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

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The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,849,421 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,921,719 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.15 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of -0.72% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.92M (24.6% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Lebanon vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Sudan
2100 7,233,292 138,786,562
2099 7,255,882 138,200,726
2098 7,277,550 137,581,716
2097 7,301,925 136,936,850
2096 7,325,994 136,293,310
2095 7,347,027 135,619,411
2094 7,369,470 134,962,748
2093 7,390,293 134,241,761
2092 7,407,084 133,476,598
2091 7,423,815 132,717,036
2090 7,437,389 131,929,843
2089 7,448,030 131,106,299
2088 7,458,059 130,258,636
2087 7,468,965 129,375,710
2086 7,472,798 128,473,461
2085 7,481,214 127,558,118
2084 7,480,291 126,607,392
2083 7,486,652 125,651,327
2082 7,486,791 124,696,076
2081 7,487,921 123,744,490
2080 7,488,203 122,770,063
2079 7,485,978 121,779,815
2078 7,484,772 120,751,900
2077 7,478,078 119,717,424
2076 7,474,064 118,681,140
2075 7,467,858 117,612,837
2074 7,450,655 116,516,833
2073 7,436,376 115,406,797
2072 7,424,690 114,272,123
2071 7,412,173 113,124,997
2070 7,397,929 111,982,729
2069 7,386,238 110,816,409
2068 7,377,717 109,652,769
2067 7,364,770 108,433,341
2066 7,352,347 107,199,808
2065 7,336,652 105,978,161
2064 7,320,561 104,726,820
2063 7,303,359 103,455,672
2062 7,283,645 102,156,918
2061 7,265,811 100,859,967
2060 7,243,446 99,547,905
2059 7,223,197 98,233,054
2058 7,202,701 96,897,205
2057 7,179,997 95,551,255
2056 7,156,445 94,198,924
2055 7,134,691 92,819,157
2054 7,111,260 91,429,774
2053 7,089,367 90,049,799
2052 7,066,769 88,658,871
2051 7,040,364 87,267,085
2050 7,014,112 85,869,620
2049 6,987,405 84,466,974
2048 6,956,499 83,095,662
2047 6,916,783 81,727,967
2046 6,881,711 80,356,627
2045 6,842,906 78,980,614
2044 6,799,445 77,616,012
2043 6,762,695 76,252,103
2042 6,719,865 74,901,092
2041 6,671,647 73,546,861
2040 6,621,937 72,207,474
2039 6,569,131 70,876,908
2038 6,515,459 69,547,797
2037 6,459,942 68,201,884
2036 6,406,631 66,863,109
2035 6,359,644 65,516,233
2034 6,308,450 64,168,801
2033 6,261,087 62,823,562
2032 6,210,077 61,491,227
2031 6,155,155 60,168,709
2030 6,101,258 58,846,984
2029 6,047,874 57,534,918
2028 5,995,773 56,242,802
2027 5,945,897 54,955,096
2026 5,896,184 53,313,722
2025 5,849,421 51,662,147
2024 5,805,962 50,448,963
2023 5,773,493 50,042,791
2022 5,744,489 49,383,346
2021 5,718,122 48,066,924
2020 5,702,398 46,789,231
2019 5,794,594 45,548,175
2018 5,984,119 44,230,596
2017 6,160,128 42,714,306
2016 6,323,060 41,259,892
2015 6,472,469 40,024,431
2014 6,346,990 38,823,318
2013 5,743,436 37,785,849
2012 5,235,742 36,923,178
2011 5,096,020 36,140,806
2010 5,041,288 35,414,399
2009 4,992,287 34,569,113
2008 4,925,354 33,623,980
2007 4,844,118 32,764,135
2006 4,751,136 31,992,435
2005 4,671,102 31,262,444
2004 4,599,279 30,556,637
2003 4,525,508 29,896,035
2002 4,463,504 29,228,727
2001 4,401,918 28,516,770
2000 4,329,340 27,816,745
1999 4,255,277 27,130,613
1998 4,181,281 26,458,999
1997 4,108,405 25,799,821
1996 4,034,781 25,231,528
1995 3,960,735 24,672,143
1994 3,889,799 24,043,948
1993 3,820,647 23,445,592
1992 3,747,371 22,927,355
1991 3,668,912 22,470,676
1990 3,595,175 22,021,481
1989 3,525,285 21,578,022
1988 3,454,649 21,138,431
1987 3,385,555 20,704,904
1986 3,300,365 20,288,238
1985 3,217,376 19,905,872
1984 3,152,744 19,546,528
1983 3,094,996 19,109,770
1982 3,054,931 18,486,645
1981 3,008,981 17,780,572
1980 2,944,763 17,058,905
1979 2,882,635 16,355,352
1978 2,822,682 15,695,003
1977 2,762,155 15,086,614
1976 2,726,469 14,569,716
1975 2,693,191 14,064,798
1974 2,635,185 13,580,723
1973 2,572,935 13,049,315
1972 2,509,729 12,527,856
1971 2,446,314 12,105,539
1970 2,386,114 11,695,771
1969 2,328,159 11,298,936
1968 2,266,368 10,917,999
1967 2,206,731 10,550,597
1966 2,148,260 10,197,578
1965 2,088,831 9,858,030
1964 2,030,543 9,531,109
1963 1,970,316 9,218,077
1962 1,909,578 8,919,028
1961 1,850,084 8,634,941
1960 1,794,406 8,364,489

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 401,341 people (a 6.35% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.49M people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Sudan
2100 -0.31% 0.42%
2099 -0.3% 0.45%
2098 -0.33% 0.47%
2097 -0.33% 0.47%
2096 -0.29% 0.5%
2095 -0.3% 0.49%
2094 -0.28% 0.54%
2093 -0.23% 0.57%
2092 -0.23% 0.57%
2091 -0.18% 0.6%
2090 -0.14% 0.63%
2089 -0.13% 0.65%
2088 -0.15% 0.68%
2087 -0.05% 0.7%
2086 -0.11% 0.72%
2085 0.01% 0.75%
2084 -0.08% 0.76%
2083 -0.002% 0.77%
2082 -0.02% 0.77%
2081 -0.004% 0.79%
2080 0.03% 0.81%
2079 0.02% 0.85%
2078 0.09% 0.86%
2077 0.05% 0.87%
2076 0.08% 0.91%
2075 0.23% 0.94%
2074 0.19% 0.96%
2073 0.16% 0.99%
2072 0.17% 1.01%
2071 0.19% 1.02%
2070 0.16% 1.05%
2069 0.12% 1.06%
2068 0.18% 1.12%
2067 0.17% 1.15%
2066 0.21% 1.15%
2065 0.22% 1.19%
2064 0.24% 1.23%
2063 0.27% 1.27%
2062 0.25% 1.29%
2061 0.31% 1.32%
2060 0.28% 1.34%
2059 0.28% 1.38%
2058 0.32% 1.41%
2057 0.33% 1.44%
2056 0.3% 1.49%
2055 0.33% 1.52%
2054 0.31% 1.53%
2053 0.32% 1.57%
2052 0.38% 1.59%
2051 0.37% 1.63%
2050 0.38% 1.66%
2049 0.44% 1.65%
2048 0.57% 1.67%
2047 0.51% 1.71%
2046 0.57% 1.74%
2045 0.64% 1.76%
2044 0.54% 1.79%
2043 0.64% 1.8%
2042 0.72% 1.84%
2041 0.75% 1.85%
2040 0.8% 1.88%
2039 0.82% 1.91%
2038 0.86% 1.97%
2037 0.83% 2%
2036 0.74% 2.06%
2035 0.81% 2.1%
2034 0.76% 2.14%
2033 0.82% 2.17%
2032 0.89% 2.2%
2031 0.88% 2.25%
2030 0.88% 2.28%
2029 0.87% 2.3%
2028 0.84% 2.34%
2027 0.84% 3.08%
2026 0.8% 3.2%
2025 0.75% 2.4%
2024 0.56% 0.81%
2023 0.5% 1.34%
2022 0.46% 2.74%
2021 0.28% 2.73%
2020 -1.59% 2.72%
2019 -3.17% 2.98%
2018 -2.86% 3.55%
2017 -2.58% 3.53%
2016 -2.31% 3.09%
2015 1.98% 3.09%
2014 10.5% 2.75%
2013 9.7% 2.34%
2012 2.74% 2.16%
2011 1.09% 2.05%
2010 0.98% 2.45%
2009 1.36% 2.81%
2008 1.68% 2.62%
2007 1.96% 2.41%
2006 1.71% 2.34%
2005 1.56% 2.31%
2004 1.63% 2.21%
2003 1.39% 2.28%
2002 1.4% 2.5%
2001 1.68% 2.52%
2000 1.74% 2.53%
1999 1.77% 2.54%
1998 1.77% 2.55%
1997 1.82% 2.25%
1996 1.87% 2.27%
1995 1.82% 2.61%
1994 1.81% 2.55%
1993 1.96% 2.26%
1992 2.14% 2.03%
1991 2.05% 2.04%
1990 1.98% 2.06%
1989 2.04% 2.08%
1988 2.04% 2.09%
1987 2.58% 2.05%
1986 2.58% 1.92%
1985 2.05% 1.84%
1984 1.87% 2.29%
1983 1.31% 3.37%
1982 1.53% 3.97%
1981 2.18% 4.23%
1980 2.16% 4.3%
1979 2.12% 4.21%
1978 2.19% 4.03%
1977 1.31% 3.55%
1976 1.24% 3.59%
1975 2.2% 3.56%
1974 2.42% 4.07%
1973 2.52% 4.16%
1972 2.59% 3.49%
1971 2.52% 3.5%
1970 2.49% 3.51%
1969 2.73% 3.49%
1968 2.7% 3.48%
1967 2.72% 3.46%
1966 2.85% 3.44%
1965 2.87% 3.43%
1964 3.06% 3.4%
1963 3.18% 3.35%
1962 3.22% 3.29%
1961 3.1% 3.23%

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 Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Sudan
Current population
5921719
54156832
Population rank 115/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.65%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
5.67 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +119 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +43,459 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +0.75% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 30/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 +291,469
Net migration rank 133/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - 291,469
2024 57,613 -17,267 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 58,786 -34,193 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 60,909 -27,507 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 46,614 -27,290 1,293,817 31,664
2020 59,903 -47,787 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 70,486 -266,992 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 77,165 -259,700 1,257,387 125,499
2017 84,172 -253,664 1,208,046 441,623
2016 91,551 -247,921 1,174,422 84,728
2015 97,385 -239,829 1,145,259 66,476
2014 92,285 301,111 1,097,962 92,504
2013 80,218 733,500 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 77,248 124,427 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 75,523 2,246 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 72,605 -40,915 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 69,004 -2,700 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 67,132 430 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 66,965 27,944 992,819 -201,769
2006 65,932 25,126 963,740 -211,387
2005 67,778 1,224 907,017 -199,378
2004 69,675 4,974 889,382 -185,392
2003 71,232 1,674 898,226 -281,001
2002 72,648 -21,543 897,965 -180,603
2001 73,160 -1,094 880,284 -173,745
2000 72,642 455 858,536 -165,030
1999 72,437 2,589 835,840 -157,090
1998 71,889 1,062 814,752 -150,271
1997 71,486 1,313 802,245 -148,368
1996 71,286 3,164 792,926 -310,221
1995 71,016 2,634 780,700 -144,670
1994 73,069 -4,850 764,645 -144,324
1993 75,278 -5,196 743,249 -166,861
1992 77,447 -970 731,177 -271,093
1991 79,274 1,159 714,612 -261,341
1990 73,629 -6,595 699,953 -254,825
1989 74,577 -1,827 683,743 -241,979
1988 70,444 -1,916 672,604 -235,213
1987 69,058 607 658,416 -228,756
1986 67,162 33,549 649,649 -245,968
1985 66,368 -1,108 583,382 -222,315
1984 66,785 -2,785 577,405 -219,755
1983 66,056 -14,558 570,198 -54,325
1982 41,602 -12,981 606,362 124,007
1981 65,084 -1,799 585,087 96,697
1980 63,053 2,104 552,930 208,602
1979 61,184 -2,103 524,942 120,613
1978 60,829 0 497,987 177,153
1977 60,232 0 483,089 58,540
1976 11,138 0 470,019 22,147
1975 55,423 0 454,813 62,843
1974 64,425 -3,831 444,456 6,023
1973 63,420 482 439,201 173,143
1972 62,216 294 428,340 2,238
1971 61,278 3,042 417,641 -3,577
1970 60,593 -4,508 401,013 4,479
1969 59,829 0 385,712 2,476
1968 59,247 4,506 370,917 2,776
1967 58,957 -3,434 356,599 4,508
1966 58,546 2,864 342,118 2,813
1965 58,195 -742 327,799 6,367
1964 57,808 1,311 315,166 4,505
1963 57,054 4,269 302,132 4,263
1962 55,585 4,569 287,317 4,387
1961 53,995 4,844 272,562 3,904
1960 52,515 0 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/sudan | CC BY

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 229K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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