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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 44.1 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.21% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Lebanon vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Pakistan
2100 7,229,611 514,531,704
2099 7,252,189 513,655,674
2098 7,273,846 512,727,636
2097 7,298,208 511,735,790
2096 7,322,265 510,636,755
2095 7,343,287 509,437,875
2094 7,365,719 508,130,071
2093 7,386,532 506,765,644
2092 7,403,314 505,327,656
2091 7,420,036 503,824,444
2090 7,433,603 502,264,268
2089 7,444,239 500,660,501
2088 7,454,263 498,935,983
2087 7,465,163 497,190,466
2086 7,468,994 495,313,036
2085 7,477,406 493,366,305
2084 7,476,483 491,354,778
2083 7,482,841 489,225,193
2082 7,482,980 486,984,952
2081 7,484,110 484,673,501
2080 7,484,392 482,257,479
2079 7,482,168 479,813,404
2078 7,480,962 477,277,836
2077 7,474,272 474,593,860
2076 7,470,260 471,779,348
2075 7,464,057 468,855,468
2074 7,446,862 465,875,137
2073 7,432,591 462,811,079
2072 7,420,911 459,656,523
2071 7,408,401 456,423,506
2070 7,394,163 453,095,985
2069 7,382,479 449,655,599
2068 7,373,962 446,126,774
2067 7,361,021 442,540,629
2066 7,348,605 438,879,326
2065 7,332,917 435,169,856
2064 7,316,835 431,394,393
2063 7,299,642 427,575,887
2062 7,279,937 423,636,352
2061 7,262,112 419,672,017
2060 7,239,759 415,638,125
2059 7,219,520 411,576,344
2058 7,199,035 407,429,129
2057 7,176,342 403,233,874
2056 7,152,803 398,948,355
2055 7,131,059 394,645,693
2054 7,107,641 390,303,954
2053 7,085,759 385,922,748
2052 7,063,172 381,488,696
2051 7,036,781 377,018,239
2050 7,010,541 372,476,884
2049 6,983,849 367,909,407
2048 6,952,958 363,310,560
2047 6,913,262 358,659,474
2046 6,878,209 353,929,775
2045 6,839,423 349,156,085
2044 6,795,984 344,371,692
2043 6,759,252 339,561,029
2042 6,716,445 334,731,546
2041 6,668,251 329,875,686
2040 6,618,567 325,039,429
2039 6,565,787 320,137,108
2038 6,512,143 315,207,413
2037 6,456,654 310,312,684
2036 6,403,370 305,408,418
2035 6,356,407 300,541,523
2034 6,305,239 295,686,893
2033 6,257,900 290,851,174
2032 6,206,916 286,070,650
2031 6,152,022 281,351,929
2030 6,098,153 276,708,987
2029 6,044,795 272,189,955
2028 5,992,721 267,728,673
2027 5,942,870 263,390,059
2026 5,893,183 259,231,214
2025 5,846,443 255,166,301
2024 5,805,962 251,269,164
2023 5,773,493 247,504,495
2022 5,744,489 243,700,667
2021 5,718,122 239,477,801
2020 5,702,398 235,001,746
2019 5,794,594 230,800,899
2018 5,984,119 226,928,892
2017 6,160,128 223,273,967
2016 6,323,060 220,138,869
2015 6,472,469 217,290,883
2014 6,346,990 214,264,647
2013 5,743,436 211,073,978
2012 5,235,742 207,667,125
2011 5,096,020 203,746,065
2010 5,041,288 199,239,047
2009 4,992,287 194,376,534
2008 4,925,354 189,499,113
2007 4,844,118 184,493,231
2006 4,751,136 179,682,690
2005 4,671,102 175,453,212
2004 4,599,279 171,286,000
2003 4,525,508 167,110,248
2002 4,463,504 163,222,549
2001 4,401,918 159,270,907
2000 4,329,340 154,879,127
1999 4,255,277 150,565,377
1998 4,181,281 146,522,356
1997 4,108,405 142,531,804
1996 4,034,781 138,557,092
1995 3,960,735 134,582,253
1994 3,889,799 130,748,083
1993 3,820,647 127,020,117
1992 3,747,371 123,546,848
1991 3,668,912 120,060,406
1990 3,595,175 116,155,576
1989 3,525,285 112,336,629
1988 3,454,649 108,724,739
1987 3,385,555 105,130,717
1986 3,300,365 101,606,764
1985 3,217,376 98,229,285
1984 3,152,744 95,164,936
1983 3,094,996 92,227,711
1982 3,054,931 89,089,246
1981 3,008,981 85,802,049
1980 2,944,763 82,291,010
1979 2,882,635 78,997,039
1978 2,822,682 76,307,379
1977 2,762,155 73,901,827
1976 2,726,469 71,620,254
1975 2,693,191 69,461,175
1974 2,635,185 67,415,487
1973 2,572,935 65,461,912
1972 2,509,729 63,583,194
1971 2,446,314 61,847,899
1970 2,386,114 60,166,719
1969 2,328,159 58,460,939
1968 2,266,368 56,810,507
1967 2,206,731 55,214,768
1966 2,148,260 53,678,667
1965 2,088,831 52,209,010
1964 2,030,543 50,799,999
1963 1,970,316 49,447,776
1962 1,909,578 48,156,128
1961 1,850,084 46,921,277
1960 1,794,406 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Pakistan
2100 -0.31% 0.17%
2099 -0.3% 0.18%
2098 -0.33% 0.19%
2097 -0.33% 0.22%
2096 -0.29% 0.24%
2095 -0.3% 0.26%
2094 -0.28% 0.27%
2093 -0.23% 0.28%
2092 -0.23% 0.3%
2091 -0.18% 0.31%
2090 -0.14% 0.32%
2089 -0.13% 0.35%
2088 -0.15% 0.35%
2087 -0.05% 0.38%
2086 -0.11% 0.39%
2085 0.01% 0.41%
2084 -0.08% 0.44%
2083 -0.002% 0.46%
2082 -0.02% 0.48%
2081 -0.004% 0.5%
2080 0.03% 0.51%
2079 0.02% 0.53%
2078 0.09% 0.57%
2077 0.05% 0.6%
2076 0.08% 0.62%
2075 0.23% 0.64%
2074 0.19% 0.66%
2073 0.16% 0.69%
2072 0.17% 0.71%
2071 0.19% 0.73%
2070 0.16% 0.77%
2069 0.12% 0.79%
2068 0.18% 0.81%
2067 0.17% 0.83%
2066 0.21% 0.85%
2065 0.22% 0.88%
2064 0.24% 0.89%
2063 0.27% 0.93%
2062 0.25% 0.94%
2061 0.31% 0.97%
2060 0.28% 0.99%
2059 0.28% 1.02%
2058 0.32% 1.04%
2057 0.33% 1.07%
2056 0.3% 1.09%
2055 0.33% 1.11%
2054 0.31% 1.14%
2053 0.32% 1.16%
2052 0.38% 1.19%
2051 0.37% 1.22%
2050 0.38% 1.24%
2049 0.44% 1.27%
2048 0.57% 1.3%
2047 0.51% 1.34%
2046 0.57% 1.37%
2045 0.64% 1.39%
2044 0.54% 1.42%
2043 0.64% 1.44%
2042 0.72% 1.47%
2041 0.75% 1.49%
2040 0.8% 1.53%
2039 0.82% 1.56%
2038 0.86% 1.58%
2037 0.83% 1.61%
2036 0.74% 1.62%
2035 0.81% 1.64%
2034 0.76% 1.66%
2033 0.82% 1.67%
2032 0.89% 1.68%
2031 0.88% 1.68%
2030 0.88% 1.66%
2029 0.87% 1.67%
2028 0.84% 1.65%
2027 0.84% 1.6%
2026 0.8% 1.59%
2025 0.7% 1.55%
2024 0.56% 1.52%
2023 0.5% 1.56%
2022 0.46% 1.76%
2021 0.28% 1.9%
2020 -1.59% 1.82%
2019 -3.17% 1.71%
2018 -2.86% 1.64%
2017 -2.58% 1.42%
2016 -2.31% 1.31%
2015 1.98% 1.41%
2014 10.5% 1.51%
2013 9.7% 1.64%
2012 2.74% 1.92%
2011 1.09% 2.26%
2010 0.98% 2.5%
2009 1.36% 2.57%
2008 1.68% 2.71%
2007 1.96% 2.68%
2006 1.71% 2.41%
2005 1.56% 2.43%
2004 1.63% 2.5%
2003 1.39% 2.38%
2002 1.4% 2.48%
2001 1.68% 2.84%
2000 1.74% 2.87%
1999 1.77% 2.76%
1998 1.77% 2.8%
1997 1.82% 2.87%
1996 1.87% 2.95%
1995 1.82% 2.93%
1994 1.81% 2.93%
1993 1.96% 2.81%
1992 2.14% 2.9%
1991 2.05% 3.36%
1990 1.98% 3.4%
1989 2.04% 3.32%
1988 2.04% 3.42%
1987 2.58% 3.47%
1986 2.58% 3.44%
1985 2.05% 3.22%
1984 1.87% 3.18%
1983 1.31% 3.52%
1982 1.53% 3.83%
1981 2.18% 4.27%
1980 2.16% 4.17%
1979 2.12% 3.52%
1978 2.19% 3.26%
1977 1.31% 3.19%
1976 1.24% 3.11%
1975 2.2% 3.03%
1974 2.42% 2.98%
1973 2.52% 2.95%
1972 2.59% 2.81%
1971 2.52% 2.79%
1970 2.49% 2.92%
1969 2.73% 2.91%
1968 2.7% 2.89%
1967 2.72% 2.86%
1966 2.85% 2.81%
1965 2.87% 2.77%
1964 3.06% 2.73%
1963 3.18% 2.68%
1962 3.22% 2.63%
1961 3.1% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Pakistan
Current population
5906622
260356147
Population rank 115/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.14%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
5.64 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
15.3 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +89 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 70/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -10,230 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 133/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -1,235,336
2024 - -17,267 - -1,401,173
2023 58,786 -34,193 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 60,909 -27,507 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 46,614 -27,290 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 59,903 -47,787 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 70,486 -266,992 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 77,165 -259,700 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 84,172 -253,664 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 91,551 -247,921 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 97,385 -239,829 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 92,285 301,111 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 80,218 733,500 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 77,248 124,427 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 75,523 2,246 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 72,605 -40,915 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 69,004 -2,700 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 67,132 430 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 66,965 27,944 4,690,187 576,349
2006 65,932 25,126 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 67,778 1,224 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 69,675 4,974 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 71,232 1,674 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 72,648 -21,543 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 73,160 -1,094 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 72,642 455 4,281,169 252,869
1999 72,437 2,589 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 71,889 1,062 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 71,486 1,313 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 71,286 3,164 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 71,016 2,634 3,977,175 11,534
1994 73,069 -4,850 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 75,278 -5,196 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 77,447 -970 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 79,274 1,159 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 73,629 -6,595 3,731,730 275,242
1989 74,577 -1,827 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 70,444 -1,916 3,554,755 38,139
1987 69,058 607 3,448,813 146,364
1986 67,162 33,549 3,341,643 111,045
1985 66,368 -1,108 3,233,315 68,860
1984 66,785 -2,785 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 66,056 -14,558 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 41,602 -12,981 2,934,689 294,252
1981 65,084 -1,799 2,790,454 555,032
1980 63,053 2,104 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 61,184 -2,103 2,461,311 450,003
1978 60,829 0 2,356,601 111,386
1977 60,232 0 2,257,849 85,250
1976 11,138 0 2,171,812 48,238
1975 55,423 0 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 64,425 -3,831 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 63,420 482 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 62,216 294 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 61,278 3,042 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 60,593 -4,508 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 59,829 0 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 59,247 4,506 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 58,957 -3,434 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 58,546 2,864 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 58,195 -742 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 57,808 1,311 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 57,054 4,269 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 55,585 4,569 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 53,995 4,844 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 52,515 0 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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