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Population in Lebanon compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Lebanon's population is 3.27 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

Lebanon vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon North Macedonia
2100 7,229,611 866,884
2099 7,252,189 877,788
2098 7,273,846 888,715
2097 7,298,208 899,716
2096 7,322,265 910,709
2095 7,343,287 921,559
2094 7,365,719 932,633
2093 7,386,532 943,984
2092 7,403,314 955,335
2091 7,420,036 966,773
2090 7,433,603 978,130
2089 7,444,239 989,666
2088 7,454,263 1,001,224
2087 7,465,163 1,012,831
2086 7,468,994 1,024,787
2085 7,477,406 1,036,668
2084 7,476,483 1,048,876
2083 7,482,841 1,061,031
2082 7,482,980 1,073,408
2081 7,484,110 1,085,823
2080 7,484,392 1,098,127
2079 7,482,168 1,110,614
2078 7,480,962 1,123,398
2077 7,474,272 1,136,448
2076 7,470,260 1,149,787
2075 7,464,057 1,163,080
2074 7,446,862 1,176,671
2073 7,432,591 1,190,351
2072 7,420,911 1,204,015
2071 7,408,401 1,217,691
2070 7,394,163 1,231,978
2069 7,382,479 1,246,408
2068 7,373,962 1,260,869
2067 7,361,021 1,275,289
2066 7,348,605 1,289,439
2065 7,332,917 1,303,917
2064 7,316,835 1,318,161
2063 7,299,642 1,332,807
2062 7,279,937 1,347,540
2061 7,262,112 1,362,299
2060 7,239,759 1,376,807
2059 7,219,520 1,390,921
2058 7,199,035 1,404,982
2057 7,176,342 1,419,185
2056 7,152,803 1,433,595
2055 7,131,059 1,447,857
2054 7,107,641 1,462,210
2053 7,085,759 1,476,351
2052 7,063,172 1,489,905
2051 7,036,781 1,503,526
2050 7,010,541 1,516,629
2049 6,983,849 1,529,608
2048 6,952,958 1,542,390
2047 6,913,262 1,555,085
2046 6,878,209 1,568,151
2045 6,839,423 1,581,115
2044 6,795,984 1,593,878
2043 6,759,252 1,606,930
2042 6,716,445 1,619,941
2041 6,668,251 1,632,704
2040 6,618,567 1,645,446
2039 6,565,787 1,658,034
2038 6,512,143 1,670,347
2037 6,456,654 1,682,850
2036 6,403,370 1,695,204
2035 6,356,407 1,707,302
2034 6,305,239 1,719,193
2033 6,257,900 1,730,723
2032 6,206,916 1,742,288
2031 6,152,022 1,753,729
2030 6,098,153 1,765,162
2029 6,044,795 1,775,815
2028 5,992,721 1,786,051
2027 5,942,870 1,795,945
2026 5,893,183 1,805,954
2025 5,846,443 1,815,368
2024 5,805,962 1,824,359
2023 5,773,493 1,827,816
2022 5,744,489 1,831,712
2021 5,718,122 1,837,114
2020 5,702,398 1,856,124
2019 5,794,594 1,876,262
2018 5,984,119 1,889,051
2017 6,160,128 1,898,657
2016 6,323,060 1,906,313
2015 6,472,469 1,912,430
2014 6,346,990 1,917,557
2013 5,743,436 1,922,716
2012 5,235,742 1,929,821
2011 5,096,020 1,937,398
2010 5,041,288 1,946,298
2009 4,992,287 1,958,782
2008 4,925,354 1,971,493
2007 4,844,118 1,982,933
2006 4,751,136 1,994,287
2005 4,671,102 2,005,330
2004 4,599,279 2,016,186
2003 4,525,508 2,022,725
2002 4,463,504 2,020,157
2001 4,401,918 2,034,882
2000 4,329,340 2,026,350
1999 4,255,277 2,017,142
1998 4,181,281 2,007,523
1997 4,108,405 1,996,869
1996 4,034,781 2,012,553
1995 3,960,735 1,998,534
1994 3,889,799 1,992,666
1993 3,820,647 2,006,854
1992 3,747,371 2,032,523
1991 3,668,912 2,055,994
1990 3,595,175 2,063,689
1989 3,525,285 2,055,649
1988 3,454,649 2,045,737
1987 3,385,555 2,035,157
1986 3,300,365 2,024,732
1985 3,217,376 2,014,331
1984 3,152,744 2,003,399
1983 3,094,996 1,991,901
1982 3,054,931 1,978,956
1981 3,008,981 1,959,065
1980 2,944,763 1,933,038
1979 2,882,635 1,906,523
1978 2,822,682 1,879,847
1977 2,762,155 1,853,138
1976 2,726,469 1,825,830
1975 2,693,191 1,797,972
1974 2,635,185 1,770,545
1973 2,572,935 1,743,816
1972 2,509,729 1,717,395
1971 2,446,314 1,691,216
1970 2,386,114 1,664,208
1969 2,328,159 1,636,345
1968 2,266,368 1,608,930
1967 2,206,731 1,582,492
1966 2,148,260 1,557,349
1965 2,088,831 1,533,466
1964 2,030,543 1,510,900
1963 1,970,316 1,488,737
1962 1,909,578 1,471,745
1961 1,850,084 1,455,171
1960 1,794,406 1,435,059

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon North Macedonia
2100 -0.31% -1.24%
2099 -0.3% -1.23%
2098 -0.33% -1.22%
2097 -0.33% -1.21%
2096 -0.29% -1.18%
2095 -0.3% -1.19%
2094 -0.28% -1.2%
2093 -0.23% -1.19%
2092 -0.23% -1.18%
2091 -0.18% -1.16%
2090 -0.14% -1.17%
2089 -0.13% -1.15%
2088 -0.15% -1.15%
2087 -0.05% -1.17%
2086 -0.11% -1.15%
2085 0.01% -1.16%
2084 -0.08% -1.15%
2083 -0.002% -1.15%
2082 -0.02% -1.14%
2081 -0.004% -1.12%
2080 0.03% -1.12%
2079 0.02% -1.14%
2078 0.09% -1.15%
2077 0.05% -1.16%
2076 0.08% -1.14%
2075 0.23% -1.15%
2074 0.19% -1.15%
2073 0.16% -1.13%
2072 0.17% -1.12%
2071 0.19% -1.16%
2070 0.16% -1.16%
2069 0.12% -1.15%
2068 0.18% -1.13%
2067 0.17% -1.1%
2066 0.21% -1.11%
2065 0.22% -1.08%
2064 0.24% -1.1%
2063 0.27% -1.09%
2062 0.25% -1.08%
2061 0.31% -1.05%
2060 0.28% -1.01%
2059 0.28% -1%
2058 0.32% -1%
2057 0.33% -1.01%
2056 0.3% -0.99%
2055 0.33% -0.98%
2054 0.31% -0.96%
2053 0.32% -0.91%
2052 0.38% -0.91%
2051 0.37% -0.86%
2050 0.38% -0.85%
2049 0.44% -0.83%
2048 0.57% -0.82%
2047 0.51% -0.83%
2046 0.57% -0.82%
2045 0.64% -0.8%
2044 0.54% -0.81%
2043 0.64% -0.8%
2042 0.72% -0.78%
2041 0.75% -0.77%
2040 0.8% -0.76%
2039 0.82% -0.74%
2038 0.86% -0.74%
2037 0.83% -0.73%
2036 0.74% -0.71%
2035 0.81% -0.69%
2034 0.76% -0.67%
2033 0.82% -0.66%
2032 0.89% -0.65%
2031 0.88% -0.65%
2030 0.88% -0.6%
2029 0.87% -0.57%
2028 0.84% -0.55%
2027 0.84% -0.55%
2026 0.8% -0.52%
2025 0.7% -0.49%
2024 0.56% -0.19%
2023 0.5% -0.21%
2022 0.46% -0.29%
2021 0.28% -1.02%
2020 -1.59% -1.07%
2019 -3.17% -0.68%
2018 -2.86% -0.51%
2017 -2.58% -0.4%
2016 -2.31% -0.32%
2015 1.98% -0.27%
2014 10.5% -0.27%
2013 9.7% -0.37%
2012 2.74% -0.39%
2011 1.09% -0.46%
2010 0.98% -0.64%
2009 1.36% -0.64%
2008 1.68% -0.58%
2007 1.96% -0.57%
2006 1.71% -0.55%
2005 1.56% -0.54%
2004 1.63% -0.32%
2003 1.39% 0.13%
2002 1.4% -0.72%
2001 1.68% 0.42%
2000 1.74% 0.46%
1999 1.77% 0.48%
1998 1.77% 0.53%
1997 1.82% -0.78%
1996 1.87% 0.7%
1995 1.82% 0.29%
1994 1.81% -0.71%
1993 1.96% -1.26%
1992 2.14% -1.14%
1991 2.05% -0.37%
1990 1.98% 0.39%
1989 2.04% 0.48%
1988 2.04% 0.52%
1987 2.58% 0.51%
1986 2.58% 0.52%
1985 2.05% 0.55%
1984 1.87% 0.58%
1983 1.31% 0.65%
1982 1.53% 1.02%
1981 2.18% 1.35%
1980 2.16% 1.39%
1979 2.12% 1.42%
1978 2.19% 1.44%
1977 1.31% 1.5%
1976 1.24% 1.55%
1975 2.2% 1.55%
1974 2.42% 1.53%
1973 2.52% 1.54%
1972 2.59% 1.55%
1971 2.52% 1.62%
1970 2.49% 1.7%
1969 2.73% 1.7%
1968 2.7% 1.67%
1967 2.72% 1.61%
1966 2.85% 1.56%
1965 2.87% 1.49%
1964 3.06% 1.49%
1963 3.18% 1.15%
1962 3.22% 1.14%
1961 3.1% 1.4%

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

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In 2024, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.56%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Lebanon North Macedonia
Current population
5906622
1805954
Population rank 115/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.02%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
2.53 hours
One birth every
5.64 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
15.3 minutes
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 -9
Annual growth/decline +32,469 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 176/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -10,230 -5,645
Net migration rank 133/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -5,645
2024 - -17,267 - -5,728
2023 58,786 -34,193 -3,290 -5,597
2022 60,909 -27,507 -4,397 -5,296
2021 46,614 -27,290 -9,737 -5,483
2020 59,903 -47,787 -5,939 -23,458
2019 70,486 -266,992 -375 -24,204
2018 77,165 -259,700 1,512 -24,878
2017 84,172 -253,664 1,329 -24,227
2016 91,551 -247,921 2,374 -24,144
2015 97,385 -239,829 2,294 -23,010
2014 92,285 301,111 3,644 -22,132
2013 80,218 733,500 3,653 -20,297
2012 77,248 124,427 3,087 -19,083
2011 75,523 2,246 3,100 -17,871
2010 72,605 -40,915 4,866 -16,668
2009 69,004 -2,700 4,309 -15,455
2008 67,132 430 3,746 -17,645
2007 66,965 27,944 2,974 -15,705
2006 65,932 25,126 3,988 -9,632
2005 67,778 1,224 4,011 -2,244
2004 69,675 4,974 5,444 -2,640
2003 71,232 1,674 8,900 -2,880
2002 72,648 -21,543 9,697 -2,858
2001 73,160 -1,094 10,174 -922
2000 72,642 455 12,159 -2,824
1999 72,437 2,589 10,489 -1,261
1998 71,889 1,062 12,446 -589
1997 71,486 1,313 12,979 -477
1996 71,286 3,164 14,806 -397
1995 71,016 2,634 17,239 -3,603
1994 73,069 -4,850 19,103 -21,006
1993 75,278 -5,196 20,797 -47,273
1992 77,447 -970 21,659 -46,509
1991 79,274 1,159 23,387 -45,484
1990 73,629 -6,595 22,868 -16,174
1989 74,577 -1,827 22,912 -13,528
1988 70,444 -1,916 24,064 -13,621
1987 69,058 607 24,359 -13,635
1986 67,162 33,549 23,720 -13,589
1985 66,368 -1,108 24,167 -13,492
1984 66,785 -2,785 24,436 -13,251
1983 66,056 -14,558 24,690 -12,884
1982 41,602 -12,981 25,810 -11,716
1981 65,084 -1,799 25,689 0
1980 63,053 2,104 26,547 -189
1979 61,184 -2,103 27,096 -426
1978 60,829 0 27,150 -462
1977 60,232 0 27,410 -683
1976 11,138 0 28,799 -911
1975 55,423 0 28,983 -1,147
1974 64,425 -3,831 28,400 -1,376
1973 63,420 482 28,032 -1,600
1972 62,216 294 28,236 -1,834
1971 61,278 3,042 28,010 -2,064
1970 60,593 -4,508 28,022 60
1969 59,829 0 27,464 181
1968 59,247 4,506 28,378 -1,201
1967 58,957 -3,434 28,401 -2,696
1966 58,546 2,864 28,766 -4,176
1965 58,195 -742 28,564 -5,385
1964 57,808 1,311 27,889 -5,938
1963 57,054 4,269 28,124 -5,759
1962 55,585 4,569 25,317 -13,702
1961 53,995 4,844 27,846 -6,309
1960 52,515 0 28,816 -10,126

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

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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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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