 3.14% |
| 1985 | 3,217,376 | 2,240,539 | 2.05% | 3.09% |
| 1986 | 3,300,365 | 2,308,511 | 2.58% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 3,385,555 | 2,377,229 | 2.58% | 2.98% |
| 1988 | 3,454,649 | 2,446,941 | 2.04% | 2.93% |
| 1989 | 3,525,285 | 2,517,858 | 2.04% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 3,595,175 | 2,223,667 | 1.98% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 3,668,912 | 1,956,518 | 2.05% | -12% |
| 1992 | 3,747,371 | 2,072,461 | 2.14% | 5.93% |
| 1993 | 3,820,647 | 2,155,126 | 1.96% | 3.99% |
| 1994 | 3,889,799 | 2,149,928 | 1.81% | -0.24% |
| 1995 | 3,960,735 | 2,169,162 | 1.82% | 0.89% |
| 1996 | 4,034,781 | 2,232,289 | 1.87% | 2.91% |
| 1997 | 4,108,405 | 2,412,989 | 1.82% | 8.09% |
| 1998 | 4,181,281 | 2,670,124 | 1.77% | 10.7% |
| 1999 | 4,255,277 | 2,821,684 | 1.77% | 5.68% |
| 2000 | 4,329,340 | 2,928,117 | 1.74% | 3.77% |
| 2001 | 4,401,918 | 3,015,338 | 1.68% | 2.98% |
| 2002 | 4,463,504 | 3,094,782 | 1.4% | 2.63% |
| 2003 | 4,525,508 | 3,119,532 | 1.39% | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 4,599,279 | 3,156,892 | 1.63% | 1.2% |
| 2005 | 4,671,102 | 3,301,015 | 1.56% | 4.57% |
| 2006 | 4,751,136 | 3,490,787 | 1.71% | 5.75% |
| 2007 | 4,844,118 | 3,669,050 | 1.96% | 5.11% |
| 2008 | 4,925,354 | 3,821,003 | 1.68% | 4.14% |
| 2009 | 4,992,287 | 3,943,028 | 1.36% | 3.19% |
| 2010 | 5,041,288 | 4,058,890 | 0.98% | 2.94% |
| 2011 | 5,096,020 | 4,221,178 | 1.09% | 4% |
| 2012 | 5,235,742 | 4,373,043 | 2.74% | 3.6% |
| 2013 | 5,743,436 | 4,470,239 | 9.7% | 2.22% |
| 2014 | 6,346,990 | 4,564,293 | 10.5% | 2.1% |
| 2015 | 6,472,469 | 4,659,431 | 1.98% | 2.08% |
| 2016 | 6,323,060 | 4,755,608 | -2.31% | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 6,160,128 | 4,848,925 | -2.58% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 5,984,119 | 4,944,726 | -2.86% | 1.98% |
| 2019 | 5,794,594 | 5,043,721 | -3.17% | 2% |
| 2020 | 5,702,398 | 5,149,463 | -1.59% | 2.1% |
| 2021 | 5,718,122 | 5,259,323 | 0.28% | 2.13% |
| 2022 | 5,744,489 | 5,373,294 | 0.46% | 2.17% |
| 2023 | 5,773,493 | 5,493,031 | 0.5% | 2.23% |
| 2024 | 5,805,962 | 5,612,817 | 0.56% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 5,849,420 | 5,731,211 | 0.75% | 2.11% |
| 2026 | 5,897,459 | 5,853,958 | 0.82% | 2.14% |
| 2027 | 5,947,070 | 5,986,805 | 0.84% | 2.27% |
| 2028 | 5,997,844 | 6,118,769 | 0.85% | 2.2% |
| 2029 | 6,050,384 | 6,245,093 | 0.88% | 2.06% |
| 2030 | 6,103,809 | 6,366,293 | 0.88% | 1.94% |
| 2031 | 6,158,003 | 6,486,749 | 0.89% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 6,210,753 | 6,614,257 | 0.86% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 6,259,744 | 6,744,927 | 0.79% | 1.98% |
| 2034 | 6,308,826 | 6,873,688 | 0.78% | 1.91% |
| 2035 | 6,357,723 | 7,003,567 | 0.78% | 1.89% |
| 2036 | 6,407,678 | 7,142,326 | 0.79% | 1.98% |
| 2037 | 6,461,872 | 7,278,759 | 0.85% | 1.91% |
| 2038 | 6,516,253 | 7,408,720 | 0.84% | 1.79% |
| 2039 | 6,569,272 | 7,545,510 | 0.81% | 1.85% |
| 2040 | 6,620,323 | 7,681,693 | 0.78% | 1.8% |
| 2041 | 6,669,091 | 7,817,089 | 0.74% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 6,714,435 | 7,954,182 | 0.68% | 1.75% |
| 2043 | 6,754,071 | 8,077,173 | 0.59% | 1.55% |
| 2044 | 6,794,014 | 8,194,136 | 0.59% | 1.45% |
| 2045 | 6,834,985 | 8,310,657 | 0.6% | 1.42% |
| 2046 | 6,871,777 | 8,428,924 | 0.54% | 1.42% |
| 2047 | 6,909,022 | 8,552,033 | 0.54% | 1.46% |
| 2048 | 6,944,194 | 8,673,963 | 0.51% | 1.43% |
| 2049 | 6,972,877 | 8,795,838 | 0.41% | 1.41% |
| 2050 | 6,999,259 | 8,910,539 | 0.38% | 1.3% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,801,367 people (a 38.6% growth), while Liberia gained 1,358,416 people (a 41.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Lebanon lost -584,461 (a 9.03% decline), while Liberia's population increased by 1,170,380 (a 25.1% growth).
Lebanon was ranked 114th most populous country in 2005 and is 115th in 2025. Liberia was ranked 129th in 2005 and ranked 116th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Lebanon's population will grow by 18.9% to 6,999,259 people and will still be ranked 115th. The population of Liberia will increase by 52.8% to 8,910,539 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.
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Population differences between Lebanon and Liberia
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| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 62.5 years |
| Average age | 33.2 years | 24.1 years |
| Median age | 29.6 years | 19.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 births per woman | 3.95 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,470 ppl/mi² | 150.9 ppl/mi² |
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