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

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The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,849,421 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,921,719 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 24.1 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.79% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of -0.72% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.92M (24.6% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Lebanon vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Russia
2100 7,233,292 125,631,984
2099 7,255,882 125,735,285
2098 7,277,550 125,835,990
2097 7,301,925 125,914,480
2096 7,325,994 126,004,709
2095 7,347,027 126,072,890
2094 7,369,470 126,125,529
2093 7,390,293 126,181,074
2092 7,407,084 126,256,091
2091 7,423,815 126,304,823
2090 7,437,389 126,360,262
2089 7,448,030 126,412,664
2088 7,458,059 126,463,022
2087 7,468,965 126,511,263
2086 7,472,798 126,579,534
2085 7,481,214 126,655,806
2084 7,480,291 126,730,694
2083 7,486,652 126,805,713
2082 7,486,791 126,889,471
2081 7,487,921 126,973,300
2080 7,488,203 127,070,546
2079 7,485,978 127,191,346
2078 7,484,772 127,331,975
2077 7,478,078 127,489,152
2076 7,474,064 127,641,749
2075 7,467,858 127,825,235
2074 7,450,655 128,023,096
2073 7,436,376 128,238,922
2072 7,424,690 128,465,870
2071 7,412,173 128,745,681
2070 7,397,929 129,020,076
2069 7,386,238 129,309,803
2068 7,377,717 129,589,275
2067 7,364,770 129,873,991
2066 7,352,347 130,184,092
2065 7,336,652 130,515,828
2064 7,320,561 130,852,649
2063 7,303,359 131,199,458
2062 7,283,645 131,530,725
2061 7,265,811 131,881,030
2060 7,243,446 132,209,377
2059 7,223,197 132,568,882
2058 7,202,701 132,933,515
2057 7,179,997 133,272,997
2056 7,156,445 133,615,325
2055 7,134,691 133,963,055
2054 7,111,260 134,288,366
2053 7,089,367 134,609,198
2052 7,066,769 134,876,558
2051 7,040,364 135,141,211
2050 7,014,112 135,386,454
2049 6,987,405 135,609,441
2048 6,956,499 135,818,840
2047 6,916,783 136,013,698
2046 6,881,711 136,185,098
2045 6,842,906 136,368,416
2044 6,799,445 136,568,234
2043 6,762,695 136,791,498
2042 6,719,865 137,015,033
2041 6,671,647 137,266,491
2040 6,621,937 137,531,851
2039 6,569,131 137,833,822
2038 6,515,459 138,146,863
2037 6,459,942 138,485,780
2036 6,406,631 138,835,731
2035 6,359,644 139,197,452
2034 6,308,450 139,573,272
2033 6,261,087 139,960,175
2032 6,210,077 140,359,785
2031 6,155,155 140,785,026
2030 6,101,258 141,182,418
2029 6,047,874 141,571,268
2028 5,995,773 141,946,979
2027 5,945,897 142,315,155
2026 5,896,184 142,643,173
2025 5,849,421 143,513,328
2024 5,805,962 143,669,648
2023 5,773,493 143,826,130
2022 5,744,489 144,236,933
2021 5,718,122 144,746,762
2020 5,702,398 145,245,148
2019 5,794,594 145,453,291
2018 5,984,119 145,398,106
2017 6,160,128 145,293,260
2016 6,323,060 145,015,460
2015 6,472,469 144,640,716
2014 6,346,990 144,237,223
2013 5,743,436 143,805,638
2012 5,235,742 143,378,447
2011 5,096,020 143,018,195
2010 5,041,288 142,849,468
2009 4,992,287 142,785,348
2008 4,925,354 142,742,366
2007 4,844,118 142,805,114
2006 4,751,136 143,049,637
2005 4,671,102 143,518,814
2004 4,599,279 144,067,316
2003 4,525,508 144,648,618
2002 4,463,504 145,306,497
2001 4,401,918 145,976,482
2000 4,329,340 146,596,869
1999 4,255,277 147,214,776
1998 4,181,281 147,670,784
1997 4,108,405 147,915,361
1996 4,034,781 148,160,129
1995 3,960,735 148,375,787
1994 3,889,799 148,407,912
1993 3,820,647 148,458,777
1992 3,747,371 148,538,197
1991 3,668,912 148,394,216
1990 3,595,175 147,969,406
1989 3,525,285 147,721,000
1988 3,454,649 146,857,000
1987 3,385,555 145,908,000
1986 3,300,365 144,894,000
1985 3,217,376 143,858,000
1984 3,152,744 142,745,000
1983 3,094,996 141,668,000
1982 3,054,931 140,823,000
1981 3,008,981 139,941,000
1980 2,944,763 139,010,000
1979 2,882,635 138,027,000
1978 2,822,682 137,060,000
1977 2,762,155 136,100,000
1976 2,726,469 135,147,000
1975 2,693,191 134,200,000
1974 2,635,185 133,432,000
1973 2,572,935 132,669,000
1972 2,509,729 131,909,000
1971 2,446,314 131,155,000
1970 2,386,114 130,404,000
1969 2,328,159 129,664,000
1968 2,266,368 128,928,000
1967 2,206,731 128,196,000
1966 2,148,260 127,468,000
1965 2,088,831 126,745,000
1964 2,030,543 125,345,000
1963 1,970,316 123,960,000
1962 1,909,578 122,591,000
1961 1,850,084 121,236,000
1960 1,794,406 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 401,341 people (a 6.35% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Lebanon's population will grow by 18.4% to 7,014,112 people and will still be ranked 115th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.49M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Russia
2100 -0.31% -0.08%
2099 -0.3% -0.08%
2098 -0.33% -0.06%
2097 -0.33% -0.07%
2096 -0.29% -0.05%
2095 -0.3% -0.04%
2094 -0.28% -0.04%
2093 -0.23% -0.06%
2092 -0.23% -0.04%
2091 -0.18% -0.04%
2090 -0.14% -0.04%
2089 -0.13% -0.04%
2088 -0.15% -0.04%
2087 -0.05% -0.05%
2086 -0.11% -0.06%
2085 0.01% -0.06%
2084 -0.08% -0.06%
2083 -0.002% -0.07%
2082 -0.02% -0.07%
2081 -0.004% -0.08%
2080 0.03% -0.09%
2079 0.02% -0.11%
2078 0.09% -0.12%
2077 0.05% -0.12%
2076 0.08% -0.14%
2075 0.23% -0.15%
2074 0.19% -0.17%
2073 0.16% -0.18%
2072 0.17% -0.22%
2071 0.19% -0.21%
2070 0.16% -0.22%
2069 0.12% -0.22%
2068 0.18% -0.22%
2067 0.17% -0.24%
2066 0.21% -0.25%
2065 0.22% -0.26%
2064 0.24% -0.26%
2063 0.27% -0.25%
2062 0.25% -0.27%
2061 0.31% -0.25%
2060 0.28% -0.27%
2059 0.28% -0.27%
2058 0.32% -0.25%
2057 0.33% -0.26%
2056 0.3% -0.26%
2055 0.33% -0.24%
2054 0.31% -0.24%
2053 0.32% -0.2%
2052 0.38% -0.2%
2051 0.37% -0.18%
2050 0.38% -0.16%
2049 0.44% -0.15%
2048 0.57% -0.14%
2047 0.51% -0.13%
2046 0.57% -0.13%
2045 0.64% -0.15%
2044 0.54% -0.16%
2043 0.64% -0.16%
2042 0.72% -0.18%
2041 0.75% -0.19%
2040 0.8% -0.22%
2039 0.82% -0.23%
2038 0.86% -0.24%
2037 0.83% -0.25%
2036 0.74% -0.26%
2035 0.81% -0.27%
2034 0.76% -0.28%
2033 0.82% -0.28%
2032 0.89% -0.3%
2031 0.88% -0.28%
2030 0.88% -0.27%
2029 0.87% -0.26%
2028 0.84% -0.26%
2027 0.84% -0.23%
2026 0.8% -0.61%
2025 0.75% -0.11%
2024 0.56% -0.11%
2023 0.5% -0.28%
2022 0.46% -0.35%
2021 0.28% -0.34%
2020 -1.59% -0.14%
2019 -3.17% 0.04%
2018 -2.86% 0.07%
2017 -2.58% 0.19%
2016 -2.31% 0.26%
2015 1.98% 0.28%
2014 10.5% 0.3%
2013 9.7% 0.3%
2012 2.74% 0.25%
2011 1.09% 0.12%
2010 0.98% 0.04%
2009 1.36% 0.03%
2008 1.68% -0.04%
2007 1.96% -0.17%
2006 1.71% -0.33%
2005 1.56% -0.38%
2004 1.63% -0.4%
2003 1.39% -0.45%
2002 1.4% -0.46%
2001 1.68% -0.42%
2000 1.74% -0.42%
1999 1.77% -0.31%
1998 1.77% -0.17%
1997 1.82% -0.17%
1996 1.87% -0.15%
1995 1.82% -0.02%
1994 1.81% -0.03%
1993 1.96% -0.05%
1992 2.14% 0.1%
1991 2.05% 0.29%
1990 1.98% 0.17%
1989 2.04% 0.59%
1988 2.04% 0.65%
1987 2.58% 0.7%
1986 2.58% 0.72%
1985 2.05% 0.78%
1984 1.87% 0.76%
1983 1.31% 0.6%
1982 1.53% 0.63%
1981 2.18% 0.67%
1980 2.16% 0.71%
1979 2.12% 0.71%
1978 2.19% 0.71%
1977 1.31% 0.71%
1976 1.24% 0.71%
1975 2.2% 0.58%
1974 2.42% 0.58%
1973 2.52% 0.58%
1972 2.59% 0.57%
1971 2.52% 0.58%
1970 2.49% 0.57%
1969 2.73% 0.57%
1968 2.7% 0.57%
1967 2.72% 0.57%
1966 2.85% 0.57%
1965 2.87% 1.12%
1964 3.06% 1.12%
1963 3.18% 1.12%
1962 3.22% 1.12%
1961 3.1% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.75%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Russia
Current population
5921719
142643173
Population rank 115/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.72%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
5.67 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +119 -428
Annual growth/decline +43,459 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.75% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 166/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 -251,822
Net migration rank 133/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -251,822
2024 57,613 -17,267 -574,678 -178,042
2023 58,786 -34,193 -503,392 27,807
2022 60,909 -27,507 -576,948 765,629
2021 46,614 -27,290 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 59,903 -47,787 -697,177 334,094
2019 70,486 -266,992 -319,997 336,494
2018 77,165 -259,700 -232,637 339,972
2017 84,172 -253,664 -130,764 396,619
2016 91,551 -247,921 0 447,645
2015 97,385 -239,829 43,392 384,756
2014 92,285 301,111 28,848 264,698
2013 80,218 733,500 28,761 289,872
2012 77,248 124,427 0 285,977
2011 75,523 2,246 -128,716 309,377
2010 72,605 -40,915 -242,844 307,555
2009 69,004 -2,700 -257,014 350,206
2008 67,132 430 -356,856 360,840
2007 66,965 27,944 -471,257 365,717
2006 65,932 25,126 -686,638 308,370
2005 67,778 1,224 -846,761 263,541
2004 69,675 4,974 -792,370 261,519
2003 71,232 1,674 -896,822 256,804
2002 72,648 -21,543 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 73,160 -1,094 -963,445 259,614
2000 72,642 455 -967,540 550,401
1999 72,437 2,589 -927,453 375,468
1998 71,889 1,062 -694,053 528,135
1997 71,486 1,313 -769,159 541,387
1996 71,286 3,164 -785,248 587,171
1995 71,016 2,634 -845,742 723,875
1994 73,069 -4,850 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 75,278 -5,196 -757,140 507,229
1992 77,447 -970 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 79,274 1,159 103,876 125,505
1990 73,629 -6,595 325,533 299,863
1989 74,577 -1,827 576,112 89,400
1988 70,444 -1,916 778,343 269,862
1987 69,058 607 977,583 275,611
1986 67,162 33,549 985,279 283,553
1985 66,368 -1,108 762,447 280,614
1984 66,785 -2,785 756,548 247,026
1983 66,056 -14,558 906,676 200,159
1982 41,602 -12,981 830,855 107,520
1981 65,084 -1,799 713,700 36,686
1980 63,053 2,104 681,149 10,440
1979 61,184 -2,103 690,135 -5,791
1978 60,829 0 812,766 108,882
1977 60,232 0 832,932 122,316
1976 11,138 0 852,237 113,851
1975 55,423 0 843,850 80,069
1974 64,425 -3,831 883,186 -51,759
1973 63,420 482 846,561 -107,568
1972 62,216 294 872,050 -111,168
1971 61,278 3,042 854,999 -134,968
1970 60,593 -4,508 785,554 -264,464
1969 59,829 0 753,088 -64,643
1968 59,247 4,506 787,621 -83,221
1967 58,957 -3,434 854,554 -116,029
1966 58,546 2,864 989,279 -111,360
1965 58,195 -742 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 57,808 1,311 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 57,054 4,269 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 55,585 4,569 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 53,995 4,844 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 52,515 0 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 33.1% of the population change in Lebanon is from natural causes (a gain of 704,584 people) and 66.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,422,150 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 229K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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