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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 24 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 1.78% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Lebanon vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Russia
2100 7,229,611 124,983,377
2099 7,252,189 125,086,144
2098 7,273,846 125,186,329
2097 7,298,208 125,264,415
2096 7,322,265 125,354,177
2095 7,343,287 125,422,006
2094 7,365,719 125,474,373
2093 7,386,532 125,529,632
2092 7,403,314 125,604,261
2091 7,420,036 125,652,742
2090 7,433,603 125,707,894
2089 7,444,239 125,760,026
2088 7,454,263 125,810,124
2087 7,465,163 125,858,116
2086 7,468,994 125,926,035
2085 7,477,406 126,001,913
2084 7,476,483 126,076,414
2083 7,482,841 126,151,046
2082 7,482,980 126,234,371
2081 7,484,110 126,317,768
2080 7,484,392 126,414,511
2079 7,482,168 126,534,688
2078 7,480,962 126,674,591
2077 7,474,272 126,830,956
2076 7,470,260 126,982,766
2075 7,464,057 127,165,304
2074 7,446,862 127,362,143
2073 7,432,591 127,576,856
2072 7,420,911 127,802,632
2071 7,408,401 128,080,998
2070 7,394,163 128,353,977
2069 7,382,479 128,642,208
2068 7,373,962 128,920,237
2067 7,361,021 129,203,483
2066 7,348,605 129,511,983
2065 7,332,917 129,842,007
2064 7,316,835 130,177,089
2063 7,299,642 130,522,107
2062 7,279,937 130,851,664
2061 7,262,112 131,200,160
2060 7,239,759 131,526,812
2059 7,219,520 131,884,461
2058 7,199,035 132,247,211
2057 7,176,342 132,584,941
2056 7,152,803 132,925,501
2055 7,131,059 133,271,436
2054 7,107,641 133,595,068
2053 7,085,759 133,914,243
2052 7,063,172 134,180,223
2051 7,036,781 134,443,510
2050 7,010,541 134,687,487
2049 6,983,849 134,909,323
2048 6,952,958 135,117,641
2047 6,913,262 135,311,492
2046 6,878,209 135,482,008
2045 6,839,423 135,664,379
2044 6,795,984 135,863,165
2043 6,759,252 136,085,277
2042 6,716,445 136,307,658
2041 6,668,251 136,557,818
2040 6,618,567 136,821,807
2039 6,565,787 137,122,219
2038 6,512,143 137,433,644
2037 6,456,654 137,770,811
2036 6,403,370 138,118,955
2035 6,356,407 138,478,809
2034 6,305,239 138,852,689
2033 6,257,900 139,237,595
2032 6,206,916 139,635,142
2031 6,152,022 140,058,187
2030 6,098,153 140,453,528
2029 6,044,795 140,840,370
2028 5,992,721 141,214,141
2027 5,942,870 141,580,416
2026 5,893,183 141,906,741
2025 5,846,443 142,772,403
2024 5,805,962 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/russia | CC BY

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 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M 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 0.7% -0.53%
2024 0.56% -0.2%
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 (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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Russia
Current population
5906622
141906741
Population rank 115/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.71%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
5.64 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
15.3 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +89 -801
Annual growth/decline +32,469 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 177/197
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 - -17,267 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 863K
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 (1960–2024, 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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