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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 5.93 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Lebanon vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Peru
2100 7,229,611 38,452,509
2099 7,252,189 38,619,608
2098 7,273,846 38,784,430
2097 7,298,208 38,947,717
2096 7,322,265 39,108,849
2095 7,343,287 39,267,786
2094 7,365,719 39,423,479
2093 7,386,532 39,578,294
2092 7,403,314 39,729,309
2091 7,420,036 39,877,488
2090 7,433,603 40,022,659
2089 7,444,239 40,164,228
2088 7,454,263 40,303,304
2087 7,465,163 40,438,644
2086 7,468,994 40,569,419
2085 7,477,406 40,695,935
2084 7,476,483 40,817,705
2083 7,482,841 40,933,831
2082 7,482,980 41,045,559
2081 7,484,110 41,151,529
2080 7,484,392 41,252,019
2079 7,482,168 41,345,682
2078 7,480,962 41,433,298
2077 7,474,272 41,514,392
2076 7,470,260 41,589,064
2075 7,464,057 41,656,726
2074 7,446,862 41,717,426
2073 7,432,591 41,770,225
2072 7,420,911 41,815,673
2071 7,408,401 41,853,504
2070 7,394,163 41,883,997
2069 7,382,479 41,906,365
2068 7,373,962 41,920,235
2067 7,361,021 41,925,717
2066 7,348,605 41,923,100
2065 7,332,917 41,912,338
2064 7,316,835 41,893,671
2063 7,299,642 41,866,010
2062 7,279,937 41,830,096
2061 7,262,112 41,785,364
2060 7,239,759 41,732,163
2059 7,219,520 41,670,843
2058 7,199,035 41,601,084
2057 7,176,342 41,522,014
2056 7,152,803 41,434,774
2055 7,131,059 41,338,448
2054 7,107,641 41,233,873
2053 7,085,759 41,120,477
2052 7,063,172 40,999,698
2051 7,036,781 40,870,773
2050 7,010,541 40,733,304
2049 6,983,849 40,588,072
2048 6,952,958 40,434,856
2047 6,913,262 40,272,431
2046 6,878,209 40,100,751
2045 6,839,423 39,920,558
2044 6,795,984 39,731,027
2043 6,759,252 39,534,093
2042 6,716,445 39,328,332
2041 6,668,251 39,114,174
2040 6,618,567 38,892,211
2039 6,565,787 38,662,243
2038 6,512,143 38,424,592
2037 6,456,654 38,178,789
2036 6,403,370 37,924,438
2035 6,356,407 37,662,565
2034 6,305,239 37,392,354
2033 6,257,900 37,114,776
2032 6,206,916 36,830,488
2031 6,152,022 36,538,688
2030 6,098,153 36,238,199
2029 6,044,795 35,929,085
2028 5,992,721 35,609,999
2027 5,942,870 35,280,410
2026 5,893,183 34,939,340
2025 5,846,443 34,585,730
2024 5,805,962 34,217,848
2023 5,773,493 33,845,617
2022 5,744,489 33,475,438
2021 5,718,122 33,155,882
2020 5,702,398 32,838,579
2019 5,794,594 32,449,303
2018 5,984,119 31,897,584
2017 6,160,128 31,324,637
2016 6,323,060 30,866,494
2015 6,472,469 30,457,600
2014 6,346,990 30,115,826
2013 5,743,436 29,817,919
2012 5,235,742 29,550,366
2011 5,096,020 29,304,086
2010 5,041,288 29,086,019
2009 4,992,287 28,896,811
2008 4,925,354 28,719,041
2007 4,844,118 28,530,699
2006 4,751,136 28,324,491
2005 4,671,102 28,101,180
2004 4,599,279 27,852,190
2003 4,525,508 27,580,490
2002 4,463,504 27,288,217
2001 4,401,918 26,964,601
2000 4,329,340 26,598,331
1999 4,255,277 26,186,504
1998 4,181,281 25,738,095
1997 4,108,405 25,274,147
1996 4,034,781 24,811,171
1995 3,960,735 24,348,919
1994 3,889,799 23,881,493
1993 3,820,647 23,413,783
1992 3,747,371 22,946,340
1991 3,668,912 22,483,775
1990 3,595,175 22,014,771
1989 3,525,285 21,532,589
1988 3,454,649 21,054,702
1987 3,385,555 20,582,320
1986 3,300,365 20,117,122
1985 3,217,376 19,648,204
1984 3,152,744 19,174,716
1983 3,094,996 18,705,957
1982 3,054,931 18,246,503
1981 3,008,981 17,798,805
1980 2,944,763 17,360,949
1979 2,882,635 16,933,139
1978 2,822,682 16,516,059
1977 2,762,155 16,109,806
1976 2,726,469 15,716,809
1975 2,693,191 15,333,957
1974 2,635,185 14,956,552
1973 2,572,935 14,582,867
1972 2,509,729 14,210,147
1971 2,446,314 13,838,067
1970 2,386,114 13,501,237
1969 2,328,159 13,166,767
1968 2,266,368 12,803,993
1967 2,206,731 12,448,814
1966 2,148,260 12,101,297
1965 2,088,831 11,761,085
1964 2,030,543 11,427,978
1963 1,970,316 11,102,099
1962 1,909,578 10,784,612
1961 1,850,084 10,475,123
1960 1,794,406 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Peru
2100 -0.31% -0.43%
2099 -0.3% -0.42%
2098 -0.33% -0.42%
2097 -0.33% -0.41%
2096 -0.29% -0.4%
2095 -0.3% -0.39%
2094 -0.28% -0.39%
2093 -0.23% -0.38%
2092 -0.23% -0.37%
2091 -0.18% -0.36%
2090 -0.14% -0.35%
2089 -0.13% -0.35%
2088 -0.15% -0.33%
2087 -0.05% -0.32%
2086 -0.11% -0.31%
2085 0.01% -0.3%
2084 -0.08% -0.28%
2083 -0.002% -0.27%
2082 -0.02% -0.26%
2081 -0.004% -0.24%
2080 0.03% -0.23%
2079 0.02% -0.21%
2078 0.09% -0.2%
2077 0.05% -0.18%
2076 0.08% -0.16%
2075 0.23% -0.15%
2074 0.19% -0.13%
2073 0.16% -0.11%
2072 0.17% -0.09%
2071 0.19% -0.07%
2070 0.16% -0.05%
2069 0.12% -0.03%
2068 0.18% -0.01%
2067 0.17% 0.006%
2066 0.21% 0.03%
2065 0.22% 0.04%
2064 0.24% 0.07%
2063 0.27% 0.09%
2062 0.25% 0.11%
2061 0.31% 0.13%
2060 0.28% 0.15%
2059 0.28% 0.17%
2058 0.32% 0.19%
2057 0.33% 0.21%
2056 0.3% 0.23%
2055 0.33% 0.25%
2054 0.31% 0.28%
2053 0.32% 0.29%
2052 0.38% 0.32%
2051 0.37% 0.34%
2050 0.38% 0.36%
2049 0.44% 0.38%
2048 0.57% 0.4%
2047 0.51% 0.43%
2046 0.57% 0.45%
2045 0.64% 0.48%
2044 0.54% 0.5%
2043 0.64% 0.52%
2042 0.72% 0.55%
2041 0.75% 0.57%
2040 0.8% 0.59%
2039 0.82% 0.62%
2038 0.86% 0.64%
2037 0.83% 0.67%
2036 0.74% 0.7%
2035 0.81% 0.72%
2034 0.76% 0.75%
2033 0.82% 0.77%
2032 0.89% 0.8%
2031 0.88% 0.83%
2030 0.88% 0.86%
2029 0.87% 0.9%
2028 0.84% 0.93%
2027 0.84% 0.98%
2026 0.8% 1.02%
2025 0.7% 1.08%
2024 0.56% 1.1%
2023 0.5% 1.11%
2022 0.46% 0.96%
2021 0.28% 0.97%
2020 -1.59% 1.2%
2019 -3.17% 1.73%
2018 -2.86% 1.83%
2017 -2.58% 1.48%
2016 -2.31% 1.34%
2015 1.98% 1.13%
2014 10.5% 1%
2013 9.7% 0.91%
2012 2.74% 0.84%
2011 1.09% 0.75%
2010 0.98% 0.65%
2009 1.36% 0.62%
2008 1.68% 0.66%
2007 1.96% 0.73%
2006 1.71% 0.79%
2005 1.56% 0.89%
2004 1.63% 0.99%
2003 1.39% 1.07%
2002 1.4% 1.2%
2001 1.68% 1.38%
2000 1.74% 1.57%
1999 1.77% 1.74%
1998 1.77% 1.84%
1997 1.82% 1.87%
1996 1.87% 1.9%
1995 1.82% 1.96%
1994 1.81% 2%
1993 1.96% 2.04%
1992 2.14% 2.06%
1991 2.05% 2.13%
1990 1.98% 2.24%
1989 2.04% 2.27%
1988 2.04% 2.3%
1987 2.58% 2.31%
1986 2.58% 2.39%
1985 2.05% 2.47%
1984 1.87% 2.51%
1983 1.31% 2.52%
1982 1.53% 2.52%
1981 2.18% 2.52%
1980 2.16% 2.53%
1979 2.12% 2.53%
1978 2.19% 2.52%
1977 1.31% 2.5%
1976 1.24% 2.5%
1975 2.2% 2.52%
1974 2.42% 2.56%
1973 2.52% 2.62%
1972 2.59% 2.69%
1971 2.52% 2.49%
1970 2.49% 2.54%
1969 2.73% 2.83%
1968 2.7% 2.85%
1967 2.72% 2.87%
1966 2.85% 2.89%
1965 2.87% 2.91%
1964 3.06% 2.94%
1963 3.18% 2.94%
1962 3.22% 2.95%
1961 3.1% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.56%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Peru
Current population
5906622
35031596
Population rank 115/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.42%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
1.41 minutes
One birth every
5.64 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
15.3 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 95/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 +11,931
Net migration rank 133/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - 11,931
2024 - -17,267 - 18,406
2023 58,786 -34,193 353,788 24,783
2022 60,909 -27,507 327,859 33,982
2021 46,614 -27,290 235,440 41,868
2020 59,903 -47,787 301,950 55,375
2019 70,486 -266,992 346,981 74,270
2018 77,165 -259,700 343,123 339,067
2017 84,172 -253,664 349,333 114,382
2016 91,551 -247,921 355,859 96,740
2015 97,385 -239,829 362,781 2,421
2014 92,285 301,111 368,708 -50,383
2013 80,218 733,500 372,694 -95,214
2012 77,248 124,427 376,501 -118,863
2011 75,523 2,246 383,268 -148,339
2010 72,605 -40,915 382,510 -181,302
2009 69,004 -2,700 396,522 -219,314
2008 67,132 430 413,640 -235,307
2007 66,965 27,944 435,122 -236,745
2006 65,932 25,126 445,884 -231,851
2005 67,778 1,224 454,199 -221,652
2004 69,675 4,974 459,617 -194,171
2003 71,232 1,674 459,243 -181,276
2002 72,648 -21,543 463,709 -157,158
2001 73,160 -1,094 470,154 -129,481
2000 72,642 455 484,222 -92,353
1999 72,437 2,589 487,095 -55,325
1998 71,889 1,062 489,436 -24,388
1997 71,486 1,313 495,348 -32,515
1996 71,286 3,164 501,855 -38,749
1995 71,016 2,634 507,894 -46,499
1994 73,069 -4,850 512,735 -39,299
1993 75,278 -5,196 513,769 -51,775
1992 77,447 -970 514,618 -41,702
1991 79,274 1,159 513,867 -61,645
1990 73,629 -6,595 515,233 -29,437
1989 74,577 -1,827 512,152 -33,569
1988 70,444 -1,916 508,429 -31,238
1987 69,058 607 502,229 -34,651
1986 67,162 33,549 496,712 -33,891
1985 66,368 -1,108 488,887 -13,887
1984 66,785 -2,785 477,968 -6,007
1983 66,056 -14,558 469,781 -4,243
1982 41,602 -12,981 461,107 -7,748
1981 65,084 -1,799 453,158 -11,123
1980 63,053 2,104 445,100 -11,446
1979 61,184 -2,103 439,110 -17,148
1978 60,829 0 432,127 -19,939
1977 60,232 0 425,428 -25,117
1976 11,138 0 420,284 -34,602
1975 55,423 0 414,400 -34,382
1974 64,425 -3,831 408,299 -33,493
1973 63,420 482 400,752 -28,191
1972 62,216 294 396,960 -24,100
1971 61,278 3,042 391,506 -20,209
1970 60,593 -4,508 318,022 -15,653
1969 59,829 0 379,347 -12,776
1968 59,247 4,506 372,379 -13,389
1967 58,957 -3,434 365,224 -13,837
1966 58,546 2,864 356,819 -13,166
1965 58,195 -742 349,245 -12,470
1964 57,808 1,311 341,570 -12,129
1963 57,054 4,269 332,352 -10,040
1962 55,585 4,569 321,716 -9,051
1961 53,995 4,844 313,385 -7,063
1960 52,515 0 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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