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Population in Lebanon compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 8.74 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Lebanon vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon South Korea
2100 7,229,611 22,012,503
2099 7,252,189 22,335,528
2098 7,273,846 22,668,719
2097 7,298,208 23,009,661
2096 7,322,265 23,360,151
2095 7,343,287 23,722,747
2094 7,365,719 24,093,391
2093 7,386,532 24,473,038
2092 7,403,314 24,860,975
2091 7,420,036 25,255,379
2090 7,433,603 25,655,577
2089 7,444,239 26,060,945
2088 7,454,263 26,470,073
2087 7,465,163 26,884,813
2086 7,468,994 27,301,913
2085 7,477,406 27,723,736
2084 7,476,483 28,147,480
2083 7,482,841 28,578,182
2082 7,482,980 29,012,953
2081 7,484,110 29,456,022
2080 7,484,392 29,901,880
2079 7,482,168 30,352,062
2078 7,480,962 30,809,176
2077 7,474,272 31,273,700
2076 7,470,260 31,744,480
2075 7,464,057 32,221,226
2074 7,446,862 32,706,020
2073 7,432,591 33,196,556
2072 7,420,911 33,696,490
2071 7,408,401 34,203,935
2070 7,394,163 34,719,324
2069 7,382,479 35,241,850
2068 7,373,962 35,762,799
2067 7,361,021 36,292,307
2066 7,348,605 36,826,655
2065 7,332,917 37,368,086
2064 7,316,835 37,916,439
2063 7,299,642 38,469,051
2062 7,279,937 39,028,473
2061 7,262,112 39,584,621
2060 7,239,759 40,149,830
2059 7,219,520 40,712,514
2058 7,199,035 41,277,134
2057 7,176,342 41,833,887
2056 7,152,803 42,377,427
2055 7,131,059 42,909,302
2054 7,107,641 43,427,254
2053 7,085,759 43,938,741
2052 7,063,172 44,441,106
2051 7,036,781 44,923,604
2050 7,010,541 45,385,311
2049 6,983,849 45,832,153
2048 6,952,958 46,258,529
2047 6,913,262 46,668,898
2046 6,878,209 47,056,404
2045 6,839,423 47,433,205
2044 6,795,984 47,797,411
2043 6,759,252 48,144,730
2042 6,716,445 48,478,991
2041 6,668,251 48,806,273
2040 6,618,567 49,115,658
2039 6,565,787 49,412,830
2038 6,512,143 49,694,340
2037 6,456,654 49,957,504
2036 6,403,370 50,200,702
2035 6,356,407 50,426,000
2034 6,305,239 50,632,962
2033 6,257,900 50,821,090
2032 6,206,916 50,987,020
2031 6,152,022 51,134,940
2030 6,098,153 51,267,908
2029 6,044,795 51,385,868
2028 5,992,721 51,486,791
2027 5,942,870 51,576,746
2026 5,893,183 51,649,918
2025 5,846,443 51,710,062
2024 5,805,962 51,751,065
2023 5,773,493 51,712,619
2022 5,744,489 51,672,569
2021 5,718,122 51,769,539
2020 5,702,398 51,836,239
2019 5,794,594 51,764,822
2018 5,984,119 51,585,058
2017 6,160,128 51,361,911
2016 6,323,060 51,217,803
2015 6,472,469 51,014,947
2014 6,346,990 50,746,659
2013 5,743,436 50,428,893
2012 5,235,742 50,199,853
2011 5,096,020 49,936,638
2010 5,041,288 49,554,112
2009 4,992,287 49,307,835
2008 4,925,354 49,054,708
2007 4,844,118 48,683,638
2006 4,751,136 48,438,292
2005 4,671,102 48,184,561
2004 4,599,279 48,082,519
2003 4,525,508 47,892,330
2002 4,463,504 47,644,736
2001 4,401,918 47,370,164
2000 4,329,340 47,008,111
1999 4,255,277 46,616,677
1998 4,181,281 46,286,503
1997 4,108,405 45,953,580
1996 4,034,781 45,524,681
1995 3,960,735 45,092,991
1994 3,889,799 44,641,540
1993 3,820,647 44,194,628
1992 3,747,371 43,747,962
1991 3,668,912 43,295,704
1990 3,595,175 42,869,283
1989 3,525,285 42,449,038
1988 3,454,649 42,031,247
1987 3,385,555 41,621,690
1986 3,300,365 41,213,674
1985 3,217,376 40,805,744
1984 3,152,744 40,405,956
1983 3,094,996 39,910,403
1982 3,054,931 39,326,352
1981 3,008,981 38,723,248
1980 2,944,763 38,123,775
1979 2,882,635 37,534,236
1978 2,822,682 36,969,185
1977 2,762,155 36,411,795
1976 2,726,469 35,848,523
1975 2,693,191 35,280,725
1974 2,635,185 34,692,266
1973 2,572,935 34,103,149
1972 2,509,729 33,505,406
1971 2,446,314 32,882,704
1970 2,386,114 32,240,827
1969 2,328,159 31,544,266
1968 2,266,368 30,838,302
1967 2,206,731 30,130,983
1966 2,148,260 29,435,571
1965 2,088,831 28,704,674
1964 2,030,543 27,984,155
1963 1,970,316 27,261,747
1962 1,909,578 26,513,030
1961 1,850,084 25,765,673
1960 1,794,406 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon South Korea
2100 -0.31% -1.45%
2099 -0.3% -1.47%
2098 -0.33% -1.48%
2097 -0.33% -1.5%
2096 -0.29% -1.53%
2095 -0.3% -1.54%
2094 -0.28% -1.55%
2093 -0.23% -1.56%
2092 -0.23% -1.56%
2091 -0.18% -1.56%
2090 -0.14% -1.56%
2089 -0.13% -1.55%
2088 -0.15% -1.54%
2087 -0.05% -1.53%
2086 -0.11% -1.52%
2085 0.01% -1.51%
2084 -0.08% -1.51%
2083 -0.002% -1.5%
2082 -0.02% -1.5%
2081 -0.004% -1.49%
2080 0.03% -1.48%
2079 0.02% -1.48%
2078 0.09% -1.49%
2077 0.05% -1.48%
2076 0.08% -1.48%
2075 0.23% -1.48%
2074 0.19% -1.48%
2073 0.16% -1.48%
2072 0.17% -1.48%
2071 0.19% -1.48%
2070 0.16% -1.48%
2069 0.12% -1.46%
2068 0.18% -1.46%
2067 0.17% -1.45%
2066 0.21% -1.45%
2065 0.22% -1.45%
2064 0.24% -1.44%
2063 0.27% -1.43%
2062 0.25% -1.4%
2061 0.31% -1.41%
2060 0.28% -1.38%
2059 0.28% -1.37%
2058 0.32% -1.33%
2057 0.33% -1.28%
2056 0.3% -1.24%
2055 0.33% -1.19%
2054 0.31% -1.16%
2053 0.32% -1.13%
2052 0.38% -1.07%
2051 0.37% -1.02%
2050 0.38% -0.97%
2049 0.44% -0.92%
2048 0.57% -0.88%
2047 0.51% -0.82%
2046 0.57% -0.79%
2045 0.64% -0.76%
2044 0.54% -0.72%
2043 0.64% -0.69%
2042 0.72% -0.67%
2041 0.75% -0.63%
2040 0.8% -0.6%
2039 0.82% -0.57%
2038 0.86% -0.53%
2037 0.83% -0.48%
2036 0.74% -0.45%
2035 0.81% -0.41%
2034 0.76% -0.37%
2033 0.82% -0.33%
2032 0.89% -0.29%
2031 0.88% -0.26%
2030 0.88% -0.23%
2029 0.87% -0.2%
2028 0.84% -0.17%
2027 0.84% -0.14%
2026 0.8% -0.12%
2025 0.7% -0.08%
2024 0.56% 0.07%
2023 0.5% 0.08%
2022 0.46% -0.19%
2021 0.28% -0.13%
2020 -1.59% 0.14%
2019 -3.17% 0.35%
2018 -2.86% 0.43%
2017 -2.58% 0.28%
2016 -2.31% 0.4%
2015 1.98% 0.53%
2014 10.5% 0.63%
2013 9.7% 0.46%
2012 2.74% 0.53%
2011 1.09% 0.77%
2010 0.98% 0.5%
2009 1.36% 0.52%
2008 1.68% 0.76%
2007 1.96% 0.51%
2006 1.71% 0.53%
2005 1.56% 0.21%
2004 1.63% 0.4%
2003 1.39% 0.52%
2002 1.4% 0.58%
2001 1.68% 0.77%
2000 1.74% 0.84%
1999 1.77% 0.71%
1998 1.77% 0.72%
1997 1.82% 0.94%
1996 1.87% 0.96%
1995 1.82% 1.01%
1994 1.81% 1.01%
1993 1.96% 1.02%
1992 2.14% 1.04%
1991 2.05% 0.99%
1990 1.98% 0.99%
1989 2.04% 0.99%
1988 2.04% 0.98%
1987 2.58% 0.99%
1986 2.58% 1%
1985 2.05% 0.99%
1984 1.87% 1.24%
1983 1.31% 1.49%
1982 1.53% 1.56%
1981 2.18% 1.57%
1980 2.16% 1.57%
1979 2.12% 1.53%
1978 2.19% 1.53%
1977 1.31% 1.57%
1976 1.24% 1.61%
1975 2.2% 1.7%
1974 2.42% 1.73%
1973 2.52% 1.78%
1972 2.59% 1.89%
1971 2.52% 1.99%
1970 2.49% 2.21%
1969 2.73% 2.29%
1968 2.7% 2.35%
1967 2.72% 2.36%
1966 2.85% 2.55%
1965 2.87% 2.57%
1964 3.06% 2.65%
1963 3.18% 2.82%
1962 3.22% 2.9%
1961 3.1% 3.01%

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 South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Lebanon South Korea
Current population
5906622
51649918
Population rank 115/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.62%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
5.64 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
15.3 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 +105
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 160/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 +65,731
Net migration rank 133/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - 65,731
2024 - -17,267 - 75,963
2023 58,786 -34,193 -77,569 87,800
2022 60,909 -27,507 -124,014 87,800
2021 46,614 -27,290 -56,947 -16,778
2020 59,903 -47,787 -31,101 112,631
2019 70,486 -266,992 10,353 128,622
2018 77,165 -259,700 30,951 118,220
2017 84,172 -253,664 71,907 104,029
2016 91,551 -247,921 122,923 91,568
2015 97,385 -239,829 163,248 276,427
2014 92,285 301,111 167,464 308,037
2013 80,218 733,500 166,415 301,926
2012 77,248 124,427 215,859 281,866
2011 75,523 2,246 214,728 269,958
2010 72,605 -40,915 213,083 52,042
2009 69,004 -2,700 197,231 5,308
2008 67,132 430 215,841 -19,630
2007 66,965 27,944 248,286 -42,293
2006 65,932 25,126 203,441 -28,434
2005 67,778 1,224 187,920 -47,821
2004 69,675 4,974 225,988 -42,549
2003 71,232 1,674 244,251 -31,994
2002 72,648 -21,543 247,752 -18,105
2001 73,160 -1,094 312,643 -28,006
2000 72,642 455 390,167 -84,960
1999 72,437 2,589 368,272 -107,448
1998 71,889 1,062 393,436 -98,044
1997 71,486 1,313 422,773 -109,130
1996 71,286 3,164 446,142 -115,705
1995 71,016 2,634 468,967 -208,491
1994 73,069 -4,850 473,200 -208,309
1993 75,278 -5,196 477,302 -222,802
1992 77,447 -970 494,352 -265,849
1991 79,274 1,159 467,594 -270,754
1990 73,629 -6,595 411,546 79,294
1989 74,577 -1,827 403,266 186,120
1988 70,444 -1,916 399,297 192,534
1987 69,058 607 378,758 198,057
1986 67,162 33,549 395,651 189,782
1985 66,368 -1,108 416,219 97,949
1984 66,785 -2,785 436,384 101,394
1983 66,056 -14,558 514,844 102,167
1982 41,602 -12,981 605,626 48,638
1981 65,084 -1,799 631,189 18,442
1980 63,053 2,104 583,294 -148,341
1979 61,184 -2,103 623,068 -139,566
1978 60,829 0 499,084 -85,721
1977 60,232 0 578,947 -90,737
1976 11,138 0 530,558 -92,314
1975 55,423 0 603,300 -52,332
1974 64,425 -3,831 673,030 27,005
1973 63,420 482 699,115 35,779
1972 62,216 294 740,469 25,382
1971 61,278 3,042 789,185 -6,326
1970 60,593 -4,508 747,987 -27,999
1969 59,829 0 694,227 -21,175
1968 59,247 4,506 684,487 -16,868
1967 58,957 -3,434 692,169 -16,484
1966 58,546 2,864 623,534 -16,688
1965 58,195 -742 641,090 -146,386
1964 57,808 1,311 655,501 -102,284
1963 57,054 4,269 685,824 -80,226
1962 55,585 4,569 712,590 -94,606
1961 53,995 4,844 730,173 -93,179
1960 52,515 0 728,010 47,245

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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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