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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 1.21 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Lebanon vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Nicaragua
2100 7,229,611 8,688,116
2099 7,252,189 8,724,538
2098 7,273,846 8,760,232
2097 7,298,208 8,794,755
2096 7,322,265 8,828,433
2095 7,343,287 8,861,157
2094 7,365,719 8,892,755
2093 7,386,532 8,924,287
2092 7,403,314 8,954,488
2091 7,420,036 8,984,026
2090 7,433,603 9,012,075
2089 7,444,239 9,039,709
2088 7,454,263 9,065,862
2087 7,465,163 9,090,942
2086 7,468,994 9,115,336
2085 7,477,406 9,138,363
2084 7,476,483 9,160,205
2083 7,482,841 9,180,483
2082 7,482,980 9,199,639
2081 7,484,110 9,217,574
2080 7,484,392 9,233,677
2079 7,482,168 9,247,995
2078 7,480,962 9,260,269
2077 7,474,272 9,271,296
2076 7,470,260 9,280,355
2075 7,464,057 9,287,263
2074 7,446,862 9,293,340
2073 7,432,591 9,297,217
2072 7,420,911 9,298,930
2071 7,408,401 9,298,548
2070 7,394,163 9,296,541
2069 7,382,479 9,292,245
2068 7,373,962 9,285,519
2067 7,361,021 9,277,073
2066 7,348,605 9,266,063
2065 7,332,917 9,253,359
2064 7,316,835 9,238,451
2063 7,299,642 9,221,261
2062 7,279,937 9,201,687
2061 7,262,112 9,180,231
2060 7,239,759 9,156,164
2059 7,219,520 9,129,485
2058 7,199,035 9,100,437
2057 7,176,342 9,069,770
2056 7,152,803 9,037,076
2055 7,131,059 9,002,004
2054 7,107,641 8,964,646
2053 7,085,759 8,925,248
2052 7,063,172 8,883,323
2051 7,036,781 8,838,651
2050 7,010,541 8,791,647
2049 6,983,849 8,743,003
2048 6,952,958 8,691,701
2047 6,913,262 8,638,293
2046 6,878,209 8,583,244
2045 6,839,423 8,525,953
2044 6,795,984 8,466,669
2043 6,759,252 8,405,733
2042 6,716,445 8,342,871
2041 6,668,251 8,278,159
2040 6,618,567 8,211,510
2039 6,565,787 8,143,346
2038 6,512,143 8,072,943
2037 6,456,654 8,000,701
2036 6,403,370 7,926,969
2035 6,356,407 7,851,540
2034 6,305,239 7,774,327
2033 6,257,900 7,695,506
2032 6,206,916 7,615,273
2031 6,152,022 7,533,169
2030 6,098,153 7,449,842
2029 6,044,795 7,364,850
2028 5,992,721 7,278,061
2027 5,942,870 7,189,755
2026 5,893,183 7,100,090
2025 5,846,443 7,008,896
2024 5,805,962 6,916,140
2023 5,773,493 6,823,613
2022 5,744,489 6,730,654
2021 5,718,122 6,644,741
2020 5,702,398 6,565,267
2019 5,794,594 6,483,657
2018 5,984,119 6,400,080
2017 6,160,128 6,316,231
2016 6,323,060 6,232,666
2015 6,472,469 6,149,417
2014 6,346,990 6,066,492
2013 5,743,436 5,983,845
2012 5,235,742 5,901,287
2011 5,096,020 5,819,051
2010 5,041,288 5,737,450
2009 4,992,287 5,656,601
2008 4,925,354 5,576,593
2007 4,844,118 5,497,243
2006 4,751,136 5,418,855
2005 4,671,102 5,342,105
2004 4,599,279 5,272,912
2003 4,525,508 5,210,963
2002 4,463,504 5,149,909
2001 4,401,918 5,087,825
2000 4,329,340 5,022,633
1999 4,255,277 4,954,018
1998 4,181,281 4,883,655
1997 4,108,405 4,809,573
1996 4,034,781 4,729,974
1995 3,960,735 4,642,931
1994 3,889,799 4,549,316
1993 3,820,647 4,453,732
1992 3,747,371 4,357,026
1991 3,668,912 4,259,637
1990 3,595,175 4,162,559
1989 3,525,285 4,066,476
1988 3,454,649 3,972,320
1987 3,385,555 3,882,164
1986 3,300,365 3,794,157
1985 3,217,376 3,706,479
1984 3,152,744 3,619,104
1983 3,094,996 3,530,282
1982 3,054,931 3,438,745
1981 3,008,981 3,345,674
1980 2,944,763 3,252,403
1979 2,882,635 3,164,525
1978 2,822,682 3,080,314
1977 2,762,155 2,992,534
1976 2,726,469 2,903,851
1975 2,693,191 2,816,943
1974 2,635,185 2,732,075
1973 2,572,935 2,649,278
1972 2,509,729 2,573,578
1971 2,446,314 2,499,825
1970 2,386,114 2,423,065
1969 2,328,159 2,348,398
1968 2,266,368 2,275,836
1967 2,206,731 2,205,567
1966 2,148,260 2,137,820
1965 2,088,831 2,072,681
1964 2,030,543 2,010,176
1963 1,970,316 1,950,159
1962 1,909,578 1,892,320
1961 1,850,084 1,836,451
1960 1,794,406 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Nicaragua
2100 -0.31% -0.42%
2099 -0.3% -0.41%
2098 -0.33% -0.39%
2097 -0.33% -0.38%
2096 -0.29% -0.37%
2095 -0.3% -0.36%
2094 -0.28% -0.35%
2093 -0.23% -0.34%
2092 -0.23% -0.33%
2091 -0.18% -0.31%
2090 -0.14% -0.31%
2089 -0.13% -0.29%
2088 -0.15% -0.28%
2087 -0.05% -0.27%
2086 -0.11% -0.25%
2085 0.01% -0.24%
2084 -0.08% -0.22%
2083 -0.002% -0.21%
2082 -0.02% -0.19%
2081 -0.004% -0.17%
2080 0.03% -0.15%
2079 0.02% -0.13%
2078 0.09% -0.12%
2077 0.05% -0.1%
2076 0.08% -0.07%
2075 0.23% -0.07%
2074 0.19% -0.04%
2073 0.16% -0.02%
2072 0.17% 0.004%
2071 0.19% 0.02%
2070 0.16% 0.05%
2069 0.12% 0.07%
2068 0.18% 0.09%
2067 0.17% 0.12%
2066 0.21% 0.14%
2065 0.22% 0.16%
2064 0.24% 0.19%
2063 0.27% 0.21%
2062 0.25% 0.23%
2061 0.31% 0.26%
2060 0.28% 0.29%
2059 0.28% 0.32%
2058 0.32% 0.34%
2057 0.33% 0.36%
2056 0.3% 0.39%
2055 0.33% 0.42%
2054 0.31% 0.44%
2053 0.32% 0.47%
2052 0.38% 0.51%
2051 0.37% 0.53%
2050 0.38% 0.56%
2049 0.44% 0.59%
2048 0.57% 0.62%
2047 0.51% 0.64%
2046 0.57% 0.67%
2045 0.64% 0.7%
2044 0.54% 0.72%
2043 0.64% 0.75%
2042 0.72% 0.78%
2041 0.75% 0.81%
2040 0.8% 0.84%
2039 0.82% 0.87%
2038 0.86% 0.9%
2037 0.83% 0.93%
2036 0.74% 0.96%
2035 0.81% 0.99%
2034 0.76% 1.02%
2033 0.82% 1.05%
2032 0.89% 1.09%
2031 0.88% 1.12%
2030 0.88% 1.15%
2029 0.87% 1.19%
2028 0.84% 1.23%
2027 0.84% 1.26%
2026 0.8% 1.3%
2025 0.7% 1.34%
2024 0.56% 1.36%
2023 0.5% 1.38%
2022 0.46% 1.29%
2021 0.28% 1.21%
2020 -1.59% 1.26%
2019 -3.17% 1.31%
2018 -2.86% 1.33%
2017 -2.58% 1.34%
2016 -2.31% 1.35%
2015 1.98% 1.37%
2014 10.5% 1.38%
2013 9.7% 1.4%
2012 2.74% 1.41%
2011 1.09% 1.42%
2010 0.98% 1.43%
2009 1.36% 1.43%
2008 1.68% 1.44%
2007 1.96% 1.45%
2006 1.71% 1.44%
2005 1.56% 1.31%
2004 1.63% 1.19%
2003 1.39% 1.19%
2002 1.4% 1.22%
2001 1.68% 1.3%
2000 1.74% 1.39%
1999 1.77% 1.44%
1998 1.77% 1.54%
1997 1.82% 1.68%
1996 1.87% 1.87%
1995 1.82% 2.06%
1994 1.81% 2.15%
1993 1.96% 2.22%
1992 2.14% 2.29%
1991 2.05% 2.33%
1990 1.98% 2.36%
1989 2.04% 2.37%
1988 2.04% 2.32%
1987 2.58% 2.32%
1986 2.58% 2.37%
1985 2.05% 2.41%
1984 1.87% 2.52%
1983 1.31% 2.66%
1982 1.53% 2.78%
1981 2.18% 2.87%
1980 2.16% 2.78%
1979 2.12% 2.73%
1978 2.19% 2.93%
1977 1.31% 3.05%
1976 1.24% 3.09%
1975 2.2% 3.11%
1974 2.42% 3.13%
1973 2.52% 2.94%
1972 2.59% 2.95%
1971 2.52% 3.17%
1970 2.49% 3.18%
1969 2.73% 3.19%
1968 2.7% 3.19%
1967 2.72% 3.17%
1966 2.85% 3.14%
1965 2.87% 3.11%
1964 3.06% 3.08%
1963 3.18% 3.06%
1962 3.22% 3.04%
1961 3.1% 3.03%

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/nicaragua | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.56%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Nicaragua
Current population
5906622
7124343
Population rank 115/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.09%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
5.68 minutes
One birth every
5.64 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
15.3 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 +253
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 78/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -10,230 -8,371
Net migration rank 133/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -8,371
2024 - -17,267 - -8,189
2023 58,786 -34,193 100,921 -7,996
2022 60,909 -27,507 100,987 -7,996
2021 46,614 -27,290 89,213 -10,383
2020 59,903 -47,787 90,515 -10,383
2019 70,486 -266,992 102,817 -19,730
2018 77,165 -259,700 104,814 -20,742
2017 84,172 -253,664 105,468 -21,849
2016 91,551 -247,921 106,585 -23,076
2015 97,385 -239,829 107,344 -24,353
2014 92,285 301,111 108,420 -25,570
2013 80,218 733,500 109,032 -26,587
2012 77,248 124,427 110,065 -27,389
2011 75,523 2,246 110,026 -28,221
2010 72,605 -40,915 110,475 -29,081
2009 69,004 -2,700 110,213 -29,913
2008 67,132 430 110,395 -30,675
2007 66,965 27,944 110,341 -31,357
2006 65,932 25,126 110,073 -32,274
2005 67,778 1,224 108,984 -33,280
2004 69,675 4,974 106,904 -44,222
2003 71,232 1,674 106,142 -44,931
2002 72,648 -21,543 105,805 -44,906
2001 73,160 -1,094 107,109 -43,837
2000 72,642 455 109,192 -42,087
1999 72,437 2,589 110,217 -40,095
1998 71,889 1,062 108,862 -38,260
1997 71,486 1,313 114,415 -36,851
1996 71,286 3,164 116,849 -35,208
1995 71,016 2,634 118,325 -25,889
1994 73,069 -4,850 119,565 -24,773
1993 75,278 -5,196 120,469 -24,091
1992 77,447 -970 121,204 -24,171
1991 79,274 1,159 121,787 -24,028
1990 73,629 -6,595 120,677 -24,280
1989 74,577 -1,827 120,128 -24,364
1988 70,444 -1,916 117,299 -24,753
1987 69,058 607 112,885 -25,127
1986 67,162 33,549 113,054 -24,805
1985 66,368 -1,108 110,949 -23,840
1984 66,785 -2,785 110,133 -22,493
1983 66,056 -14,558 110,618 -20,620
1982 41,602 -12,981 112,468 -19,395
1981 65,084 -1,799 110,421 -17,353
1980 63,053 2,104 108,604 -15,130
1979 61,184 -2,103 96,429 -14,152
1978 60,829 0 98,419 -12,273
1977 60,232 0 100,498 -11,082
1976 11,138 0 98,100 -10,155
1975 55,423 0 95,230 -9,349
1974 64,425 -3,831 92,505 -8,639
1973 63,420 482 89,662 -7,947
1972 62,216 294 76,906 -7,219
1971 61,278 3,042 84,139 -6,328
1970 60,593 -4,508 81,127 -5,423
1969 59,829 0 78,237 -4,592
1968 59,247 4,506 75,458 -3,979
1967 58,957 -3,434 72,722 -3,666
1966 58,546 2,864 69,883 -3,443
1965 58,195 -742 67,056 -3,231
1964 57,808 1,311 64,227 -3,043
1963 57,054 4,269 61,738 -2,881
1962 55,585 4,569 59,547 -2,727
1961 53,995 4,844 57,499 -2,579
1960 52,515 0 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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