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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 3.89 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Lebanon vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Malawi
2100 7,229,611 59,786,744
2099 7,252,189 59,528,389
2098 7,273,846 59,275,876
2097 7,298,208 59,028,312
2096 7,322,265 58,761,888
2095 7,343,287 58,508,246
2094 7,365,719 58,240,422
2093 7,386,532 57,966,788
2092 7,403,314 57,672,738
2091 7,420,036 57,377,090
2090 7,433,603 57,060,476
2089 7,444,239 56,739,410
2088 7,454,263 56,397,330
2087 7,465,163 56,053,671
2086 7,468,994 55,706,928
2085 7,477,406 55,348,708
2084 7,476,483 54,997,097
2083 7,482,841 54,605,058
2082 7,482,980 54,206,477
2081 7,484,110 53,795,317
2080 7,484,392 53,372,779
2079 7,482,168 52,948,243
2078 7,480,962 52,521,908
2077 7,474,272 52,063,931
2076 7,470,260 51,600,404
2075 7,464,057 51,141,728
2074 7,446,862 50,684,368
2073 7,432,591 50,229,762
2072 7,420,911 49,769,904
2071 7,408,401 49,287,139
2070 7,394,163 48,797,935
2069 7,382,479 48,301,644
2068 7,373,962 47,792,308
2067 7,361,021 47,277,473
2066 7,348,605 46,752,024
2065 7,332,917 46,228,139
2064 7,316,835 45,701,844
2063 7,299,642 45,179,322
2062 7,279,937 44,638,764
2061 7,262,112 44,076,711
2060 7,239,759 43,508,702
2059 7,219,520 42,916,694
2058 7,199,035 42,344,863
2057 7,176,342 41,762,060
2056 7,152,803 41,184,161
2055 7,131,059 40,584,950
2054 7,107,641 39,994,696
2053 7,085,759 39,377,622
2052 7,063,172 38,766,890
2051 7,036,781 38,153,322
2050 7,010,541 37,545,865
2049 6,983,849 36,936,275
2048 6,952,958 36,339,833
2047 6,913,262 35,725,127
2046 6,878,209 35,107,179
2045 6,839,423 34,491,916
2044 6,795,984 33,862,279
2043 6,759,252 33,247,804
2042 6,716,445 32,636,511
2041 6,668,251 32,019,447
2040 6,618,567 31,402,305
2039 6,565,787 30,782,479
2038 6,512,143 30,166,708
2037 6,456,654 29,527,821
2036 6,403,370 28,896,515
2035 6,356,407 28,267,970
2034 6,305,239 27,643,367
2033 6,257,900 27,018,105
2032 6,206,916 26,404,071
2031 6,152,022 25,795,897
2030 6,098,153 25,181,820
2029 6,044,795 24,566,478
2028 5,992,721 23,968,071
2027 5,942,870 23,374,588
2026 5,893,183 22,791,601
2025 5,846,443 22,220,885
2024 5,805,962 21,655,286
2023 5,773,493 21,104,482
2022 5,744,489 20,568,728
2021 5,718,122 20,047,258
2020 5,702,398 19,533,888
2019 5,794,594 19,025,752
2018 5,984,119 18,528,081
2017 6,160,128 18,039,715
2016 6,323,060 17,557,739
2015 6,472,469 17,085,587
2014 6,346,990 16,621,538
2013 5,743,436 16,161,816
2012 5,235,742 15,709,577
2011 5,096,020 15,265,022
2010 5,041,288 14,826,463
2009 4,992,287 14,395,788
2008 4,925,354 13,976,417
2007 4,844,118 13,576,343
2006 4,751,136 13,198,701
2005 4,671,102 12,840,031
2004 4,599,279 12,500,737
2003 4,525,508 12,181,574
2002 4,463,504 11,880,440
2001 4,401,918 11,593,058
2000 4,329,340 11,315,942
1999 4,255,277 11,047,804
1998 4,181,281 10,792,876
1997 4,108,405 10,562,035
1996 4,034,781 10,352,228
1995 3,960,735 10,150,117
1994 3,889,799 10,164,894
1993 3,820,647 10,284,024
1992 3,747,371 10,135,079
1991 3,668,912 9,844,227
1990 3,595,175 9,545,852
1989 3,525,285 9,176,220
1988 3,454,649 8,753,262
1987 3,385,555 8,293,174
1986 3,300,365 7,906,480
1985 3,217,376 7,620,508
1984 3,152,744 7,332,810
1983 3,094,996 7,051,709
1982 3,054,931 6,778,879
1981 3,008,981 6,516,454
1980 2,944,763 6,265,529
1979 2,882,635 6,028,749
1978 2,822,682 5,810,132
1977 2,762,155 5,614,983
1976 2,726,469 5,443,384
1975 2,693,191 5,287,367
1974 2,635,185 5,141,337
1973 2,572,935 5,003,938
1972 2,509,729 4,874,475
1971 2,446,314 4,751,434
1970 2,386,114 4,633,944
1969 2,328,159 4,521,184
1968 2,266,368 4,411,054
1967 2,206,731 4,303,012
1966 2,148,260 4,197,926
1965 2,088,831 4,096,157
1964 2,030,543 3,997,305
1963 1,970,316 3,900,506
1962 1,909,578 3,806,307
1961 1,850,084 3,715,534
1960 1,794,406 3,628,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Lebanon's population will grow by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th. The population of Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people compared to the peak of 59.8M people in 2100 for Malawi.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Malawi
2100 -0.31% 0.43%
2099 -0.3% 0.43%
2098 -0.33% 0.42%
2097 -0.33% 0.45%
2096 -0.29% 0.43%
2095 -0.3% 0.46%
2094 -0.28% 0.47%
2093 -0.23% 0.51%
2092 -0.23% 0.52%
2091 -0.18% 0.55%
2090 -0.14% 0.57%
2089 -0.13% 0.61%
2088 -0.15% 0.61%
2087 -0.05% 0.62%
2086 -0.11% 0.65%
2085 0.01% 0.64%
2084 -0.08% 0.72%
2083 -0.002% 0.74%
2082 -0.02% 0.76%
2081 -0.004% 0.79%
2080 0.03% 0.8%
2079 0.02% 0.81%
2078 0.09% 0.88%
2077 0.05% 0.9%
2076 0.08% 0.9%
2075 0.23% 0.9%
2074 0.19% 0.91%
2073 0.16% 0.92%
2072 0.17% 0.98%
2071 0.19% 1%
2070 0.16% 1.03%
2069 0.12% 1.07%
2068 0.18% 1.09%
2067 0.17% 1.12%
2066 0.21% 1.13%
2065 0.22% 1.15%
2064 0.24% 1.16%
2063 0.27% 1.21%
2062 0.25% 1.28%
2061 0.31% 1.31%
2060 0.28% 1.38%
2059 0.28% 1.35%
2058 0.32% 1.4%
2057 0.33% 1.4%
2056 0.3% 1.48%
2055 0.33% 1.48%
2054 0.31% 1.57%
2053 0.32% 1.58%
2052 0.38% 1.61%
2051 0.37% 1.62%
2050 0.38% 1.65%
2049 0.44% 1.64%
2048 0.57% 1.72%
2047 0.51% 1.76%
2046 0.57% 1.78%
2045 0.64% 1.86%
2044 0.54% 1.85%
2043 0.64% 1.87%
2042 0.72% 1.93%
2041 0.75% 1.97%
2040 0.8% 2.01%
2039 0.82% 2.04%
2038 0.86% 2.16%
2037 0.83% 2.18%
2036 0.74% 2.22%
2035 0.81% 2.26%
2034 0.76% 2.31%
2033 0.82% 2.33%
2032 0.89% 2.36%
2031 0.88% 2.44%
2030 0.88% 2.5%
2029 0.87% 2.5%
2028 0.84% 2.54%
2027 0.84% 2.56%
2026 0.8% 2.57%
2025 0.7% 2.61%
2024 0.56% 2.61%
2023 0.5% 2.6%
2022 0.46% 2.6%
2021 0.28% 2.63%
2020 -1.59% 2.67%
2019 -3.17% 2.69%
2018 -2.86% 2.71%
2017 -2.58% 2.75%
2016 -2.31% 2.76%
2015 1.98% 2.79%
2014 10.5% 2.84%
2013 9.7% 2.88%
2012 2.74% 2.91%
2011 1.09% 2.96%
2010 0.98% 2.99%
2009 1.36% 3%
2008 1.68% 2.95%
2007 1.96% 2.86%
2006 1.71% 2.79%
2005 1.56% 2.71%
2004 1.63% 2.62%
2003 1.39% 2.53%
2002 1.4% 2.48%
2001 1.68% 2.45%
2000 1.74% 2.43%
1999 1.77% 2.36%
1998 1.77% 2.19%
1997 1.82% 2.03%
1996 1.87% 1.99%
1995 1.82% -0.15%
1994 1.81% -1.16%
1993 1.96% 1.47%
1992 2.14% 2.95%
1991 2.05% 3.13%
1990 1.98% 4.03%
1989 2.04% 4.83%
1988 2.04% 5.55%
1987 2.58% 4.89%
1986 2.58% 3.75%
1985 2.05% 3.92%
1984 1.87% 3.99%
1983 1.31% 4.02%
1982 1.53% 4.03%
1981 2.18% 4%
1980 2.16% 3.93%
1979 2.12% 3.76%
1978 2.19% 3.48%
1977 1.31% 3.15%
1976 1.24% 2.95%
1975 2.2% 2.84%
1974 2.42% 2.75%
1973 2.52% 2.66%
1972 2.59% 2.59%
1971 2.52% 2.54%
1970 2.49% 2.49%
1969 2.73% 2.5%
1968 2.7% 2.51%
1967 2.72% 2.5%
1966 2.85% 2.48%
1965 2.87% 2.47%
1964 3.06% 2.48%
1963 3.18% 2.47%
1962 3.22% 2.44%
1961 3.1% 2.41%

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/malawi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.56%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Malawi
Current population
5906622
22949294
Population rank 115/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.28%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
57.3 seconds
One birth every
5.64 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
15.3 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 26/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -10,230 -5,628
Net migration rank 133/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -5,628
2024 - -17,267 - -1,507
2023 58,786 -34,193 549,096 -5,811
2022 60,909 -27,507 533,450 -5,231
2021 46,614 -27,290 517,400 -2,666
2020 59,903 -47,787 514,659 -2,655
2019 70,486 -266,992 506,104 -1,837
2018 77,165 -259,700 494,348 -3,267
2017 84,172 -253,664 484,655 982
2016 91,551 -247,921 474,779 3,505
2015 97,385 -239,829 472,484 -6,471
2014 92,285 301,111 472,418 -10,317
2013 80,218 733,500 470,293 -12,934
2012 77,248 124,427 460,684 -13,561
2011 75,523 2,246 454,149 -12,170
2010 72,605 -40,915 444,468 -9,327
2009 69,004 -2,700 434,811 -8,590
2008 67,132 430 421,781 -9,264
2007 66,965 27,944 410,290 -22,680
2006 65,932 25,126 397,123 -29,450
2005 67,778 1,224 381,130 -31,462
2004 69,675 4,974 361,133 -32,221
2003 71,232 1,674 341,133 -31,729
2002 72,648 -21,543 322,863 -30,013
2001 73,160 -1,094 310,833 -28,933
2000 72,642 455 300,439 -28,098
1999 72,437 2,589 295,629 -31,686
1998 71,889 1,062 285,407 -39,491
1997 71,486 1,313 277,433 -61,646
1996 71,286 3,164 270,048 -66,212
1995 71,016 2,634 266,745 -66,366
1994 73,069 -4,850 275,439 -505,365
1993 75,278 -5,196 276,538 -284,867
1992 77,447 -970 269,066 37,142
1991 79,274 1,159 260,193 15,291
1990 73,629 -6,595 250,159 71,111
1989 74,577 -1,827 237,967 180,031
1988 70,444 -1,916 226,911 201,011
1987 69,058 607 220,566 271,693
1986 67,162 33,549 218,519 62,615
1985 66,368 -1,108 216,179 74,625
1984 66,785 -2,785 212,146 72,435
1983 66,056 -14,558 209,422 68,197
1982 41,602 -12,981 205,386 62,661
1981 65,084 -1,799 199,436 57,376
1980 63,053 2,104 192,746 52,294
1979 61,184 -2,103 182,123 46,388
1978 60,829 0 172,503 36,225
1977 60,232 0 161,930 19,638
1976 11,138 0 153,422 8,206
1975 55,423 0 145,254 5,162
1974 64,425 -3,831 137,819 3,833
1973 63,420 482 131,529 1,623
1972 62,216 294 125,728 48
1971 61,278 3,042 121,015 -710
1970 60,593 -4,508 116,822 -2,147
1969 59,829 0 113,120 -2,266
1968 59,247 4,506 110,329 -924
1967 58,957 -3,434 106,668 0
1966 58,546 2,864 103,512 0
1965 58,195 -742 100,040 0
1964 57,808 1,311 97,658 0
1963 57,054 4,269 95,933 0
1962 55,585 4,569 92,463 0
1961 53,995 4,844 89,091 0
1960 52,515 0 85,718 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/malawi | CC BY

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). In Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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