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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 9 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Lebanon vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Uganda
2100 7,229,611 122,497,526
2099 7,252,189 122,436,109
2098 7,273,846 122,364,302
2097 7,298,208 122,266,255
2096 7,322,265 122,146,810
2095 7,343,287 121,976,411
2094 7,365,719 121,799,752
2093 7,386,532 121,584,860
2092 7,403,314 121,336,796
2091 7,420,036 121,070,447
2090 7,433,603 120,767,412
2089 7,444,239 120,427,771
2088 7,454,263 120,064,594
2087 7,465,163 119,668,549
2086 7,468,994 119,256,686
2085 7,477,406 118,815,763
2084 7,476,483 118,339,179
2083 7,482,841 117,821,938
2082 7,482,980 117,274,958
2081 7,484,110 116,707,394
2080 7,484,392 116,096,095
2079 7,482,168 115,474,153
2078 7,480,962 114,805,376
2077 7,474,272 114,118,687
2076 7,470,260 113,390,189
2075 7,464,057 112,637,851
2074 7,446,862 111,863,410
2073 7,432,591 111,070,771
2072 7,420,911 110,240,940
2071 7,408,401 109,392,890
2070 7,394,163 108,505,633
2069 7,382,479 107,607,659
2068 7,373,962 106,677,578
2067 7,361,021 105,722,829
2066 7,348,605 104,739,111
2065 7,332,917 103,737,893
2064 7,316,835 102,701,560
2063 7,299,642 101,646,533
2062 7,279,937 100,561,859
2061 7,262,112 99,450,764
2060 7,239,759 98,334,788
2059 7,219,520 97,187,498
2058 7,199,035 96,014,439
2057 7,176,342 94,821,765
2056 7,152,803 93,613,209
2055 7,131,059 92,385,049
2054 7,107,641 91,132,827
2053 7,085,759 89,857,705
2052 7,063,172 88,568,311
2051 7,036,781 87,270,603
2050 7,010,541 85,957,376
2049 6,983,849 84,632,277
2048 6,952,958 83,284,965
2047 6,913,262 81,928,165
2046 6,878,209 80,569,225
2045 6,839,423 79,208,662
2044 6,795,984 77,834,944
2043 6,759,252 76,453,982
2042 6,716,445 75,075,287
2041 6,668,251 73,701,695
2040 6,618,567 72,333,375
2039 6,565,787 70,963,211
2038 6,512,143 69,580,447
2037 6,456,654 68,186,136
2036 6,403,370 66,804,746
2035 6,356,407 65,411,934
2034 6,305,239 64,023,352
2033 6,257,900 62,634,483
2032 6,206,916 61,235,174
2031 6,152,022 59,825,075
2030 6,098,153 58,415,479
2029 6,044,795 57,006,283
2028 5,992,721 55,596,520
2027 5,942,870 54,191,271
2026 5,893,183 52,792,624
2025 5,846,443 51,400,003
2024 5,805,962 50,015,092
2023 5,773,493 48,656,601
2022 5,744,489 47,312,719
2021 5,718,122 45,910,930
2020 5,702,398 44,457,152
2019 5,794,594 42,999,637
2018 5,984,119 41,565,831
2017 6,160,128 40,177,388
2016 6,323,060 38,799,152
2015 6,472,469 37,531,446
2014 6,346,990 36,395,539
2013 5,743,436 35,337,042
2012 5,235,742 34,337,438
2011 5,096,020 33,354,543
2010 5,041,288 32,390,802
2009 4,992,287 31,451,151
2008 4,925,354 30,539,553
2007 4,844,118 29,653,430
2006 4,751,136 28,794,003
2005 4,671,102 27,963,289
2004 4,599,279 27,154,515
2003 4,525,508 26,352,124
2002 4,463,504 25,532,870
2001 4,401,918 24,745,676
2000 4,329,340 24,000,150
1999 4,255,277 23,257,281
1998 4,181,281 22,515,806
1997 4,108,405 21,856,046
1996 4,034,781 21,231,550
1995 3,960,735 20,665,667
1994 3,889,799 20,108,801
1993 3,820,647 19,445,161
1992 3,747,371 18,785,032
1991 3,668,912 18,155,901
1990 3,595,175 17,569,897
1989 3,525,285 17,010,698
1988 3,454,649 16,470,483
1987 3,385,555 15,954,170
1986 3,300,365 15,467,579
1985 3,217,376 15,023,681
1984 3,152,744 14,607,677
1983 3,094,996 14,221,881
1982 3,054,931 13,873,631
1981 3,008,981 13,556,452
1980 2,944,763 13,275,741
1979 2,882,635 13,002,163
1978 2,822,682 12,692,113
1977 2,762,155 12,359,669
1976 2,726,469 12,037,294
1975 2,693,191 11,725,240
1974 2,635,185 11,424,846
1973 2,572,935 11,144,236
1972 2,509,729 10,885,796
1971 2,446,314 10,618,206
1970 2,386,114 10,321,603
1969 2,328,159 10,014,858
1968 2,266,368 9,708,632
1967 2,206,731 9,408,924
1966 2,148,260 9,122,864
1965 2,088,831 8,849,203
1964 2,030,543 8,586,363
1963 1,970,316 8,333,663
1962 1,909,578 8,092,231
1961 1,850,084 7,862,217
1960 1,794,406 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Uganda
2100 -0.31% 0.05%
2099 -0.3% 0.06%
2098 -0.33% 0.08%
2097 -0.33% 0.1%
2096 -0.29% 0.14%
2095 -0.3% 0.15%
2094 -0.28% 0.18%
2093 -0.23% 0.2%
2092 -0.23% 0.22%
2091 -0.18% 0.25%
2090 -0.14% 0.28%
2089 -0.13% 0.3%
2088 -0.15% 0.33%
2087 -0.05% 0.35%
2086 -0.11% 0.37%
2085 0.01% 0.4%
2084 -0.08% 0.44%
2083 -0.002% 0.47%
2082 -0.02% 0.49%
2081 -0.004% 0.53%
2080 0.03% 0.54%
2079 0.02% 0.58%
2078 0.09% 0.6%
2077 0.05% 0.64%
2076 0.08% 0.67%
2075 0.23% 0.69%
2074 0.19% 0.71%
2073 0.16% 0.75%
2072 0.17% 0.78%
2071 0.19% 0.82%
2070 0.16% 0.83%
2069 0.12% 0.87%
2068 0.18% 0.9%
2067 0.17% 0.94%
2066 0.21% 0.97%
2065 0.22% 1.01%
2064 0.24% 1.04%
2063 0.27% 1.08%
2062 0.25% 1.12%
2061 0.31% 1.13%
2060 0.28% 1.18%
2059 0.28% 1.22%
2058 0.32% 1.26%
2057 0.33% 1.29%
2056 0.3% 1.33%
2055 0.33% 1.37%
2054 0.31% 1.42%
2053 0.32% 1.46%
2052 0.38% 1.49%
2051 0.37% 1.53%
2050 0.38% 1.57%
2049 0.44% 1.62%
2048 0.57% 1.66%
2047 0.51% 1.69%
2046 0.57% 1.72%
2045 0.64% 1.76%
2044 0.54% 1.81%
2043 0.64% 1.84%
2042 0.72% 1.86%
2041 0.75% 1.89%
2040 0.8% 1.93%
2039 0.82% 1.99%
2038 0.86% 2.04%
2037 0.83% 2.07%
2036 0.74% 2.13%
2035 0.81% 2.17%
2034 0.76% 2.22%
2033 0.82% 2.29%
2032 0.89% 2.36%
2031 0.88% 2.41%
2030 0.88% 2.47%
2029 0.87% 2.54%
2028 0.84% 2.59%
2027 0.84% 2.65%
2026 0.8% 2.71%
2025 0.7% 2.77%
2024 0.56% 2.79%
2023 0.5% 2.84%
2022 0.46% 3.05%
2021 0.28% 3.27%
2020 -1.59% 3.39%
2019 -3.17% 3.45%
2018 -2.86% 3.46%
2017 -2.58% 3.55%
2016 -2.31% 3.38%
2015 1.98% 3.12%
2014 10.5% 3%
2013 9.7% 2.91%
2012 2.74% 2.95%
2011 1.09% 2.98%
2010 0.98% 2.99%
2009 1.36% 2.98%
2008 1.68% 2.99%
2007 1.96% 2.98%
2006 1.71% 2.97%
2005 1.56% 2.98%
2004 1.63% 3.04%
2003 1.39% 3.21%
2002 1.4% 3.18%
2001 1.68% 3.11%
2000 1.74% 3.19%
1999 1.77% 3.29%
1998 1.77% 3.02%
1997 1.82% 2.94%
1996 1.87% 2.74%
1995 1.82% 2.77%
1994 1.81% 3.41%
1993 1.96% 3.51%
1992 2.14% 3.47%
1991 2.05% 3.34%
1990 1.98% 3.29%
1989 2.04% 3.28%
1988 2.04% 3.24%
1987 2.58% 3.15%
1986 2.58% 2.95%
1985 2.05% 2.85%
1984 1.87% 2.71%
1983 1.31% 2.51%
1982 1.53% 2.34%
1981 2.18% 2.11%
1980 2.16% 2.1%
1979 2.12% 2.44%
1978 2.19% 2.69%
1977 1.31% 2.68%
1976 1.24% 2.66%
1975 2.2% 2.63%
1974 2.42% 2.52%
1973 2.52% 2.37%
1972 2.59% 2.52%
1971 2.52% 2.87%
1970 2.49% 3.06%
1969 2.73% 3.15%
1968 2.7% 3.19%
1967 2.72% 3.14%
1966 2.85% 3.09%
1965 2.87% 3.06%
1964 3.06% 3.03%
1963 3.18% 2.98%
1962 3.22% 2.93%
1961 3.1% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Uganda
Current population
5906622
53170946
Population rank 115/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
5.64 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
15.3 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 22/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 -119,059
Net migration rank 133/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -119,059
2024 - -17,267 - -117,924
2023 58,786 -34,193 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 60,909 -27,507 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 46,614 -27,290 1,423,377 43,464
2020 59,903 -47,787 1,397,288 43,464
2019 70,486 -266,992 1,367,044 107,210
2018 77,165 -259,700 1,332,600 60,724
2017 84,172 -253,664 1,290,658 92,879
2016 91,551 -247,921 1,249,565 123,379
2015 97,385 -239,829 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 92,285 301,111 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 80,218 733,500 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 77,248 124,427 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 75,523 2,246 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 72,605 -40,915 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 69,004 -2,700 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 67,132 430 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 66,965 27,944 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 65,932 25,126 999,958 -156,232
2005 67,778 1,224 969,096 -151,386
2004 69,675 4,974 938,623 -138,770
2003 71,232 1,674 901,374 -96,429
2002 72,648 -21,543 868,756 -35,149
2001 73,160 -1,094 836,751 -95,956
2000 72,642 455 803,069 -52,824
1999 72,437 2,589 775,166 -39,695
1998 71,889 1,062 741,175 6,277
1997 71,486 1,313 727,523 -155,461
1996 71,286 3,164 699,707 -22,795
1995 71,016 2,634 697,218 -242,378
1994 73,069 -4,850 675,092 -16,198
1993 75,278 -5,196 650,032 18,349
1992 77,447 -970 627,139 24,723
1991 79,274 1,159 602,740 3,643
1990 73,629 -6,595 587,291 -21,688
1989 74,577 -1,827 565,367 -12,576
1988 70,444 -1,916 547,759 -20,113
1987 69,058 607 527,397 -22,415
1986 67,162 33,549 487,693 -19,485
1985 66,368 -1,108 462,534 -42,942
1984 66,785 -2,785 421,241 -8,818
1983 66,056 -14,558 404,940 -45,776
1982 41,602 -12,981 390,820 -53,497
1981 65,084 -1,799 380,028 -83,010
1980 63,053 2,104 370,287 -105,900
1979 61,184 -2,103 381,626 -98,863
1978 60,829 0 371,930 -34,606
1977 60,232 0 365,216 -37,671
1976 11,138 0 359,458 -42,259
1975 55,423 0 354,278 -47,359
1974 64,425 -3,831 345,773 -51,910
1973 63,420 482 340,780 -73,439
1972 62,216 294 335,935 -86,409
1971 61,278 3,042 328,294 -42,642
1970 60,593 -4,508 333,202 -25,646
1969 59,829 0 320,486 -14,548
1968 59,247 4,506 309,725 -3,214
1967 58,957 -3,434 296,692 -3,773
1966 58,546 2,864 282,225 -3,021
1965 58,195 -742 271,830 -3,716
1964 57,808 1,311 260,733 -3,169
1963 57,054 4,269 250,885 -3,058
1962 55,585 4,569 241,513 -6,470
1961 53,995 4,844 232,894 -7,893
1960 52,515 0 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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