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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Lebanon's population is 26.7 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Lebanon vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Samoa
2100 7,229,611 384,161
2099 7,252,189 382,854
2098 7,273,846 381,539
2097 7,298,208 380,191
2096 7,322,265 378,724
2095 7,343,287 377,198
2094 7,365,719 375,643
2093 7,386,532 374,011
2092 7,403,314 372,292
2091 7,420,036 370,495
2090 7,433,603 368,729
2089 7,444,239 366,876
2088 7,454,263 364,923
2087 7,465,163 362,970
2086 7,468,994 360,980
2085 7,477,406 358,958
2084 7,476,483 356,899
2083 7,482,841 354,766
2082 7,482,980 352,554
2081 7,484,110 350,260
2080 7,484,392 347,980
2079 7,482,168 345,610
2078 7,480,962 343,130
2077 7,474,272 340,587
2076 7,470,260 337,992
2075 7,464,057 335,365
2074 7,446,862 332,762
2073 7,432,591 330,070
2072 7,420,911 327,311
2071 7,408,401 324,429
2070 7,394,163 321,716
2069 7,382,479 318,960
2068 7,373,962 316,145
2067 7,361,021 313,447
2066 7,348,605 310,683
2065 7,332,917 308,047
2064 7,316,835 305,429
2063 7,299,642 302,831
2062 7,279,937 300,287
2061 7,262,112 297,894
2060 7,239,759 295,476
2059 7,219,520 293,072
2058 7,199,035 290,637
2057 7,176,342 288,344
2056 7,152,803 286,143
2055 7,131,059 283,928
2054 7,107,641 281,737
2053 7,085,759 279,498
2052 7,063,172 277,186
2051 7,036,781 274,775
2050 7,010,541 272,374
2049 6,983,849 269,906
2048 6,952,958 267,438
2047 6,913,262 264,962
2046 6,878,209 262,389
2045 6,839,423 259,755
2044 6,795,984 257,081
2043 6,759,252 254,546
2042 6,716,445 251,896
2041 6,668,251 249,251
2040 6,618,567 246,679
2039 6,565,787 244,169
2038 6,512,143 241,648
2037 6,456,654 239,306
2036 6,403,370 237,018
2035 6,356,407 234,803
2034 6,305,239 232,771
2033 6,257,900 230,885
2032 6,206,916 229,148
2031 6,152,022 227,434
2030 6,098,153 225,916
2029 6,044,795 224,499
2028 5,992,721 223,100
2027 5,942,870 221,828
2026 5,893,183 220,601
2025 5,846,443 219,378
2024 5,805,962 218,019
2023 5,773,493 216,663
2022 5,744,489 215,261
2021 5,718,122 213,779
2020 5,702,398 211,944
2019 5,794,594 209,780
2018 5,984,119 207,582
2017 6,160,128 205,415
2016 6,323,060 203,499
2015 6,472,469 201,782
2014 6,346,990 200,037
2013 5,743,436 198,268
2012 5,235,742 196,498
2011 5,096,020 194,713
2010 5,041,288 193,023
2009 4,992,287 191,513
2008 4,925,354 190,107
2007 4,844,118 188,753
2006 4,751,136 187,709
2005 4,671,102 186,978
2004 4,599,279 186,249
2003 4,525,508 185,430
2002 4,463,504 184,471
2001 4,401,918 183,166
2000 4,329,340 181,685
1999 4,255,277 180,275
1998 4,181,281 178,905
1997 4,108,405 177,547
1996 4,034,781 176,071
1995 3,960,735 174,571
1994 3,889,799 173,159
1993 3,820,647 171,774
1992 3,747,371 170,331
1991 3,668,912 169,368
1990 3,595,175 169,042
1989 3,525,285 168,768
1988 3,454,649 168,346
1987 3,385,555 167,661
1986 3,300,365 167,061
1985 3,217,376 166,849
1984 3,152,744 166,796
1983 3,094,996 166,714
1982 3,054,931 166,484
1981 3,008,981 165,678
1980 2,944,763 164,322
1979 2,882,635 162,882
1978 2,822,682 161,375
1977 2,762,155 159,753
1976 2,726,469 157,113
1975 2,693,191 153,344
1974 2,635,185 149,431
1973 2,572,935 146,516
1972 2,509,729 144,538
1971 2,446,314 142,503
1970 2,386,114 140,400
1969 2,328,159 138,233
1968 2,266,368 136,020
1967 2,206,731 133,764
1966 2,148,260 131,073
1965 2,088,831 127,978
1964 2,030,543 124,894
1963 1,970,316 121,764
1962 1,909,578 118,597
1961 1,850,084 115,496
1960 1,794,406 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Samoa
2100 -0.31% 0.34%
2099 -0.3% 0.34%
2098 -0.33% 0.35%
2097 -0.33% 0.39%
2096 -0.29% 0.4%
2095 -0.3% 0.41%
2094 -0.28% 0.44%
2093 -0.23% 0.46%
2092 -0.23% 0.48%
2091 -0.18% 0.48%
2090 -0.14% 0.51%
2089 -0.13% 0.54%
2088 -0.15% 0.54%
2087 -0.05% 0.55%
2086 -0.11% 0.56%
2085 0.01% 0.58%
2084 -0.08% 0.6%
2083 -0.002% 0.63%
2082 -0.02% 0.65%
2081 -0.004% 0.66%
2080 0.03% 0.69%
2079 0.02% 0.72%
2078 0.09% 0.75%
2077 0.05% 0.77%
2076 0.08% 0.78%
2075 0.23% 0.78%
2074 0.19% 0.82%
2073 0.16% 0.84%
2072 0.17% 0.89%
2071 0.19% 0.84%
2070 0.16% 0.86%
2069 0.12% 0.89%
2068 0.18% 0.86%
2067 0.17% 0.89%
2066 0.21% 0.86%
2065 0.22% 0.86%
2064 0.24% 0.86%
2063 0.27% 0.85%
2062 0.25% 0.8%
2061 0.31% 0.82%
2060 0.28% 0.82%
2059 0.28% 0.84%
2058 0.32% 0.8%
2057 0.33% 0.77%
2056 0.3% 0.78%
2055 0.33% 0.78%
2054 0.31% 0.8%
2053 0.32% 0.83%
2052 0.38% 0.88%
2051 0.37% 0.88%
2050 0.38% 0.91%
2049 0.44% 0.92%
2048 0.57% 0.93%
2047 0.51% 0.98%
2046 0.57% 1.01%
2045 0.64% 1.04%
2044 0.54% 1%
2043 0.64% 1.05%
2042 0.72% 1.06%
2041 0.75% 1.04%
2040 0.8% 1.03%
2039 0.82% 1.04%
2038 0.86% 0.98%
2037 0.83% 0.96%
2036 0.74% 0.94%
2035 0.81% 0.87%
2034 0.76% 0.82%
2033 0.82% 0.76%
2032 0.89% 0.75%
2031 0.88% 0.67%
2030 0.88% 0.63%
2029 0.87% 0.63%
2028 0.84% 0.57%
2027 0.84% 0.56%
2026 0.8% 0.56%
2025 0.7% 0.62%
2024 0.56% 0.63%
2023 0.5% 0.65%
2022 0.46% 0.69%
2021 0.28% 0.87%
2020 -1.59% 1.03%
2019 -3.17% 1.06%
2018 -2.86% 1.05%
2017 -2.58% 0.94%
2016 -2.31% 0.85%
2015 1.98% 0.87%
2014 10.5% 0.89%
2013 9.7% 0.9%
2012 2.74% 0.92%
2011 1.09% 0.88%
2010 0.98% 0.79%
2009 1.36% 0.74%
2008 1.68% 0.72%
2007 1.96% 0.56%
2006 1.71% 0.39%
2005 1.56% 0.39%
2004 1.63% 0.44%
2003 1.39% 0.52%
2002 1.4% 0.71%
2001 1.68% 0.82%
2000 1.74% 0.78%
1999 1.77% 0.77%
1998 1.77% 0.76%
1997 1.82% 0.84%
1996 1.87% 0.86%
1995 1.82% 0.82%
1994 1.81% 0.81%
1993 1.96% 0.85%
1992 2.14% 0.57%
1991 2.05% 0.19%
1990 1.98% 0.16%
1989 2.04% 0.25%
1988 2.04% 0.41%
1987 2.58% 0.36%
1986 2.58% 0.13%
1985 2.05% 0.03%
1984 1.87% 0.05%
1983 1.31% 0.14%
1982 1.53% 0.49%
1981 2.18% 0.83%
1980 2.16% 0.88%
1979 2.12% 0.93%
1978 2.19% 1.02%
1977 1.31% 1.68%
1976 1.24% 2.46%
1975 2.2% 2.62%
1974 2.42% 1.99%
1973 2.52% 1.37%
1972 2.59% 1.43%
1971 2.52% 1.5%
1970 2.49% 1.57%
1969 2.73% 1.63%
1968 2.7% 1.69%
1967 2.72% 2.05%
1966 2.85% 2.42%
1965 2.87% 2.47%
1964 3.06% 2.57%
1963 3.18% 2.67%
1962 3.22% 2.68%
1961 3.1% 2.67%

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/samoa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.56%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Samoa
Current population
5906622
220932
Population rank 115/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.003%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
5.64 minutes
1.59 hours
One death every
15.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline +89 +4
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 125/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -10,230 -2,815
Net migration rank 133/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -2,815
2024 - -17,267 - -2,754
2023 58,786 -34,193 4,170 -2,810
2022 60,909 -27,507 4,288 -2,837
2021 46,614 -27,290 4,379 -2,860
2020 59,903 -47,787 4,442 -2,299
2019 70,486 -266,992 4,495 -2,313
2018 77,165 -259,700 4,637 -2,425
2017 84,172 -253,664 4,661 -2,539
2016 91,551 -247,921 4,720 -3,008
2015 97,385 -239,829 4,795 -3,074
2014 92,285 301,111 4,849 -3,081
2013 80,218 733,500 4,875 -3,107
2012 77,248 124,427 4,863 -3,089
2011 75,523 2,246 4,860 -3,056
2010 72,605 -40,915 4,779 -3,197
2009 69,004 -2,700 4,525 -3,093
2008 67,132 430 4,581 -3,194
2007 66,965 27,944 4,480 -3,152
2006 65,932 25,126 4,473 -3,714
2005 67,778 1,224 4,503 -3,805
2004 69,675 4,974 4,554 -3,796
2003 71,232 1,674 4,622 -3,748
2002 72,648 -21,543 4,672 -3,624
2001 73,160 -1,094 4,759 -3,198
2000 72,642 455 4,855 -3,453
1999 72,437 2,589 4,937 -3,517
1998 71,889 1,062 5,022 -3,702
1997 71,486 1,313 5,053 -3,658
1996 71,286 3,164 5,038 -3,476
1995 71,016 2,634 4,976 -3,532
1994 73,069 -4,850 4,880 -3,505
1993 75,278 -5,196 4,769 -3,373
1992 77,447 -970 4,652 -3,161
1991 79,274 1,159 4,655 -4,227
1990 73,629 -6,595 4,759 -4,533
1989 74,577 -1,827 4,845 -4,527
1988 70,444 -1,916 4,889 -4,366
1987 69,058 607 4,909 -4,056
1986 67,162 33,549 4,983 -4,637
1985 66,368 -1,108 4,998 -4,920
1984 66,785 -2,785 4,979 -4,944
1983 66,056 -14,558 4,914 -4,789
1982 41,602 -12,981 4,808 -4,479
1981 65,084 -1,799 4,720 -3,440
1980 63,053 2,104 4,672 -3,240
1979 61,184 -2,103 4,624 -3,177
1978 60,829 0 4,587 -3,022
1977 60,232 0 4,555 -2,866
1976 11,138 0 4,519 -929
1975 55,423 0 4,465 -522
1974 64,425 -3,831 4,411 -526
1973 63,420 482 4,446 -2,501
1972 62,216 294 4,487 -2,483
1971 61,278 3,042 4,534 -2,463
1970 60,593 -4,508 4,567 -2,429
1969 59,829 0 4,592 -2,399
1968 59,247 4,506 4,605 -2,370
1967 58,957 -3,434 4,621 -2,333
1966 58,546 2,864 4,593 -1,503
1965 58,195 -742 4,605 -1,512
1964 57,808 1,311 4,326 -1,252
1963 57,054 4,269 4,544 -1,365
1962 55,585 4,569 4,498 -1,341
1961 53,995 4,844 4,399 -1,349
1960 52,515 0 4,298 -1,333

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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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