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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Lebanon's population is 2.78 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Lebanon vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Slovenia
2100 7,229,611 1,640,541
2099 7,252,189 1,644,752
2098 7,273,846 1,648,834
2097 7,298,208 1,653,196
2096 7,322,265 1,657,434
2095 7,343,287 1,661,656
2094 7,365,719 1,665,825
2093 7,386,532 1,670,076
2092 7,403,314 1,674,280
2091 7,420,036 1,678,462
2090 7,433,603 1,682,998
2089 7,444,239 1,687,376
2088 7,454,263 1,691,788
2087 7,465,163 1,696,409
2086 7,468,994 1,701,325
2085 7,477,406 1,706,189
2084 7,476,483 1,711,157
2083 7,482,841 1,716,396
2082 7,482,980 1,721,709
2081 7,484,110 1,727,302
2080 7,484,392 1,733,405
2079 7,482,168 1,739,518
2078 7,480,962 1,746,152
2077 7,474,272 1,752,783
2076 7,470,260 1,759,639
2075 7,464,057 1,766,867
2074 7,446,862 1,774,528
2073 7,432,591 1,782,697
2072 7,420,911 1,790,658
2071 7,408,401 1,798,960
2070 7,394,163 1,807,483
2069 7,382,479 1,816,607
2068 7,373,962 1,825,849
2067 7,361,021 1,834,865
2066 7,348,605 1,844,034
2065 7,332,917 1,853,651
2064 7,316,835 1,863,550
2063 7,299,642 1,873,173
2062 7,279,937 1,882,832
2061 7,262,112 1,892,739
2060 7,239,759 1,902,939
2059 7,219,520 1,912,861
2058 7,199,035 1,922,175
2057 7,176,342 1,932,119
2056 7,152,803 1,941,469
2055 7,131,059 1,950,861
2054 7,107,641 1,959,953
2053 7,085,759 1,968,641
2052 7,063,172 1,977,227
2051 7,036,781 1,985,279
2050 7,010,541 1,993,115
2049 6,983,849 2,000,477
2048 6,952,958 2,007,283
2047 6,913,262 2,014,140
2046 6,878,209 2,020,756
2045 6,839,423 2,027,366
2044 6,795,984 2,033,871
2043 6,759,252 2,040,173
2042 6,716,445 2,046,339
2041 6,668,251 2,052,041
2040 6,618,567 2,057,278
2039 6,565,787 2,062,718
2038 6,512,143 2,067,922
2037 6,456,654 2,073,705
2036 6,403,370 2,079,201
2035 6,356,407 2,084,471
2034 6,305,239 2,089,430
2033 6,257,900 2,094,601
2032 6,206,916 2,099,622
2031 6,152,022 2,104,690
2030 6,098,153 2,109,416
2029 6,044,795 2,113,874
2028 5,992,721 2,118,053
2027 5,942,870 2,121,324
2026 5,893,183 2,124,138
2025 5,846,443 2,126,340
2024 5,805,962 2,127,400
2023 5,773,493 2,120,461
2022 5,744,489 2,112,076
2021 5,718,122 2,108,079
2020 5,702,398 2,102,419
2019 5,794,594 2,088,385
2018 5,984,119 2,073,894
2017 6,160,128 2,066,388
2016 6,323,060 2,065,042
2015 6,472,469 2,063,531
2014 6,346,990 2,061,980
2013 5,743,436 2,059,953
2012 5,235,742 2,057,159
2011 5,096,020 2,052,843
2010 5,041,288 2,048,583
2009 4,992,287 2,039,669
2008 4,925,354 2,021,316
2007 4,844,118 2,018,122
2006 4,751,136 2,006,868
2005 4,671,102 2,000,474
2004 4,599,279 1,997,012
2003 4,525,508 1,995,733
2002 4,463,504 1,994,530
2001 4,401,918 1,992,060
2000 4,329,340 1,988,925
1999 4,255,277 1,983,045
1998 4,181,281 1,981,629
1997 4,108,405 1,985,956
1996 4,034,781 1,988,628
1995 3,960,735 1,989,872
1994 3,889,799 1,989,443
1993 3,820,647 1,991,746
1992 3,747,371 1,996,498
1991 3,668,912 1,999,429
1990 3,595,175 1,998,161
1989 3,525,285 1,996,351
1988 3,454,649 1,995,196
1987 3,385,555 1,989,776
1986 3,300,365 1,965,964
1985 3,217,376 1,941,641
1984 3,152,744 1,932,154
1983 3,094,996 1,922,321
1982 3,054,931 1,910,334
1981 3,008,981 1,906,531
1980 2,944,763 1,901,315
1979 2,882,635 1,882,599
1978 2,822,682 1,862,548
1977 2,762,155 1,842,377
1976 2,726,469 1,820,249
1975 2,693,191 1,793,581
1974 2,635,185 1,776,132
1973 2,572,935 1,766,697
1972 2,509,729 1,752,233
1971 2,446,314 1,738,335
1970 2,386,114 1,724,891
1969 2,328,159 1,713,874
1968 2,266,368 1,704,546
1967 2,206,731 1,689,528
1966 2,148,260 1,669,905
1965 2,088,831 1,649,160
1964 2,030,543 1,632,114
1963 1,970,316 1,616,971
1962 1,909,578 1,603,649
1961 1,850,084 1,594,131
1960 1,794,406 1,584,720

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Slovenia
2100 -0.31% -0.26%
2099 -0.3% -0.25%
2098 -0.33% -0.26%
2097 -0.33% -0.26%
2096 -0.29% -0.25%
2095 -0.3% -0.25%
2094 -0.28% -0.25%
2093 -0.23% -0.25%
2092 -0.23% -0.25%
2091 -0.18% -0.27%
2090 -0.14% -0.26%
2089 -0.13% -0.26%
2088 -0.15% -0.27%
2087 -0.05% -0.29%
2086 -0.11% -0.29%
2085 0.01% -0.29%
2084 -0.08% -0.31%
2083 -0.002% -0.31%
2082 -0.02% -0.32%
2081 -0.004% -0.35%
2080 0.03% -0.35%
2079 0.02% -0.38%
2078 0.09% -0.38%
2077 0.05% -0.39%
2076 0.08% -0.41%
2075 0.23% -0.43%
2074 0.19% -0.46%
2073 0.16% -0.44%
2072 0.17% -0.46%
2071 0.19% -0.47%
2070 0.16% -0.5%
2069 0.12% -0.51%
2068 0.18% -0.49%
2067 0.17% -0.5%
2066 0.21% -0.52%
2065 0.22% -0.53%
2064 0.24% -0.51%
2063 0.27% -0.51%
2062 0.25% -0.52%
2061 0.31% -0.54%
2060 0.28% -0.52%
2059 0.28% -0.48%
2058 0.32% -0.51%
2057 0.33% -0.48%
2056 0.3% -0.48%
2055 0.33% -0.46%
2054 0.31% -0.44%
2053 0.32% -0.43%
2052 0.38% -0.41%
2051 0.37% -0.39%
2050 0.38% -0.37%
2049 0.44% -0.34%
2048 0.57% -0.34%
2047 0.51% -0.33%
2046 0.57% -0.33%
2045 0.64% -0.32%
2044 0.54% -0.31%
2043 0.64% -0.3%
2042 0.72% -0.28%
2041 0.75% -0.25%
2040 0.8% -0.26%
2039 0.82% -0.25%
2038 0.86% -0.28%
2037 0.83% -0.26%
2036 0.74% -0.25%
2035 0.81% -0.24%
2034 0.76% -0.25%
2033 0.82% -0.24%
2032 0.89% -0.24%
2031 0.88% -0.22%
2030 0.88% -0.21%
2029 0.87% -0.2%
2028 0.84% -0.15%
2027 0.84% -0.13%
2026 0.8% -0.1%
2025 0.7% -0.05%
2024 0.56% 0.33%
2023 0.5% 0.4%
2022 0.46% 0.19%
2021 0.28% 0.27%
2020 -1.59% 0.67%
2019 -3.17% 0.7%
2018 -2.86% 0.36%
2017 -2.58% 0.07%
2016 -2.31% 0.07%
2015 1.98% 0.08%
2014 10.5% 0.1%
2013 9.7% 0.14%
2012 2.74% 0.21%
2011 1.09% 0.21%
2010 0.98% 0.44%
2009 1.36% 0.91%
2008 1.68% 0.16%
2007 1.96% 0.56%
2006 1.71% 0.32%
2005 1.56% 0.17%
2004 1.63% 0.06%
2003 1.39% 0.06%
2002 1.4% 0.12%
2001 1.68% 0.16%
2000 1.74% 0.3%
1999 1.77% 0.07%
1998 1.77% -0.22%
1997 1.82% -0.13%
1996 1.87% -0.06%
1995 1.82% 0.02%
1994 1.81% -0.12%
1993 1.96% -0.24%
1992 2.14% -0.15%
1991 2.05% 0.06%
1990 1.98% 0.09%
1989 2.04% 0.06%
1988 2.04% 0.27%
1987 2.58% 1.21%
1986 2.58% 1.25%
1985 2.05% 0.49%
1984 1.87% 0.51%
1983 1.31% 0.63%
1982 1.53% 0.2%
1981 2.18% 0.27%
1980 2.16% 0.99%
1979 2.12% 1.08%
1978 2.19% 1.09%
1977 1.31% 1.22%
1976 1.24% 1.49%
1975 2.2% 0.98%
1974 2.42% 0.53%
1973 2.52% 0.83%
1972 2.59% 0.8%
1971 2.52% 0.78%
1970 2.49% 0.64%
1969 2.73% 0.55%
1968 2.7% 0.89%
1967 2.72% 1.18%
1966 2.85% 1.26%
1965 2.87% 1.04%
1964 3.06% 0.94%
1963 3.18% 0.83%
1962 3.22% 0.6%
1961 3.1% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Slovenia
Current population
5906622
2124138
Population rank 115/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.03%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
5.64 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
15.3 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 +19
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 148/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -10,230 +2,711
Net migration rank 133/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - 2,711
2024 - -17,267 - 3,319
2023 58,786 -34,193 -4,665 5,339
2022 60,909 -27,507 -4,858 9,014
2021 46,614 -27,290 -4,216 2,477
2020 59,903 -47,787 -5,256 28,514
2019 70,486 -266,992 -1,254 16,352
2018 77,165 -259,700 -1,037 14,640
2017 84,172 -253,664 -207 1,359
2016 91,551 -247,921 826 1,195
2015 97,385 -239,829 826 712
2014 92,285 301,111 2,268 -70
2013 80,218 733,500 1,648 639
2012 77,248 124,427 2,674 1,117
2011 75,523 2,246 3,285 2,190
2010 72,605 -40,915 3,687 -410
2009 69,004 -2,700 3,060 11,594
2008 67,132 430 3,437 2,971
2007 66,965 27,944 1,211 14,191
2006 65,932 25,126 602 6,081
2005 67,778 1,224 -600 6,317
2004 69,675 4,974 -599 1,759
2003 71,232 1,674 -1,996 3,218
2002 72,648 -21,543 -1,197 1,975
2001 73,160 -1,094 -996 4,527
2000 72,642 455 -398 3,124
1999 72,437 2,589 -1,388 10,291
1998 71,889 1,062 -1,189 -5,280
1997 71,486 1,313 -794 -1,298
1996 71,286 3,164 0 -2,456
1995 71,016 2,634 0 356
1994 73,069 -4,850 199 -153
1993 75,278 -5,196 -199 -4,641
1992 77,447 -970 598 -5,547
1991 79,274 1,159 2,199 -3,325
1990 73,629 -6,595 3,797 618
1989 74,577 -1,827 4,592 -2,718
1988 70,444 -1,916 5,986 -3,023
1987 69,058 607 5,771 2,972
1986 67,162 33,549 6,094 32,700
1985 66,368 -1,108 6,213 3,404
1984 66,785 -2,785 5,990 3,280
1983 66,056 -14,558 6,343 3,613
1982 41,602 -12,981 9,170 -8,695
1981 65,084 -1,799 10,485 -5,016
1980 63,053 2,104 11,027 3,128
1979 61,184 -2,103 12,614 2,107
1978 60,829 0 11,920 2,113
1977 60,232 0 12,160 2,584
1976 11,138 0 12,196 2,226
1975 55,423 0 11,658 2,421
1974 64,425 -3,831 11,367 3,145
1973 63,420 482 11,837 2,175
1972 62,216 294 10,513 2,924
1971 61,278 3,042 10,951 2,286
1970 60,593 -4,508 10,004 260
1969 59,829 0 9,427 685
1968 59,247 4,506 11,250 438
1967 58,957 -3,434 13,516 -192
1966 58,546 2,864 15,697 -1,262
1965 58,195 -742 14,513 -1,421
1964 57,808 1,311 12,567 -349
1963 57,054 4,269 14,068 -180
1962 55,585 4,569 13,150 148
1961 53,995 4,844 14,985 -306
1960 52,515 0 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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