The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,898,001 people compared to 6,494,317 in Serbia.
Population statistics:
- Serbia's population is 1.1 times bigger than Lebanon's.
- Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.08% for Serbia.
- For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
- Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.9M (24.1% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).
- Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.46M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.
Lebanon vs Serbia: live population counter
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| Current population |
5898001
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6494317
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| Population rank | 115/197 | 110/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
16.2 minutes
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14.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.64 minutes
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8.63 minutes
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| One death every |
15.3 minutes
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5.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
30.4 minutes
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -17,267 | -8,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +89 | -101 |
| Annual growth/decline | +32,469 | -36,707 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.56% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 130/197 | 189/197 |
Lebanon and Serbia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,794,406 | 6,638,992 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,850,084 | 6,689,077 | 3.1% | 0.75% |
| 1962 | 1,909,578 | 6,740,264 | 3.22% | 0.77% |
| 1963 | 1,970,316 | 6,787,950 | 3.18% | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 2,030,543 | 6,832,855 | 3.06% | 0.66% |
| 1965 | 2,088,831 | 6,876,624 | 2.87% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 2,148,260 | 6,927,969 | 2.85% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 2,206,731 | 6,966,522 | 2.72% | 0.56% |
| 1968 | 2,266,368 | 7,007,586 | 2.7% | 0.59% |
| 1969 | 2,328,159 | 7,123,249 | 2.73% | 1.65% |
| 1970 | 2,386,114 | 7,164,993 | 2.49% | 0.59% |
| 1971 | 2,446,314 | 7,211,716 | 2.52% | 0.65% |
| 1972 | 2,509,729 | 7,252,012 | 2.59% | 0.56% |
| 1973 | 2,572,935 | 7,283,902 | 2.52% | 0.44% |
| 1974 | 2,635,185 | 7,326,043 | 2.42% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 2,693,191 | 7,368,717 | 2.2% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 2,726,469 | 7,418,973 | 1.24% | 0.68% |
| 1977 | 2,762,155 | 7,462,783 | 1.31% | 0.59% |
| 1978 | 2,822,682 | 7,504,017 | 2.19% | 0.55% |
| 1979 | 2,882,635 | 7,541,997 | 2.12% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 2,944,763 | 7,709,544 | 2.16% | 2.22% |
| 1981 | 3,008,981 | 7,736,787 | 2.18% | 0.35% |
| 1982 | 3,054,931 | 7,763,335 | 1.53% | 0.34% |
| 1983 | 3,094,996 | 7,788,100 | 1.31% | 0.32% |
| 1984 | 3,152,744 | 7,813,549 | 1.87% | 0.33% |
| 1985 | 3,217,376 | 7,835,902 | 2.05% | 0.29% |
| 1986 | 3,300,365 | 7,853,824 | 2.58% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 3,385,555 | 7,868,027 | 2.58% | 0.18% |
| 1988 | 3,454,649 | 7,884,218 | 2.04% | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 3,525,285 | 7,893,787 | 2.04% | 0.12% |
| 1990 | 3,595,175 | 7,897,937 | 1.98% | 0.05% |
| 1991 | 3,668,912 | 7,595,636 | 2.05% | -3.83% |
| 1992 | 3,747,371 | 7,604,063 | 2.14% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 3,820,647 | 7,614,328 | 1.96% | 0.13% |
| 1994 | 3,889,799 | 7,622,711 | 1.81% | 0.11% |
| 1995 | 3,960,735 | 7,628,264 | 1.82% | 0.07% |
| 1996 | 4,034,781 | 7,622,185 | 1.87% | -0.08% |
| 1997 | 4,108,405 | 7,598,538 | 1.82% | -0.31% |
| 1998 | 4,181,281 | 7,567,745 | 1.77% | -0.41% |
| 1999 | 4,255,277 | 7,540,401 | 1.77% | -0.36% |
| 2000 | 4,329,340 | 7,516,346 | 1.74% | -0.32% |
| 2001 | 4,401,918 | 7,503,433 | 1.68% | -0.17% |
| 2002 | 4,463,504 | 7,500,031 | 1.4% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 4,525,508 | 7,480,591 | 1.39% | -0.26% |
| 2004 | 4,599,279 | 7,463,157 | 1.63% | -0.23% |
| 2005 | 4,671,102 | 7,440,769 | 1.56% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4,751,136 | 7,411,569 | 1.71% | -0.39% |
| 2007 | 4,844,118 | 7,381,579 | 1.96% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,925,354 | 7,350,222 | 1.68% | -0.42% |
| 2009 | 4,992,287 | 7,320,807 | 1.36% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5,041,288 | 7,291,436 | 0.98% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,096,020 | 7,236,519 | 1.09% | -0.75% |
| 2012 | 5,235,742 | 7,201,497 | 2.74% | -0.48% |
| 2013 | 5,743,436 | 7,166,553 | 9.7% | -0.49% |
| 2014 | 6,346,990 | 7,131,787 | 10.5% | -0.49% |
| 2015 | 6,472,469 | 7,095,383 | 1.98% | -0.51% |
| 2016 | 6,323,060 | 7,058,322 | -2.31% | -0.52% |
| 2017 | 6,160,128 | 7,020,858 | -2.58% | -0.53% |
| 2018 | 5,984,119 | 6,982,604 | -2.86% | -0.54% |
| 2019 | 5,794,594 | 6,945,235 | -3.17% | -0.54% |
| 2020 | 5,702,398 | 6,899,126 | -1.59% | -0.66% |
| 2021 | 5,718,122 | 6,834,326 | 0.28% | -0.94% |
| 2022 | 5,744,489 | 6,664,449 | 0.46% | -2.49% |
| 2023 | 5,773,493 | 6,623,183 | 0.5% | -0.62% |
| 2024 | 5,805,962 | 6,586,476 | 0.56% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 5,849,420 | 6,540,343 | 0.75% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 5,897,459 | 6,494,317 | 0.82% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 5,947,070 | 6,450,876 | 0.84% | -0.67% |
| 2028 | 5,997,844 | 6,406,817 | 0.85% | -0.68% |
| 2029 | 6,050,384 | 6,362,434 | 0.88% | -0.69% |
| 2030 | 6,103,809 | 6,317,577 | 0.88% | -0.71% |
| 2031 | 6,158,003 | 6,272,283 | 0.89% | -0.72% |
| 2032 | 6,210,753 | 6,226,709 | 0.86% | -0.73% |
| 2033 | 6,259,744 | 6,180,715 | 0.79% | -0.74% |
| 2034 | 6,308,826 | 6,134,487 | 0.78% | -0.75% |
| 2035 | 6,357,723 | 6,088,161 | 0.78% | -0.76% |
| 2036 | 6,407,678 | 6,041,698 | 0.79% | -0.76% |
| 2037 | 6,461,872 | 5,995,050 | 0.85% | -0.77% |
| 2038 | 6,516,253 | 5,948,216 | 0.84% | -0.78% |
| 2039 | 6,569,272 | 5,901,240 | 0.81% | -0.79% |
| 2040 | 6,620,323 | 5,854,364 | 0.78% | -0.79% |
| 2041 | 6,669,091 | 5,807,677 | 0.74% | -0.8% |
| 2042 | 6,714,435 | 5,761,194 | 0.68% | -0.8% |
| 2043 | 6,754,071 | 5,715,301 | 0.59% | -0.8% |
| 2044 | 6,794,014 | 5,670,062 | 0.59% | -0.79% |
| 2045 | 6,834,985 | 5,625,371 | 0.6% | -0.79% |
| 2046 | 6,871,777 | 5,581,251 | 0.54% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 6,909,022 | 5,537,712 | 0.54% | -0.78% |
| 2048 | 6,944,194 | 5,494,697 | 0.51% | -0.78% |
| 2049 | 6,972,877 | 5,452,075 | 0.41% | -0.78% |
| 2050 | 6,999,259 | 5,409,870 | 0.38% | -0.77% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost -425,059 (a 6.72% decline), while Serbia's population decreased by -564,005 (a 7.99% decline).
Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Lebanon's population will grow by 18.7% to 6,999,259 people and will still be ranked 115th. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,409,870 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.
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Population differences between Lebanon and Serbia
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 77.3 years |
| Average age | 33.2 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 29.6 years | 45.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 47.4:52.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,470 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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