The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,898,001 people compared to 10,663,864 in Sweden.
Population statistics:
- Sweden's population is 1.81 times bigger than Lebanon's.
- Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
- The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.13% for Sweden.
- For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
- Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.9M (24.1% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.4% growth).
- Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.46M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2079 for Sweden.
Lebanon vs Sweden: live population counter
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| Current population |
5898001
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10663864
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| Population rank | 115/197 | 93/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
16.2 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
15.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | -17,267 | +50,115 |
| Daily growth/decline | +89 | +91 |
| Annual growth/decline | +32,469 | +33,077 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.56% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 130/197 | 149/197 |
Lebanon and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,794,406 | 7,484,656 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,850,084 | 7,519,998 | 3.1% | 0.47% |
| 1962 | 1,909,578 | 7,561,588 | 3.22% | 0.55% |
| 1963 | 1,970,316 | 7,604,328 | 3.18% | 0.57% |
| 1964 | 2,030,543 | 7,661,354 | 3.06% | 0.75% |
| 1965 | 2,088,831 | 7,733,853 | 2.87% | 0.95% |
| 1966 | 2,148,260 | 7,807,797 | 2.85% | 0.96% |
| 1967 | 2,206,731 | 7,867,931 | 2.72% | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 2,266,368 | 7,912,273 | 2.7% | 0.56% |
| 1969 | 2,328,159 | 7,968,072 | 2.73% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 2,386,114 | 8,042,801 | 2.49% | 0.94% |
| 1971 | 2,446,314 | 8,098,334 | 2.52% | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 2,509,729 | 8,122,300 | 2.59% | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 2,572,935 | 8,136,312 | 2.52% | 0.17% |
| 1974 | 2,635,185 | 8,159,955 | 2.42% | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 2,693,191 | 8,192,437 | 2.2% | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,726,469 | 8,222,286 | 1.24% | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 2,762,155 | 8,251,540 | 1.31% | 0.36% |
| 1978 | 2,822,682 | 8,275,599 | 2.19% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 2,882,635 | 8,293,678 | 2.12% | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 2,944,763 | 8,310,531 | 2.16% | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 3,008,981 | 8,320,503 | 2.18% | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 3,054,931 | 8,325,263 | 1.53% | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 3,094,996 | 8,329,033 | 1.31% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 3,152,744 | 8,336,605 | 1.87% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 3,217,376 | 8,350,386 | 2.05% | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 3,300,365 | 8,369,829 | 2.58% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 3,385,555 | 8,397,804 | 2.58% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 3,454,649 | 8,436,489 | 2.04% | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 3,525,285 | 8,492,964 | 2.04% | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 3,595,175 | 8,558,835 | 1.98% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 3,668,912 | 8,617,375 | 2.05% | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 3,747,371 | 8,668,067 | 2.14% | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 3,820,647 | 8,718,561 | 1.96% | 0.58% |
| 1994 | 3,889,799 | 8,780,745 | 1.81% | 0.71% |
| 1995 | 3,960,735 | 8,826,939 | 1.82% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 4,034,781 | 8,840,998 | 1.87% | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 4,108,405 | 8,846,062 | 1.82% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 4,181,281 | 8,850,974 | 1.77% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 4,255,277 | 8,857,874 | 1.77% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | 4,329,340 | 8,872,109 | 1.74% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 4,401,918 | 8,895,960 | 1.68% | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 4,463,504 | 8,924,958 | 1.4% | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 4,525,508 | 8,958,229 | 1.39% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 4,599,279 | 8,993,531 | 1.63% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 4,671,102 | 9,029,572 | 1.56% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,751,136 | 9,080,505 | 1.71% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 4,844,118 | 9,148,092 | 1.96% | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 4,925,354 | 9,219,637 | 1.68% | 0.78% |
| 2009 | 4,992,287 | 9,298,515 | 1.36% | 0.86% |
| 2010 | 5,041,288 | 9,378,126 | 0.98% | 0.86% |
| 2011 | 5,096,020 | 9,449,213 | 1.09% | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 5,235,742 | 9,519,374 | 2.74% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 5,743,436 | 9,600,379 | 9.7% | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 6,346,990 | 9,696,110 | 10.5% | 1% |
| 2015 | 6,472,469 | 9,799,186 | 1.98% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 6,323,060 | 9,923,085 | -2.31% | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 6,160,128 | 10,057,698 | -2.58% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 5,984,119 | 10,175,214 | -2.86% | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 5,794,594 | 10,278,887 | -3.17% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | 5,702,398 | 10,353,442 | -1.59% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 5,718,122 | 10,415,811 | 0.28% | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,744,489 | 10,486,941 | 0.46% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | 5,773,493 | 10,536,632 | 0.5% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 5,805,962 | 10,569,709 | 0.56% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 5,849,420 | 10,619,177 | 0.75% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 5,897,459 | 10,663,427 | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 5,947,070 | 10,703,497 | 0.84% | 0.38% |
| 2028 | 5,997,844 | 10,740,420 | 0.85% | 0.34% |
| 2029 | 6,050,384 | 10,773,692 | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 6,103,809 | 10,803,699 | 0.88% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 6,158,003 | 10,830,583 | 0.89% | 0.25% |
| 2032 | 6,210,753 | 10,855,855 | 0.86% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 6,259,744 | 10,880,544 | 0.79% | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 6,308,826 | 10,903,924 | 0.78% | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 6,357,723 | 10,926,433 | 0.78% | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 6,407,678 | 10,949,062 | 0.79% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 6,461,872 | 10,971,259 | 0.85% | 0.2% |
| 2038 | 6,516,253 | 10,993,203 | 0.84% | 0.2% |
| 2039 | 6,569,272 | 11,015,926 | 0.81% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 6,620,323 | 11,039,663 | 0.78% | 0.22% |
| 2041 | 6,669,091 | 11,063,604 | 0.74% | 0.22% |
| 2042 | 6,714,435 | 11,088,299 | 0.68% | 0.22% |
| 2043 | 6,754,071 | 11,113,927 | 0.59% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 6,794,014 | 11,139,125 | 0.59% | 0.23% |
| 2045 | 6,834,985 | 11,163,492 | 0.6% | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 6,871,777 | 11,186,803 | 0.54% | 0.21% |
| 2047 | 6,909,022 | 11,209,183 | 0.54% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 6,944,194 | 11,230,526 | 0.51% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 6,972,877 | 11,250,663 | 0.41% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 6,999,259 | 11,269,877 | 0.38% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost -425,059 (a 6.72% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 740,779 (a 7.47% growth).
Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Lebanon's population will grow by 18.7% to 6,999,259 people and will still be ranked 115th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.68% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Population differences between Lebanon and Sweden
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| Life expectancy | 78.2 years | 83.7 years |
| Average age | 33.2 years | 41.9 years |
| Median age | 29.6 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.6:51.4 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.24 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,470 ppl/mi² | 67.2 ppl/mi² |
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