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

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The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,849,421 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,921,719 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 12.1 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of -0.72% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.92M (24.6% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Lebanon vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Thailand
2100 7,233,292 45,708,431
2099 7,255,882 46,053,146
2098 7,277,550 46,403,189
2097 7,301,925 46,757,918
2096 7,325,994 47,118,652
2095 7,347,027 47,484,043
2094 7,369,470 47,853,561
2093 7,390,293 48,226,682
2092 7,407,084 48,605,235
2091 7,423,815 48,984,504
2090 7,437,389 49,368,049
2089 7,448,030 49,756,629
2088 7,458,059 50,142,276
2087 7,468,965 50,532,164
2086 7,472,798 50,925,294
2085 7,481,214 51,321,960
2084 7,480,291 51,724,454
2083 7,486,652 52,127,592
2082 7,486,791 52,533,368
2081 7,487,921 52,938,345
2080 7,488,203 53,347,733
2079 7,485,978 53,762,492
2078 7,484,772 54,177,529
2077 7,478,078 54,595,112
2076 7,474,064 55,015,291
2075 7,467,858 55,438,108
2074 7,450,655 55,867,914
2073 7,436,376 56,300,358
2072 7,424,690 56,735,274
2071 7,412,173 57,172,515
2070 7,397,929 57,616,731
2069 7,386,238 58,061,962
2068 7,377,717 58,512,248
2067 7,364,770 58,962,990
2066 7,352,347 59,413,893
2065 7,336,652 59,873,261
2064 7,320,561 60,331,851
2063 7,303,359 60,792,306
2062 7,283,645 61,257,068
2061 7,265,811 61,720,030
2060 7,243,446 62,187,380
2059 7,223,197 62,651,158
2058 7,202,701 63,113,332
2057 7,179,997 63,572,746
2056 7,156,445 64,027,520
2055 7,134,691 64,473,146
2054 7,111,260 64,912,210
2053 7,089,367 65,338,122
2052 7,066,769 65,758,061
2051 7,040,364 66,162,612
2050 7,014,112 66,552,915
2049 6,987,405 66,931,487
2048 6,956,499 67,291,479
2047 6,916,783 67,636,461
2046 6,881,711 67,967,131
2045 6,842,906 68,281,902
2044 6,799,445 68,579,656
2043 6,762,695 68,864,788
2042 6,719,865 69,133,982
2041 6,671,647 69,390,832
2040 6,621,937 69,626,857
2039 6,569,131 69,848,522
2038 6,515,459 70,056,903
2037 6,459,942 70,250,371
2036 6,406,631 70,429,677
2035 6,359,644 70,599,021
2034 6,308,450 70,751,094
2033 6,261,087 70,891,510
2032 6,210,077 71,019,665
2031 6,155,155 71,134,882
2030 6,101,258 71,241,584
2029 6,047,874 71,337,147
2028 5,995,773 71,423,119
2027 5,945,897 71,499,411
2026 5,896,184 71,565,981
2025 5,849,421 71,619,863
2024 5,805,962 71,668,011
2023 5,773,493 71,702,435
2022 5,744,489 71,735,329
2021 5,718,122 71,727,332
2020 5,702,398 71,641,484
2019 5,794,594 71,522,271
2018 5,984,119 71,376,079
2017 6,160,128 71,160,187
2016 6,323,060 70,859,841
2015 6,472,469 70,540,795
2014 6,346,990 70,216,367
2013 5,743,436 69,845,114
2012 5,235,742 69,436,098
2011 5,096,020 69,007,208
2010 5,041,288 68,579,447
2009 4,992,287 68,121,080
2008 4,925,354 67,619,830
2007 4,844,118 67,102,394
2006 4,751,136 66,567,687
2005 4,671,102 66,017,420
2004 4,599,279 65,452,047
2003 4,525,508 64,868,166
2002 4,463,504 64,266,437
2001 4,401,918 63,651,141
2000 4,329,340 63,007,815
1999 4,255,277 62,299,043
1998 4,181,281 61,522,630
1997 4,108,405 60,724,584
1996 4,034,781 59,920,064
1995 3,960,735 59,098,232
1994 3,889,799 58,260,854
1993 3,820,647 57,408,198
1992 3,747,371 56,528,834
1991 3,668,912 55,637,434
1990 3,595,175 54,738,329
1989 3,525,285 53,848,956
1988 3,454,649 52,969,595
1987 3,385,555 52,074,105
1986 3,300,365 51,177,834
1985 3,217,376 50,270,753
1984 3,152,744 49,351,708
1983 3,094,996 48,423,309
1982 3,054,931 47,494,577
1981 3,008,981 46,575,855
1980 2,944,763 45,650,022
1979 2,882,635 44,718,434
1978 2,822,682 43,788,976
1977 2,762,155 42,843,974
1976 2,726,469 41,896,504
1975 2,693,191 40,940,005
1974 2,635,185 39,952,891
1973 2,572,935 38,947,787
1972 2,509,729 37,933,929
1971 2,446,314 36,937,387
1970 2,386,114 35,954,408
1969 2,328,159 34,973,782
1968 2,266,368 34,002,560
1967 2,206,731 33,037,801
1966 2,148,260 32,086,071
1965 2,088,831 31,149,337
1964 2,030,543 30,232,141
1963 1,970,316 29,342,322
1962 1,909,578 28,481,040
1961 1,850,084 27,650,334
1960 1,794,406 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 401,341 people (a 6.35% decline), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 people (a 1% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.49M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Thailand
2100 -0.31% -0.75%
2099 -0.3% -0.75%
2098 -0.33% -0.76%
2097 -0.33% -0.77%
2096 -0.29% -0.77%
2095 -0.3% -0.77%
2094 -0.28% -0.77%
2093 -0.23% -0.78%
2092 -0.23% -0.77%
2091 -0.18% -0.78%
2090 -0.14% -0.78%
2089 -0.13% -0.77%
2088 -0.15% -0.77%
2087 -0.05% -0.77%
2086 -0.11% -0.77%
2085 0.01% -0.78%
2084 -0.08% -0.77%
2083 -0.002% -0.77%
2082 -0.02% -0.76%
2081 -0.004% -0.77%
2080 0.03% -0.77%
2079 0.02% -0.77%
2078 0.09% -0.76%
2077 0.05% -0.76%
2076 0.08% -0.76%
2075 0.23% -0.77%
2074 0.19% -0.77%
2073 0.16% -0.77%
2072 0.17% -0.76%
2071 0.19% -0.77%
2070 0.16% -0.77%
2069 0.12% -0.77%
2068 0.18% -0.76%
2067 0.17% -0.76%
2066 0.21% -0.77%
2065 0.22% -0.76%
2064 0.24% -0.76%
2063 0.27% -0.76%
2062 0.25% -0.75%
2061 0.31% -0.75%
2060 0.28% -0.74%
2059 0.28% -0.73%
2058 0.32% -0.72%
2057 0.33% -0.71%
2056 0.3% -0.69%
2055 0.33% -0.68%
2054 0.31% -0.65%
2053 0.32% -0.64%
2052 0.38% -0.61%
2051 0.37% -0.59%
2050 0.38% -0.57%
2049 0.44% -0.53%
2048 0.57% -0.51%
2047 0.51% -0.49%
2046 0.57% -0.46%
2045 0.64% -0.43%
2044 0.54% -0.41%
2043 0.64% -0.39%
2042 0.72% -0.37%
2041 0.75% -0.34%
2040 0.8% -0.32%
2039 0.82% -0.3%
2038 0.86% -0.28%
2037 0.83% -0.25%
2036 0.74% -0.24%
2035 0.81% -0.21%
2034 0.76% -0.2%
2033 0.82% -0.18%
2032 0.89% -0.16%
2031 0.88% -0.15%
2030 0.88% -0.13%
2029 0.87% -0.12%
2028 0.84% -0.11%
2027 0.84% -0.09%
2026 0.8% -0.08%
2025 0.75% -0.07%
2024 0.56% -0.05%
2023 0.5% -0.05%
2022 0.46% 0.01%
2021 0.28% 0.12%
2020 -1.59% 0.17%
2019 -3.17% 0.2%
2018 -2.86% 0.3%
2017 -2.58% 0.42%
2016 -2.31% 0.45%
2015 1.98% 0.46%
2014 10.5% 0.53%
2013 9.7% 0.59%
2012 2.74% 0.62%
2011 1.09% 0.62%
2010 0.98% 0.67%
2009 1.36% 0.74%
2008 1.68% 0.77%
2007 1.96% 0.8%
2006 1.71% 0.83%
2005 1.56% 0.86%
2004 1.63% 0.9%
2003 1.39% 0.94%
2002 1.4% 0.97%
2001 1.68% 1.02%
2000 1.74% 1.14%
1999 1.77% 1.26%
1998 1.77% 1.31%
1997 1.82% 1.34%
1996 1.87% 1.39%
1995 1.82% 1.44%
1994 1.81% 1.49%
1993 1.96% 1.56%
1992 2.14% 1.6%
1991 2.05% 1.64%
1990 1.98% 1.65%
1989 2.04% 1.66%
1988 2.04% 1.72%
1987 2.58% 1.75%
1986 2.58% 1.8%
1985 2.05% 1.86%
1984 1.87% 1.92%
1983 1.31% 1.96%
1982 1.53% 1.97%
1981 2.18% 2.03%
1980 2.16% 2.08%
1979 2.12% 2.12%
1978 2.19% 2.21%
1977 1.31% 2.26%
1976 1.24% 2.34%
1975 2.2% 2.47%
1974 2.42% 2.58%
1973 2.52% 2.67%
1972 2.59% 2.7%
1971 2.52% 2.73%
1970 2.49% 2.8%
1969 2.73% 2.86%
1968 2.7% 2.92%
1967 2.72% 2.97%
1966 2.85% 3.01%
1965 2.87% 3.03%
1964 3.06% 3.03%
1963 3.18% 3.02%
1962 3.22% 3%
1961 3.1% 2.97%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.75%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Thailand
Current population
5921719
71565981
Population rank 115/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.86%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
5.67 minutes
54.2 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +119 -132
Annual growth/decline +43,459 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.75% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 164/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 +27,509
Net migration rank 133/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - 27,509
2024 57,613 -17,267 -65,720 23,321
2023 58,786 -34,193 -46,105 19,648
2022 60,909 -27,507 -61,046 21,683
2021 46,614 -27,290 57,382 -2,093
2020 59,903 -47,787 84,107 32,277
2019 70,486 -266,992 116,867 5,221
2018 77,165 -259,700 159,383 10,984
2017 84,172 -253,664 194,695 66,805
2016 91,551 -247,921 226,255 112,978
2015 97,385 -239,829 266,362 32,500
2014 92,285 301,111 294,628 55,358
2013 80,218 733,500 325,059 67,452
2012 77,248 124,427 351,485 74,033
2011 75,523 2,246 365,670 66,607
2010 72,605 -40,915 370,466 52,791
2009 69,004 -2,700 382,636 110,883
2008 67,132 430 401,730 107,333
2007 66,965 27,944 425,362 100,486
2006 65,932 25,126 441,211 102,362
2005 67,778 1,224 456,378 100,542
2004 69,675 4,974 466,542 107,199
2003 71,232 1,674 488,003 105,917
2002 72,648 -21,543 504,299 105,215
2001 73,160 -1,094 524,230 96,817
2000 72,642 455 543,884 121,640
1999 72,437 2,589 578,073 173,924
1998 71,889 1,062 617,318 183,471
1997 71,486 1,313 644,834 150,411
1996 71,286 3,164 661,397 152,397
1995 71,016 2,634 682,703 147,226
1994 73,069 -4,850 712,589 132,271
1993 75,278 -5,196 737,696 122,746
1992 77,447 -970 754,999 143,318
1991 79,274 1,159 760,508 124,034
1990 73,629 -6,595 760,808 152,916
1989 74,577 -1,827 774,563 90,497
1988 70,444 -1,916 765,252 128,469
1987 69,058 607 774,498 122,791
1986 67,162 33,549 783,430 111,820
1985 66,368 -1,108 776,935 141,963
1984 66,785 -2,785 779,856 139,345
1983 66,056 -14,558 794,239 143,393
1982 41,602 -12,981 817,951 101,885
1981 65,084 -1,799 839,297 78,337
1980 63,053 2,104 845,575 88,478
1979 61,184 -2,103 843,434 85,693
1978 60,829 0 847,799 82,011
1977 60,232 0 871,232 88,937
1976 11,138 0 894,072 40,656
1975 55,423 0 911,980 66,306
1974 64,425 -3,831 923,151 72,801
1973 63,420 482 933,540 80,704
1972 62,216 294 940,420 73,082
1971 61,278 3,042 936,215 43,400
1970 60,593 -4,508 937,116 49,221
1969 59,829 0 948,314 26,551
1968 59,247 4,506 953,806 13,718
1967 58,957 -3,434 944,980 17,005
1966 58,546 2,864 929,469 12,016
1965 58,195 -742 909,000 22,995
1964 57,808 1,311 885,137 17,249
1963 57,054 4,269 860,728 16,494
1962 55,585 4,569 828,741 16,605
1961 53,995 4,844 801,140 14,968
1960 52,515 0 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/lebanon/thailand | 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 Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 229K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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