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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Lebanon's population is 1.1 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Lebanon vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Slovakia
2100 7,229,611 3,377,764
2099 7,252,189 3,399,869
2098 7,273,846 3,422,010
2097 7,298,208 3,444,161
2096 7,322,265 3,466,284
2095 7,343,287 3,488,595
2094 7,365,719 3,511,062
2093 7,386,532 3,533,742
2092 7,403,314 3,556,708
2091 7,420,036 3,580,021
2090 7,433,603 3,603,675
2089 7,444,239 3,627,811
2088 7,454,263 3,652,354
2087 7,465,163 3,677,451
2086 7,468,994 3,703,217
2085 7,477,406 3,729,670
2084 7,476,483 3,756,777
2083 7,482,841 3,784,617
2082 7,482,980 3,813,170
2081 7,484,110 3,842,528
2080 7,484,392 3,872,714
2079 7,482,168 3,903,653
2078 7,480,962 3,935,351
2077 7,474,272 3,967,981
2076 7,470,260 4,001,363
2075 7,464,057 4,035,465
2074 7,446,862 4,070,159
2073 7,432,591 4,105,475
2072 7,420,911 4,141,396
2071 7,408,401 4,177,582
2070 7,394,163 4,214,086
2069 7,382,479 4,250,775
2068 7,373,962 4,287,566
2067 7,361,021 4,324,173
2066 7,348,605 4,360,463
2065 7,332,917 4,396,562
2064 7,316,835 4,432,349
2063 7,299,642 4,467,634
2062 7,279,937 4,502,390
2061 7,262,112 4,536,423
2060 7,239,759 4,569,861
2059 7,219,520 4,602,562
2058 7,199,035 4,634,484
2057 7,176,342 4,665,491
2056 7,152,803 4,695,744
2055 7,131,059 4,725,147
2054 7,107,641 4,753,640
2053 7,085,759 4,781,680
2052 7,063,172 4,809,152
2051 7,036,781 4,836,056
2050 7,010,541 4,862,512
2049 6,983,849 4,888,649
2048 6,952,958 4,914,306
2047 6,913,262 4,939,719
2046 6,878,209 4,964,917
2045 6,839,423 4,989,905
2044 6,795,984 5,014,849
2043 6,759,252 5,039,628
2042 6,716,445 5,064,051
2041 6,668,251 5,088,319
2040 6,618,567 5,112,265
2039 6,565,787 5,135,696
2038 6,512,143 5,158,725
2037 6,456,654 5,181,188
2036 6,403,370 5,203,033
2035 6,356,407 5,224,142
2034 6,305,239 5,244,168
2033 6,257,900 5,263,308
2032 6,206,916 5,281,327
2031 6,152,022 5,298,206
2030 6,098,153 5,313,745
2029 6,044,795 5,327,761
2028 5,992,721 5,339,993
2027 5,942,870 5,350,648
2026 5,893,183 5,359,438
2025 5,846,443 5,396,894
2024 5,805,962 5,422,069
2023 5,773,493 5,426,740
2022 5,744,489 5,431,752
2021 5,718,122 5,447,247
2020 5,702,398 5,458,827
2019 5,794,594 5,454,147
2018 5,984,119 5,446,771
2017 6,160,128 5,439,232
2016 6,323,060 5,430,798
2015 6,472,469 5,423,801
2014 6,346,990 5,418,649
2013 5,743,436 5,413,393
2012 5,235,742 5,407,579
2011 5,096,020 5,398,384
2010 5,041,288 5,391,428
2009 4,992,287 5,386,406
2008 4,925,354 5,379,233
2007 4,844,118 5,374,622
2006 4,751,136 5,373,054
2005 4,671,102 5,372,807
2004 4,599,279 5,372,280
2003 4,525,508 5,373,374
2002 4,463,504 5,376,912
2001 4,401,918 5,378,867
2000 4,329,340 5,388,720
1999 4,255,277 5,396,020
1998 4,181,281 5,390,516
1997 4,108,405 5,383,291
1996 4,034,781 5,373,361
1995 3,960,735 5,361,999
1994 3,889,799 5,346,331
1993 3,820,647 5,325,305
1992 3,747,371 5,305,016
1991 3,668,912 5,303,294
1990 3,595,175 5,299,187
1989 3,525,285 5,275,942
1988 3,454,649 5,250,596
1987 3,385,555 5,222,840
1986 3,300,365 5,193,838
1985 3,217,376 5,161,768
1984 3,152,744 5,127,097
1983 3,094,996 5,091,971
1982 3,054,931 5,055,099
1981 3,008,981 5,016,105
1980 2,944,763 4,979,815
1979 2,882,635 4,938,973
1978 2,822,682 4,890,125
1977 2,762,155 4,840,501
1976 2,726,469 4,789,507
1975 2,693,191 4,739,105
1974 2,635,185 4,689,623
1973 2,572,935 4,641,445
1972 2,509,729 4,596,622
1971 2,446,314 4,557,449
1970 2,386,114 4,538,223
1969 2,328,159 4,518,607
1968 2,266,368 4,483,915
1967 2,206,731 4,449,367
1966 2,148,260 4,411,666
1965 2,088,831 4,370,983
1964 2,030,543 4,327,341
1963 1,970,316 4,282,017
1962 1,909,578 4,238,188
1961 1,850,084 4,191,667
1960 1,794,406 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Slovakia
2100 -0.31% -0.65%
2099 -0.3% -0.65%
2098 -0.33% -0.64%
2097 -0.33% -0.64%
2096 -0.29% -0.64%
2095 -0.3% -0.64%
2094 -0.28% -0.64%
2093 -0.23% -0.65%
2092 -0.23% -0.65%
2091 -0.18% -0.66%
2090 -0.14% -0.67%
2089 -0.13% -0.67%
2088 -0.15% -0.68%
2087 -0.05% -0.7%
2086 -0.11% -0.71%
2085 0.01% -0.72%
2084 -0.08% -0.74%
2083 -0.002% -0.75%
2082 -0.02% -0.76%
2081 -0.004% -0.78%
2080 0.03% -0.79%
2079 0.02% -0.81%
2078 0.09% -0.82%
2077 0.05% -0.83%
2076 0.08% -0.85%
2075 0.23% -0.85%
2074 0.19% -0.86%
2073 0.16% -0.87%
2072 0.17% -0.87%
2071 0.19% -0.87%
2070 0.16% -0.86%
2069 0.12% -0.86%
2068 0.18% -0.85%
2067 0.17% -0.83%
2066 0.21% -0.82%
2065 0.22% -0.81%
2064 0.24% -0.79%
2063 0.27% -0.77%
2062 0.25% -0.75%
2061 0.31% -0.73%
2060 0.28% -0.71%
2059 0.28% -0.69%
2058 0.32% -0.66%
2057 0.33% -0.64%
2056 0.3% -0.62%
2055 0.33% -0.6%
2054 0.31% -0.59%
2053 0.32% -0.57%
2052 0.38% -0.56%
2051 0.37% -0.54%
2050 0.38% -0.53%
2049 0.44% -0.52%
2048 0.57% -0.51%
2047 0.51% -0.51%
2046 0.57% -0.5%
2045 0.64% -0.5%
2044 0.54% -0.49%
2043 0.64% -0.48%
2042 0.72% -0.48%
2041 0.75% -0.47%
2040 0.8% -0.46%
2039 0.82% -0.45%
2038 0.86% -0.43%
2037 0.83% -0.42%
2036 0.74% -0.4%
2035 0.81% -0.38%
2034 0.76% -0.36%
2033 0.82% -0.34%
2032 0.89% -0.32%
2031 0.88% -0.29%
2030 0.88% -0.26%
2029 0.87% -0.23%
2028 0.84% -0.2%
2027 0.84% -0.16%
2026 0.8% -0.69%
2025 0.7% -0.46%
2024 0.56% -0.09%
2023 0.5% -0.09%
2022 0.46% -0.28%
2021 0.28% -0.21%
2020 -1.59% 0.09%
2019 -3.17% 0.14%
2018 -2.86% 0.14%
2017 -2.58% 0.16%
2016 -2.31% 0.13%
2015 1.98% 0.1%
2014 10.5% 0.1%
2013 9.7% 0.11%
2012 2.74% 0.17%
2011 1.09% 0.13%
2010 0.98% 0.09%
2009 1.36% 0.13%
2008 1.68% 0.09%
2007 1.96% 0.03%
2006 1.71% 0.005%
2005 1.56% 0.01%
2004 1.63% -0.02%
2003 1.39% -0.07%
2002 1.4% -0.04%
2001 1.68% -0.18%
2000 1.74% -0.14%
1999 1.77% 0.1%
1998 1.77% 0.13%
1997 1.82% 0.18%
1996 1.87% 0.21%
1995 1.82% 0.29%
1994 1.81% 0.39%
1993 1.96% 0.38%
1992 2.14% 0.03%
1991 2.05% 0.08%
1990 1.98% 0.44%
1989 2.04% 0.48%
1988 2.04% 0.53%
1987 2.58% 0.56%
1986 2.58% 0.62%
1985 2.05% 0.68%
1984 1.87% 0.69%
1983 1.31% 0.73%
1982 1.53% 0.78%
1981 2.18% 0.73%
1980 2.16% 0.83%
1979 2.12% 1%
1978 2.19% 1.03%
1977 1.31% 1.06%
1976 1.24% 1.06%
1975 2.2% 1.06%
1974 2.42% 1.04%
1973 2.52% 0.98%
1972 2.59% 0.86%
1971 2.52% 0.42%
1970 2.49% 0.43%
1969 2.73% 0.77%
1968 2.7% 0.78%
1967 2.72% 0.85%
1966 2.85% 0.93%
1965 2.87% 1.01%
1964 3.06% 1.06%
1963 3.18% 1.03%
1962 3.22% 1.11%
1961 3.1% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.56%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Slovakia
Current population
5906622
5359438
Population rank 115/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.06%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
5.64 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
15.3 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 -13
Annual growth/decline +32,469 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 172/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 -31,377
Net migration rank 133/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -31,377
2024 - -17,267 - -21,027
2023 58,786 -34,193 -5,427 4,933
2022 60,909 -27,507 -7,062 92,314
2021 46,614 -27,290 -16,886 -8,172
2020 59,903 -47,787 -2,184 4,350
2019 70,486 -266,992 3,818 3,128
2018 77,165 -259,700 3,268 3,446
2017 84,172 -253,664 4,351 3,279
2016 91,551 -247,921 5,431 3,487
2015 97,385 -239,829 2,170 2,549
2014 92,285 301,111 3,793 -1,158
2013 80,218 733,500 2,707 -1,181
2012 77,248 124,427 3,245 871
2011 75,523 2,246 9,177 -2,392
2010 72,605 -40,915 7,008 -1,814
2009 69,004 -2,700 8,619 -542
2008 67,132 430 4,303 -495
2007 66,965 27,944 537 -571
2006 65,932 25,126 537 -549
2005 67,778 1,224 537 -561
2004 69,675 4,974 1,611 -522
2003 71,232 1,674 -537 -646
2002 72,648 -21,543 -538 -580
2001 73,160 -1,094 -1,076 -860
2000 72,642 455 2,155 -831
1999 72,437 2,589 3,777 -119
1998 71,889 1,062 4,312 -12
1997 71,486 1,313 6,999 247
1996 71,286 3,164 9,135 246
1995 71,016 2,634 9,115 -30
1994 73,069 -4,850 14,970 -109
1993 75,278 -5,196 20,769 72
1992 77,447 -970 21,220 -201
1991 79,274 1,159 23,865 174
1990 73,629 -6,595 25,436 -9,402
1989 74,577 -1,827 26,380 -7,254
1988 70,444 -1,916 30,979 -6,500
1987 69,058 607 31,859 -6,401
1986 67,162 33,549 34,279 -6,143
1985 66,368 -1,108 37,680 -6,068
1984 66,785 -2,785 38,966 -6,276
1983 66,056 -14,558 39,717 -6,361
1982 41,602 -12,981 41,958 -6,088
1981 65,084 -1,799 43,640 -5,821
1980 63,053 2,104 44,320 -5,522
1979 61,184 -2,103 52,353 -4,712
1978 60,829 0 52,324 -4,689
1977 60,232 0 52,762 -4,621
1976 11,138 0 54,121 -4,432
1975 55,423 0 52,604 -4,652
1974 64,425 -3,831 52,524 -4,190
1973 63,420 482 49,199 -3,854
1972 62,216 294 46,426 -3,516
1971 61,278 3,042 40,105 -3,495
1970 60,593 -4,508 38,575 -4,919
1969 59,829 0 39,312 -8,998
1968 59,247 4,506 38,113 -8,881
1967 58,957 -3,434 41,824 -8,876
1966 58,546 2,864 45,440 -8,817
1965 58,195 -742 48,517 -8,707
1964 57,808 1,311 54,092 -8,608
1963 57,054 4,269 54,382 -8,548
1962 55,585 4,569 49,587 -9,019
1961 53,995 4,844 55,749 4,812
1960 52,515 0 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/slovakia | 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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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