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Population in Lebanon compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,849,421 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,921,719 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 3.7 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of -0.72% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.92M (24.6% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Sri Lanka
2100 7,233,292 20,009,380
2099 7,255,882 20,121,095
2098 7,277,550 20,234,513
2097 7,301,925 20,345,619
2096 7,325,994 20,456,607
2095 7,347,027 20,566,246
2094 7,369,470 20,674,019
2093 7,390,293 20,780,946
2092 7,407,084 20,886,274
2091 7,423,815 20,990,047
2090 7,437,389 21,095,968
2089 7,448,030 21,198,788
2088 7,458,059 21,299,229
2087 7,468,965 21,398,269
2086 7,472,798 21,496,892
2085 7,481,214 21,594,661
2084 7,480,291 21,687,323
2083 7,486,652 21,778,597
2082 7,486,791 21,866,395
2081 7,487,921 21,954,337
2080 7,488,203 22,038,953
2079 7,485,978 22,122,744
2078 7,484,772 22,200,069
2077 7,478,078 22,274,355
2076 7,474,064 22,345,857
2075 7,467,858 22,414,609
2074 7,450,655 22,485,066
2073 7,436,376 22,550,427
2072 7,424,690 22,610,645
2071 7,412,173 22,669,042
2070 7,397,929 22,725,948
2069 7,386,238 22,779,050
2068 7,377,717 22,831,596
2067 7,364,770 22,885,941
2066 7,352,347 22,935,123
2065 7,336,652 22,985,942
2064 7,320,561 23,030,844
2063 7,303,359 23,071,114
2062 7,283,645 23,107,970
2061 7,265,811 23,139,924
2060 7,243,446 23,171,649
2059 7,223,197 23,199,387
2058 7,202,701 23,224,997
2057 7,179,997 23,247,211
2056 7,156,445 23,267,292
2055 7,134,691 23,278,653
2054 7,111,260 23,287,520
2053 7,089,367 23,297,347
2052 7,066,769 23,301,287
2051 7,040,364 23,302,108
2050 7,014,112 23,299,282
2049 6,987,405 23,293,630
2048 6,956,499 23,283,465
2047 6,916,783 23,267,251
2046 6,881,711 23,244,081
2045 6,842,906 23,212,221
2044 6,799,445 23,181,041
2043 6,762,695 23,144,217
2042 6,719,865 23,103,489
2041 6,671,647 23,056,478
2040 6,621,937 23,005,928
2039 6,569,131 22,948,866
2038 6,515,459 22,888,821
2037 6,459,942 22,822,943
2036 6,406,631 22,756,462
2035 6,359,644 22,685,766
2034 6,308,450 22,611,514
2033 6,261,087 22,532,374
2032 6,210,077 22,449,310
2031 6,155,155 22,364,063
2030 6,101,258 22,273,377
2029 6,047,874 22,181,300
2028 5,995,773 22,082,826
2027 5,945,897 21,979,196
2026 5,896,184 21,870,145
2025 5,849,421 21,756,000
2024 5,805,962 21,916,000
2023 5,773,493 22,037,000
2022 5,744,489 22,181,000
2021 5,718,122 22,156,000
2020 5,702,398 21,919,000
2019 5,794,594 21,803,000
2018 5,984,119 21,670,000
2017 6,160,128 21,453,000
2016 6,323,060 21,209,000
2015 6,472,469 20,970,000
2014 6,346,990 20,778,000
2013 5,743,436 20,585,000
2012 5,235,742 21,169,458
2011 5,096,020 21,009,048
2010 5,041,288 20,879,089
2009 4,992,287 20,756,435
2008 4,925,354 20,629,378
2007 4,844,118 20,492,545
2006 4,751,136 20,352,411
2005 4,671,102 20,216,524
2004 4,599,279 20,087,605
2003 4,525,508 19,951,521
2002 4,463,504 19,805,752
2001 4,401,918 19,600,362
2000 4,329,340 19,293,054
1999 4,255,277 18,944,731
1998 4,181,281 18,596,003
1997 4,108,405 18,248,200
1996 4,034,781 17,905,018
1995 3,960,735 17,564,068
1994 3,889,799 17,275,773
1993 3,820,647 17,025,918
1992 3,747,371 16,739,284
1991 3,668,912 16,475,354
1990 3,595,175 16,352,458
1989 3,525,285 16,248,557
1988 3,454,649 16,078,621
1987 3,385,555 15,916,576
1986 3,300,365 15,731,256
1985 3,217,376 15,544,154
1984 3,152,744 15,441,860
1983 3,094,996 15,388,794
1982 3,054,931 15,286,567
1981 3,008,981 15,099,414
1980 2,944,763 14,847,974
1979 2,882,635 14,579,614
1978 2,822,682 14,310,128
1977 2,762,155 14,049,371
1976 2,726,469 13,796,770
1975 2,693,191 13,548,984
1974 2,635,185 13,305,693
1973 2,572,935 13,060,916
1972 2,509,729 12,809,205
1971 2,446,314 12,551,910
1970 2,386,114 12,287,110
1969 2,328,159 12,013,858
1968 2,266,368 11,736,088
1967 2,206,731 11,457,328
1966 2,148,260 11,183,928
1965 2,088,831 10,916,965
1964 2,030,543 10,653,397
1963 1,970,316 10,395,040
1962 1,909,578 10,143,754
1961 1,850,084 9,899,372
1960 1,794,406 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 401,341 people (a 6.35% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Lebanon's population will grow by 18.4% to 7,014,112 people and will still be ranked 115th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.49M people compared to the peak of 23.3M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Sri Lanka
2100 -0.31% -0.56%
2099 -0.3% -0.56%
2098 -0.33% -0.55%
2097 -0.33% -0.54%
2096 -0.29% -0.53%
2095 -0.3% -0.52%
2094 -0.28% -0.51%
2093 -0.23% -0.5%
2092 -0.23% -0.49%
2091 -0.18% -0.5%
2090 -0.14% -0.49%
2089 -0.13% -0.47%
2088 -0.15% -0.46%
2087 -0.05% -0.46%
2086 -0.11% -0.45%
2085 0.01% -0.43%
2084 -0.08% -0.42%
2083 -0.002% -0.4%
2082 -0.02% -0.4%
2081 -0.004% -0.38%
2080 0.03% -0.38%
2079 0.02% -0.35%
2078 0.09% -0.33%
2077 0.05% -0.32%
2076 0.08% -0.31%
2075 0.23% -0.31%
2074 0.19% -0.29%
2073 0.16% -0.27%
2072 0.17% -0.26%
2071 0.19% -0.25%
2070 0.16% -0.23%
2069 0.12% -0.23%
2068 0.18% -0.24%
2067 0.17% -0.21%
2066 0.21% -0.22%
2065 0.22% -0.19%
2064 0.24% -0.17%
2063 0.27% -0.16%
2062 0.25% -0.14%
2061 0.31% -0.14%
2060 0.28% -0.12%
2059 0.28% -0.11%
2058 0.32% -0.1%
2057 0.33% -0.09%
2056 0.3% -0.05%
2055 0.33% -0.04%
2054 0.31% -0.04%
2053 0.32% -0.02%
2052 0.38% -0.004%
2051 0.37% 0.01%
2050 0.38% 0.02%
2049 0.44% 0.04%
2048 0.57% 0.07%
2047 0.51% 0.1%
2046 0.57% 0.14%
2045 0.64% 0.13%
2044 0.54% 0.16%
2043 0.64% 0.18%
2042 0.72% 0.2%
2041 0.75% 0.22%
2040 0.8% 0.25%
2039 0.82% 0.26%
2038 0.86% 0.29%
2037 0.83% 0.29%
2036 0.74% 0.31%
2035 0.81% 0.33%
2034 0.76% 0.35%
2033 0.82% 0.37%
2032 0.89% 0.38%
2031 0.88% 0.41%
2030 0.88% 0.42%
2029 0.87% 0.45%
2028 0.84% 0.47%
2027 0.84% 0.5%
2026 0.8% 0.52%
2025 0.75% -0.73%
2024 0.56% -0.55%
2023 0.5% -0.65%
2022 0.46% 0.11%
2021 0.28% 1.08%
2020 -1.59% 0.53%
2019 -3.17% 0.61%
2018 -2.86% 1.01%
2017 -2.58% 1.15%
2016 -2.31% 1.14%
2015 1.98% 0.92%
2014 10.5% 0.94%
2013 9.7% -2.76%
2012 2.74% 0.76%
2011 1.09% 0.62%
2010 0.98% 0.59%
2009 1.36% 0.62%
2008 1.68% 0.67%
2007 1.96% 0.69%
2006 1.71% 0.67%
2005 1.56% 0.64%
2004 1.63% 0.68%
2003 1.39% 0.74%
2002 1.4% 1.05%
2001 1.68% 1.59%
2000 1.74% 1.84%
1999 1.77% 1.88%
1998 1.77% 1.91%
1997 1.82% 1.92%
1996 1.87% 1.94%
1995 1.82% 1.67%
1994 1.81% 1.47%
1993 1.96% 1.71%
1992 2.14% 1.6%
1991 2.05% 0.75%
1990 1.98% 0.64%
1989 2.04% 1.06%
1988 2.04% 1.02%
1987 2.58% 1.18%
1986 2.58% 1.2%
1985 2.05% 0.66%
1984 1.87% 0.34%
1983 1.31% 0.67%
1982 1.53% 1.24%
1981 2.18% 1.69%
1980 2.16% 1.84%
1979 2.12% 1.88%
1978 2.19% 1.86%
1977 1.31% 1.83%
1976 1.24% 1.83%
1975 2.2% 1.83%
1974 2.42% 1.87%
1973 2.52% 1.97%
1972 2.59% 2.05%
1971 2.52% 2.16%
1970 2.49% 2.27%
1969 2.73% 2.37%
1968 2.7% 2.43%
1967 2.72% 2.44%
1966 2.85% 2.45%
1965 2.87% 2.47%
1964 3.06% 2.49%
1963 3.18% 2.48%
1962 3.22% 2.47%
1961 3.1% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.75%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Sri Lanka
Current population
5921719
21926160
Population rank 115/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.26%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
3.29 minutes
One birth every
5.67 minutes
2.37 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline +119 -438
Annual growth/decline +43,459 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.75% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 190/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 -30,724
Net migration rank 133/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -30,724
2024 57,613 -17,267 50,407 -27,245
2023 58,786 -34,193 66,111 -28,011
2022 60,909 -27,507 95,378 -27,435
2021 46,614 -27,290 121,858 -29,586
2020 59,903 -47,787 170,968 -29,875
2019 70,486 -266,992 172,243 -28,426
2018 77,165 -259,700 183,610 -28,607
2017 84,172 -253,664 187,993 -22,324
2016 91,551 -247,921 194,232 -18,388
2015 97,385 -239,829 201,815 -29,797
2014 92,285 301,111 211,541 -33,672
2013 80,218 733,500 221,021 -37,754
2012 77,248 124,427 229,138 -41,955
2011 75,523 2,246 224,461 -90,839
2010 72,605 -40,915 224,325 -98,060
2009 69,004 -2,700 200,175 -81,130
2008 67,132 430 232,225 -97,144
2007 66,965 27,944 248,287 -109,695
2006 65,932 25,126 248,706 -107,045
2005 67,778 1,224 248,683 -118,594
2004 69,675 4,974 212,527 -84,795
2003 71,232 1,674 252,008 -107,573
2002 72,648 -21,543 252,840 -105,718
2001 73,160 -1,094 244,377 19,273
2000 72,642 455 227,060 123,894
1999 72,437 2,589 206,876 138,799
1998 71,889 1,062 201,059 150,724
1997 71,486 1,313 208,193 135,636
1996 71,286 3,164 215,290 127,236
1995 71,016 2,634 221,957 117,416
1994 73,069 -4,850 228,904 8,323
1993 75,278 -5,196 226,257 36,232
1992 77,447 -970 222,230 88,542
1991 79,274 1,159 218,117 -1,047
1990 73,629 -6,595 224,454 -195,736
1989 74,577 -1,827 212,401 -33,305
1988 70,444 -1,916 219,184 -58,415
1987 69,058 607 226,414 -63,105
1986 67,162 33,549 233,782 -26,460
1985 66,368 -1,108 247,836 -80,950
1984 66,785 -2,785 263,175 -225,450
1983 66,056 -14,558 277,768 -209,362
1982 41,602 -12,981 300,030 -163,987
1981 65,084 -1,799 328,096 -89,824
1980 63,053 2,104 328,155 -63,541
1979 61,184 -2,103 329,791 -57,683
1978 60,829 0 317,055 -50,189
1977 60,232 0 300,038 -45,383
1976 11,138 0 291,816 -41,258
1975 55,423 0 282,496 -37,475
1974 64,425 -3,831 275,521 -33,979
1973 63,420 482 278,577 -30,582
1972 62,216 294 282,494 -27,071
1971 61,278 3,042 281,200 -22,021
1970 60,593 -4,508 286,719 -16,299
1969 59,829 0 286,218 -10,152
1968 59,247 4,506 286,642 -7,163
1967 58,957 -3,434 284,738 -6,696
1966 58,546 2,864 275,549 -6,794
1965 58,195 -742 272,422 -7,249
1964 57,808 1,311 269,584 -7,614
1963 57,054 4,269 262,880 -8,118
1962 55,585 4,569 256,719 -8,909
1961 53,995 4,844 251,087 -10,144
1960 52,515 0 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 33.1% of the population change in Lebanon is from natural causes (a gain of 704,584 people) and 66.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,422,150 people). In Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 229K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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