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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Lebanon	Qatar	Lebanon	Qatar
1960	1,794,406	36,010	-	-
1961	1,850,084	39,680	3.1%	10.2%
1962	1,909,578	44,630	3.22%	12.5%
1963	1,970,316	50,380	3.18%	12.9%
1964	2,030,543	56,867	3.06%	12.9%
1965	2,088,831	64,065	2.87%	12.7%
1966	2,148,260	72,192	2.85%	12.7%
1967	2,206,731	81,439	2.72%	12.8%
1968	2,266,368	91,749	2.7%	12.7%
1969	2,328,159	103,025	2.73%	12.3%
1970	2,386,114	116,350	2.49%	12.9%
1971	2,446,314	131,346	2.52%	12.9%
1972	2,509,729	146,506	2.59%	11.5%
1973	2,572,935	161,841	2.52%	10.5%
1974	2,635,185	177,362	2.42%	9.59%
1975	2,693,191	193,087	2.2%	8.87%
1976	2,726,469	209,052	1.24%	8.27%
1977	2,762,155	225,285	1.31%	7.77%
1978	2,822,682	241,808	2.19%	7.33%
1979	2,882,635	258,670	2.12%	6.97%
1980	2,944,763	275,913	2.16%	6.67%
1981	3,008,981	293,553	2.18%	6.39%
1982	3,054,931	311,537	1.53%	6.13%
1983	3,094,996	329,709	1.31%	5.83%
1984	3,152,744	347,878	1.87%	5.51%
1985	3,217,376	365,940	2.05%	5.19%
1986	3,300,365	382,422	2.58%	4.5%
1987	3,385,555	397,005	2.58%	3.81%
1988	3,454,649	411,264	2.04%	3.59%
1989	3,525,285	425,646	2.04%	3.5%
1990	3,595,175	440,175	1.98%	3.41%
1991	3,668,912	454,853	2.05%	3.33%
1992	3,747,371	469,657	2.14%	3.25%
1993	3,820,647	484,545	1.96%	3.17%
1994	3,889,799	499,459	1.81%	3.08%
1995	3,960,735	514,325	1.82%	2.98%
1996	4,034,781	529,019	1.87%	2.86%
1997	4,108,405	550,500	1.82%	4.06%
1998	4,181,281	580,540	1.77%	5.46%
1999	4,255,277	612,500	1.77%	5.51%
2000	4,329,340	644,989	1.74%	5.3%
2001	4,401,918	677,925	1.68%	5.11%
2002	4,463,504	711,205	1.4%	4.91%
2003	4,525,508	744,682	1.39%	4.71%
2004	4,599,279	773,332	1.63%	3.85%
2005	4,671,102	825,408	1.56%	6.73%
2006	4,751,136	972,831	1.71%	17.9%
2007	4,844,118	1,208,595	1.96%	24.2%
2008	4,925,354	1,426,938	1.68%	18.1%
2009	4,992,287	1,608,903	1.36%	12.8%
2010	5,041,288	1,616,832	0.98%	0.49%
2011	5,096,020	1,624,761	1.09%	0.49%
2012	5,235,742	1,722,438	2.74%	6.01%
2013	5,743,436	1,916,426	9.7%	11.3%
2014	6,346,990	2,151,745	10.5%	12.3%
2015	6,472,469	2,344,557	1.98%	8.96%
2016	6,323,060	2,477,113	-2.31%	5.65%
2017	6,160,128	2,545,820	-2.58%	2.77%
2018	5,984,119	2,580,734	-2.86%	1.37%
2019	5,794,594	2,638,657	-3.17%	2.24%
2020	5,702,398	2,794,148	-1.59%	5.89%
2021	5,718,122	2,504,910	0.28%	-10.4%
2022	5,744,489	2,657,333	0.46%	6.08%
2023	5,773,493	2,656,032	0.5%	-0.05%
2024	5,805,962	2,857,822	0.56%	7.6%
2025	5,849,420	2,921,065	0.75%	2.21%
2026	5,897,459	2,975,134	0.82%	1.85%
2027	5,947,070	3,019,526	0.84%	1.49%
2028	5,997,844	3,057,695	0.85%	1.26%
2029	6,050,384	3,092,803	0.88%	1.15%
2030	6,103,809	3,125,174	0.88%	1.05%
2031	6,158,003	3,156,754	0.89%	1.01%
2032	6,210,753	3,189,188	0.86%	1.03%
2033	6,259,744	3,222,500	0.79%	1.04%
2034	6,308,826	3,256,691	0.78%	1.06%
2035	6,357,723	3,291,711	0.78%	1.08%
2036	6,407,678	3,327,585	0.79%	1.09%
2037	6,461,872	3,364,333	0.85%	1.1%
2038	6,516,253	3,401,906	0.84%	1.12%
2039	6,569,272	3,440,293	0.81%	1.13%
2040	6,620,323	3,479,439	0.78%	1.14%
2041	6,669,091	3,519,302	0.74%	1.15%
2042	6,714,435	3,559,840	0.68%	1.15%
2043	6,754,071	3,601,019	0.59%	1.16%
2044	6,794,014	3,642,784	0.59%	1.16%
2045	6,834,985	3,685,111	0.6%	1.16%
2046	6,871,777	3,727,959	0.54%	1.16%
2047	6,909,022	3,771,287	0.54%	1.16%
2048	6,944,194	3,815,108	0.51%	1.16%
2049	6,972,877	3,859,368	0.41%	1.16%
2050	6,999,259	3,904,074	0.38%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,801,367 people (a 38.6% growth), while Qatar gained 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Lebanon lost -584,461 (a 9.03% decline), while Qatar's population increased by 619,940 (a 26.4% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 114th most populous country in 2005 and is 115th in 2025. Qatar was ranked 159th in 2005 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.