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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 9.36 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Lebanon vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Myanmar
2100 7,229,611 49,949,080
2099 7,252,189 50,198,343
2098 7,273,846 50,447,153
2097 7,298,208 50,695,410
2096 7,322,265 50,944,916
2095 7,343,287 51,196,278
2094 7,365,719 51,446,607
2093 7,386,532 51,693,545
2092 7,403,314 51,939,182
2091 7,420,036 52,186,904
2090 7,433,603 52,430,723
2089 7,444,239 52,669,995
2088 7,454,263 52,907,277
2087 7,465,163 53,143,840
2086 7,468,994 53,378,681
2085 7,477,406 53,610,966
2084 7,476,483 53,838,657
2083 7,482,841 54,062,724
2082 7,482,980 54,285,392
2081 7,484,110 54,505,055
2080 7,484,392 54,722,128
2079 7,482,168 54,937,654
2078 7,480,962 55,150,792
2077 7,474,272 55,357,283
2076 7,470,260 55,562,845
2075 7,464,057 55,765,753
2074 7,446,862 55,964,774
2073 7,432,591 56,160,415
2072 7,420,911 56,349,733
2071 7,408,401 56,533,780
2070 7,394,163 56,713,930
2069 7,382,479 56,887,406
2068 7,373,962 57,055,818
2067 7,361,021 57,217,287
2066 7,348,605 57,373,788
2065 7,332,917 57,525,666
2064 7,316,835 57,671,683
2063 7,299,642 57,808,968
2062 7,279,937 57,938,764
2061 7,262,112 58,067,183
2060 7,239,759 58,186,565
2059 7,219,520 58,295,246
2058 7,199,035 58,392,324
2057 7,176,342 58,481,859
2056 7,152,803 58,565,952
2055 7,131,059 58,636,423
2054 7,107,641 58,697,613
2053 7,085,759 58,745,390
2052 7,063,172 58,783,172
2051 7,036,781 58,809,843
2050 7,010,541 58,824,293
2049 6,983,849 58,829,688
2048 6,952,958 58,823,499
2047 6,913,262 58,805,696
2046 6,878,209 58,775,337
2045 6,839,423 58,728,250
2044 6,795,984 58,671,458
2043 6,759,252 58,601,589
2042 6,716,445 58,516,227
2041 6,668,251 58,417,678
2040 6,618,567 58,306,713
2039 6,565,787 58,181,537
2038 6,512,143 58,041,212
2037 6,456,654 57,888,662
2036 6,403,370 57,724,649
2035 6,356,407 57,544,156
2034 6,305,239 57,348,842
2033 6,257,900 57,137,545
2032 6,206,916 56,910,400
2031 6,152,022 56,667,160
2030 6,098,153 56,407,549
2029 6,044,795 56,133,620
2028 5,992,721 55,840,949
2027 5,942,870 55,531,050
2026 5,893,183 55,203,523
2025 5,846,443 54,860,498
2024 5,805,962 54,500,091
2023 5,773,493 54,133,798
2022 5,744,489 53,756,787
2021 5,718,122 53,387,102
2020 5,702,398 53,016,522
2019 5,794,594 52,640,713
2018 5,984,119 52,272,247
2017 6,160,128 51,894,938
2016 6,323,060 51,495,696
2015 6,472,469 51,089,056
2014 6,346,990 50,681,634
2013 5,743,436 50,262,658
2012 5,235,742 49,837,446
2011 5,096,020 49,419,820
2010 5,041,288 49,024,382
2009 4,992,287 48,660,459
2008 4,925,354 48,390,793
2007 4,844,118 48,125,043
2006 4,751,136 47,785,135
2005 4,671,102 47,438,365
2004 4,599,279 47,068,772
2003 4,525,508 46,667,192
2002 4,463,504 46,232,653
2001 4,401,918 45,771,139
2000 4,329,340 45,290,841
1999 4,255,277 44,787,724
1998 4,181,281 44,257,793
1997 4,108,405 43,708,798
1996 4,034,781 43,154,860
1995 3,960,735 42,605,338
1994 3,889,799 42,055,143
1993 3,820,647 41,502,429
1992 3,747,371 40,950,342
1991 3,668,912 40,394,154
1990 3,595,175 39,817,251
1989 3,525,285 39,214,618
1988 3,454,649 38,600,927
1987 3,385,555 37,971,594
1986 3,300,365 37,314,878
1985 3,217,376 36,622,827
1984 3,152,744 35,899,313
1983 3,094,996 35,162,715
1982 3,054,931 34,482,965
1981 3,008,981 33,858,783
1980 2,944,763 33,227,204
1979 2,882,635 32,596,550
1978 2,822,682 31,972,976
1977 2,762,155 31,355,966
1976 2,726,469 30,758,811
1975 2,693,191 30,176,565
1974 2,635,185 29,598,167
1973 2,572,935 29,026,388
1972 2,509,729 28,428,324
1971 2,446,314 27,807,219
1970 2,386,114 27,193,016
1969 2,328,159 26,585,112
1968 2,266,368 25,989,662
1967 2,206,731 25,406,429
1966 2,148,260 24,836,496
1965 2,088,831 24,279,431
1964 2,030,543 23,737,315
1963 1,970,316 23,213,408
1962 1,909,578 22,704,719
1961 1,850,084 22,210,581
1960 1,794,406 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Myanmar
2100 -0.31% -0.5%
2099 -0.3% -0.49%
2098 -0.33% -0.49%
2097 -0.33% -0.49%
2096 -0.29% -0.49%
2095 -0.3% -0.49%
2094 -0.28% -0.48%
2093 -0.23% -0.47%
2092 -0.23% -0.47%
2091 -0.18% -0.47%
2090 -0.14% -0.45%
2089 -0.13% -0.45%
2088 -0.15% -0.45%
2087 -0.05% -0.44%
2086 -0.11% -0.43%
2085 0.01% -0.42%
2084 -0.08% -0.41%
2083 -0.002% -0.41%
2082 -0.02% -0.4%
2081 -0.004% -0.4%
2080 0.03% -0.39%
2079 0.02% -0.39%
2078 0.09% -0.37%
2077 0.05% -0.37%
2076 0.08% -0.36%
2075 0.23% -0.36%
2074 0.19% -0.35%
2073 0.16% -0.34%
2072 0.17% -0.33%
2071 0.19% -0.32%
2070 0.16% -0.3%
2069 0.12% -0.3%
2068 0.18% -0.28%
2067 0.17% -0.27%
2066 0.21% -0.26%
2065 0.22% -0.25%
2064 0.24% -0.24%
2063 0.27% -0.22%
2062 0.25% -0.22%
2061 0.31% -0.21%
2060 0.28% -0.19%
2059 0.28% -0.17%
2058 0.32% -0.15%
2057 0.33% -0.14%
2056 0.3% -0.12%
2055 0.33% -0.1%
2054 0.31% -0.08%
2053 0.32% -0.06%
2052 0.38% -0.05%
2051 0.37% -0.02%
2050 0.38% -0.009%
2049 0.44% 0.01%
2048 0.57% 0.03%
2047 0.51% 0.05%
2046 0.57% 0.08%
2045 0.64% 0.1%
2044 0.54% 0.12%
2043 0.64% 0.15%
2042 0.72% 0.17%
2041 0.75% 0.19%
2040 0.8% 0.22%
2039 0.82% 0.24%
2038 0.86% 0.26%
2037 0.83% 0.28%
2036 0.74% 0.31%
2035 0.81% 0.34%
2034 0.76% 0.37%
2033 0.82% 0.4%
2032 0.89% 0.43%
2031 0.88% 0.46%
2030 0.88% 0.49%
2029 0.87% 0.52%
2028 0.84% 0.56%
2027 0.84% 0.59%
2026 0.8% 0.63%
2025 0.7% 0.66%
2024 0.56% 0.68%
2023 0.5% 0.7%
2022 0.46% 0.69%
2021 0.28% 0.7%
2020 -1.59% 0.71%
2019 -3.17% 0.7%
2018 -2.86% 0.73%
2017 -2.58% 0.78%
2016 -2.31% 0.8%
2015 1.98% 0.8%
2014 10.5% 0.83%
2013 9.7% 0.85%
2012 2.74% 0.85%
2011 1.09% 0.81%
2010 0.98% 0.75%
2009 1.36% 0.56%
2008 1.68% 0.55%
2007 1.96% 0.71%
2006 1.71% 0.73%
2005 1.56% 0.79%
2004 1.63% 0.86%
2003 1.39% 0.94%
2002 1.4% 1.01%
2001 1.68% 1.06%
2000 1.74% 1.12%
1999 1.77% 1.2%
1998 1.77% 1.26%
1997 1.82% 1.28%
1996 1.87% 1.29%
1995 1.82% 1.31%
1994 1.81% 1.33%
1993 1.96% 1.35%
1992 2.14% 1.38%
1991 2.05% 1.45%
1990 1.98% 1.54%
1989 2.04% 1.59%
1988 2.04% 1.66%
1987 2.58% 1.76%
1986 2.58% 1.89%
1985 2.05% 2.02%
1984 1.87% 2.09%
1983 1.31% 1.97%
1982 1.53% 1.84%
1981 2.18% 1.9%
1980 2.16% 1.93%
1979 2.12% 1.95%
1978 2.19% 1.97%
1977 1.31% 1.94%
1976 1.24% 1.93%
1975 2.2% 1.95%
1974 2.42% 1.97%
1973 2.52% 2.1%
1972 2.59% 2.23%
1971 2.52% 2.26%
1970 2.49% 2.29%
1969 2.73% 2.29%
1968 2.7% 2.3%
1967 2.72% 2.29%
1966 2.85% 2.29%
1965 2.87% 2.28%
1964 3.06% 2.26%
1963 3.18% 2.24%
1962 3.22% 2.22%
1961 3.1% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.56%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Myanmar
Current population
5906622
55292116
Population rank 115/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.67%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
5.64 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
15.3 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 +1,004
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 118/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 -39,661
Net migration rank 133/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -39,661
2024 - -17,267 - -37,979
2023 58,786 -34,193 408,331 -34,989
2022 60,909 -27,507 415,647 -34,988
2021 46,614 -27,290 394,104 -35,370
2020 59,903 -47,787 448,626 -66,213
2019 70,486 -266,992 469,924 -100,783
2018 77,165 -259,700 482,316 -114,598
2017 84,172 -253,664 492,276 -105,415
2016 91,551 -247,921 499,508 -87,907
2015 97,385 -239,829 495,769 -94,108
2014 92,285 301,111 488,114 -74,901
2013 80,218 733,500 487,648 -62,863
2012 77,248 124,427 487,210 -61,536
2011 75,523 2,246 492,271 -82,713
2010 72,605 -40,915 497,745 -116,481
2009 69,004 -2,700 505,144 -158,542
2008 67,132 430 373,287 -180,533
2007 66,965 27,944 523,745 -184,989
2006 65,932 25,126 527,165 -186,098
2005 67,778 1,224 537,429 -185,009
2004 69,675 4,974 556,494 -169,736
2003 71,232 1,674 582,173 -165,739
2002 72,648 -21,543 602,873 -150,232
2001 73,160 -1,094 601,524 -131,124
2000 72,642 455 596,979 -106,772
1999 72,437 2,589 597,916 -81,874
1998 71,889 1,062 606,110 -62,281
1997 71,486 1,313 613,103 -58,954
1996 71,286 3,164 619,488 -65,766
1995 71,016 2,634 620,376 -75,097
1994 73,069 -4,850 626,411 -71,359
1993 75,278 -5,196 633,576 -83,214
1992 77,447 -970 634,484 -80,661
1991 79,274 1,159 637,622 -79,059
1990 73,629 -6,595 636,081 -40,859
1989 74,577 -1,827 636,610 -26,585
1988 70,444 -1,916 630,392 -13,046
1987 69,058 607 652,960 -11,642
1986 67,162 33,549 679,467 -7,351
1985 66,368 -1,108 705,905 6,074
1984 66,785 -2,785 723,623 11,433
1983 66,056 -14,558 719,710 18,427
1982 41,602 -12,981 701,212 -79,856
1981 65,084 -1,799 679,851 -52,839
1980 63,053 2,104 673,815 -37,679
1979 61,184 -2,103 669,338 -44,174
1978 60,829 0 658,068 -36,055
1977 60,232 0 649,915 -37,879
1976 11,138 0 642,829 -60,561
1975 55,423 0 635,005 -52,763
1974 64,425 -3,831 628,458 -53,875
1973 63,420 482 624,619 -55,659
1972 62,216 294 616,411 10,735
1971 61,278 3,042 608,784 6,306
1970 60,593 -4,508 595,337 17,997
1969 59,829 0 584,979 17,491
1968 59,247 4,506 571,123 17,293
1967 58,957 -3,434 559,577 18,470
1966 58,546 2,864 546,378 15,453
1965 58,195 -742 533,443 18,847
1964 57,808 1,311 516,334 15,600
1963 57,054 4,269 501,548 14,350
1962 55,585 4,569 487,925 13,546
1961 53,995 4,844 474,818 11,972
1960 52,515 0 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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