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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 11,947 people in Nauru in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,888,008 people compared to 12,088 in Nauru.

Population statistics:

  • Lebanon's population is 487 times bigger than Nauru's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Nauru is the 195th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.0001% for Nauru.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +1.17% in Nauru.
  • Since 2005, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.67M people to 5.89M (26.1% growth), while Nauru has grown from 10K to 12.1K (20.3% growth).
  • Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.46M people compared to the peak of 20.6K people in 2100 for Nauru.

Lebanon vs Nauru: live population counter

Lebanon Nauru
Current population
5888008
12088
Population rank 115/197 195/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.0001%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
5.07 days
One birth every
5.64 minutes
1.21 days
One death every
15.3 minutes
4.1 days
One migration net change every
30.4 minutes
3.02 days
Annual migration change -17,267 -121
Daily growth/decline +89 +0
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +72
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +0.61%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 127/197

Lebanon and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart

Lebanon
Population

Growth rate
Nauru
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Lebanon Nauru Lebanon Nauru
1960 1,794,406 4,607 - -
1961 1,850,084 4,774 3.1% 3.62%
1962 1,909,578 4,979 3.22% 4.29%
1963 1,970,316 5,226 3.18% 4.96%
1964 2,030,543 5,515 3.06% 5.53%
1965 2,088,831 5,832 2.87% 5.75%
1966 2,148,260 6,043 2.85% 3.62%
1967 2,206,731 6,135 2.72% 1.52%
1968 2,266,368 6,328 2.7% 3.15%
1969 2,328,159 6,581 2.73% 4%
1970 2,386,114 6,710 2.49% 1.96%
1971 2,446,314 6,762 2.52% 0.77%
1972 2,509,729 6,812 2.59% 0.74%
1973 2,572,935 6,866 2.52% 0.79%
1974 2,635,185 6,923 2.42% 0.83%
1975 2,693,191 6,987 2.2% 0.92%
1976 2,726,469 7,064 1.24% 1.1%
1977 2,762,155 7,163 1.31% 1.4%
1978 2,822,682 7,298 2.19% 1.88%
1979 2,882,635 7,468 2.12% 2.33%
1980 2,944,763 7,649 2.16% 2.42%
1981 3,008,981 7,839 2.18% 2.48%
1982 3,054,931 8,040 1.53% 2.56%
1983 3,094,996 8,216 1.31% 2.19%
1984 3,152,744 8,377 1.87% 1.96%
1985 3,217,376 8,551 2.05% 2.08%
1986 3,300,365 8,742 2.58% 2.23%
1987 3,385,555 8,946 2.58% 2.33%
1988 3,454,649 9,165 2.04% 2.45%
1989 3,525,285 9,390 2.04% 2.45%
1990 3,595,175 9,622 1.98% 2.47%
1991 3,668,912 9,850 2.05% 2.37%
1992 3,747,371 10,021 2.14% 1.74%
1993 3,820,647 10,102 1.96% 0.81%
1994 3,889,799 10,137 1.81% 0.35%
1995 3,960,735 10,165 1.82% 0.28%
1996 4,034,781 10,183 1.87% 0.18%
1997 4,108,405 10,197 1.82% 0.14%
1998 4,181,281 10,198 1.77% 0.01%
1999 4,255,277 10,187 1.77% -0.11%
2000 4,329,340 10,168 1.74% -0.19%
2001 4,401,918 10,130 1.68% -0.37%
2002 4,463,504 10,082 1.4% -0.47%
2003 4,525,508 10,059 1.39% -0.23%
2004 4,599,279 10,060 1.63% 0.01%
2005 4,671,102 10,049 1.56% -0.11%
2006 4,751,136 10,034 1.71% -0.15%
2007 4,844,118 10,020 1.96% -0.14%
2008 4,925,354 10,009 1.68% -0.11%
2009 4,992,287 10,016 1.36% 0.07%
2010 5,041,288 10,043 0.98% 0.27%
2011 5,096,020 10,098 1.09% 0.55%
2012 5,235,742 10,267 2.74% 1.67%
2013 5,743,436 10,517 9.7% 2.43%
2014 6,346,990 10,742 10.5% 2.14%
2015 6,472,469 10,954 1.98% 1.97%
2016 6,323,060 11,150 -2.31% 1.79%
2017 6,160,128 11,324 -2.58% 1.56%
2018 5,984,119 11,477 -2.86% 1.35%
2019 5,794,594 11,587 -3.17% 0.96%
2020 5,702,398 11,643 -1.59% 0.48%
2021 5,718,122 11,709 0.28% 0.57%
2022 5,744,489 11,801 0.46% 0.79%
2023 5,773,493 11,875 0.5% 0.63%
2024 5,805,962 11,947 0.56% 0.61%
2025 5,849,420 12,030 0.75% 0.7%
2026 5,897,459 12,103 0.82% 0.61%
2027 5,947,070 12,196 0.84% 0.77%
2028 5,997,844 12,296 0.85% 0.82%
2029 6,050,384 12,403 0.88% 0.87%
2030 6,103,809 12,519 0.88% 0.94%
2031 6,158,003 12,645 0.89% 1%
2032 6,210,753 12,785 0.86% 1.11%
2033 6,259,744 12,921 0.79% 1.06%
2034 6,308,826 13,071 0.78% 1.16%
2035 6,357,723 13,230 0.78% 1.22%
2036 6,407,678 13,391 0.79% 1.21%
2037 6,461,872 13,541 0.85% 1.12%
2038 6,516,253 13,697 0.84% 1.16%
2039 6,569,272 13,857 0.81% 1.17%
2040 6,620,323 14,041 0.78% 1.33%
2041 6,669,091 14,220 0.74% 1.27%
2042 6,714,435 14,402 0.68% 1.28%
2043 6,754,071 14,579 0.59% 1.23%
2044 6,794,014 14,754 0.59% 1.2%
2045 6,834,985 14,920 0.6% 1.13%
2046 6,871,777 15,098 0.54% 1.19%
2047 6,909,022 15,268 0.54% 1.12%
2048 6,944,194 15,431 0.51% 1.07%
2049 6,972,877 15,595 0.41% 1.06%
2050 6,999,259 15,751 0.38% 1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,801,367 people (a 38.6% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Lebanon lost -584,461 (a 9.03% decline), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 114th most populous country in 2005 and is 115th in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 496K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Nauru
City Population
Yaren 747

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