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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 6.79 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Lebanon vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Ukraine
2100 7,229,611 15,493,960
2099 7,252,189 15,751,557
2098 7,273,846 16,012,938
2097 7,298,208 16,278,602
2096 7,322,265 16,547,938
2095 7,343,287 16,820,897
2094 7,365,719 17,098,910
2093 7,386,532 17,381,822
2092 7,403,314 17,669,049
2091 7,420,036 17,960,681
2090 7,433,603 18,257,867
2089 7,444,239 18,559,027
2088 7,454,263 18,865,031
2087 7,465,163 19,176,483
2086 7,468,994 19,492,606
2085 7,477,406 19,812,584
2084 7,476,483 20,138,855
2083 7,482,841 20,468,747
2082 7,482,980 20,803,241
2081 7,484,110 21,140,953
2080 7,484,392 21,482,498
2079 7,482,168 21,827,152
2078 7,480,962 22,175,099
2077 7,474,272 22,525,846
2076 7,470,260 22,879,896
2075 7,464,057 23,236,521
2074 7,446,862 23,596,095
2073 7,432,591 23,957,807
2072 7,420,911 24,319,928
2071 7,408,401 24,685,370
2070 7,394,163 25,053,352
2069 7,382,479 25,423,272
2068 7,373,962 25,794,560
2067 7,361,021 26,168,072
2066 7,348,605 26,543,206
2065 7,332,917 26,920,121
2064 7,316,835 27,298,592
2063 7,299,642 27,677,528
2062 7,279,937 28,056,960
2061 7,262,112 28,437,884
2060 7,239,759 28,818,343
2059 7,219,520 29,198,891
2058 7,199,035 29,580,044
2057 7,176,342 29,958,884
2056 7,152,803 30,335,136
2055 7,131,059 30,710,041
2054 7,107,641 31,080,334
2053 7,085,759 31,447,868
2052 7,063,172 31,811,171
2051 7,036,781 32,170,929
2050 7,010,541 32,525,262
2049 6,983,849 32,875,483
2048 6,952,958 33,217,836
2047 6,913,262 33,556,749
2046 6,878,209 33,892,646
2045 6,839,423 34,221,999
2044 6,795,984 34,547,153
2043 6,759,252 34,869,270
2042 6,716,445 35,189,550
2041 6,668,251 35,507,946
2040 6,618,567 35,823,225
2039 6,565,787 36,141,658
2038 6,512,143 36,457,134
2037 6,456,654 36,772,578
2036 6,403,370 37,084,252
2035 6,356,407 37,396,243
2034 6,305,239 37,706,533
2033 6,257,900 38,015,585
2032 6,206,916 38,322,554
2031 6,152,022 38,630,259
2030 6,098,153 38,935,791
2029 6,044,795 39,238,099
2028 5,992,721 39,537,815
2027 5,942,870 39,830,895
2026 5,893,183 40,125,599
2025 5,846,443 38,707,520
2024 5,805,962 37,860,221
2023 5,773,493 37,732,836
2022 5,744,489 41,048,766
2021 5,718,122 44,298,640
2020 5,702,398 44,680,014
2019 5,794,594 44,957,458
2018 5,984,119 45,208,907
2017 6,160,128 45,436,041
2016 6,323,060 45,616,832
2015 6,472,469 45,784,896
2014 6,346,990 45,972,380
2013 5,743,436 46,126,770
2012 5,235,742 46,210,056
2011 5,096,020 46,307,853
2010 5,041,288 46,456,003
2009 4,992,287 46,623,731
2008 4,925,354 46,819,175
2007 4,844,118 47,062,798
2006 4,751,136 47,278,694
2005 4,671,102 47,585,556
2004 4,599,279 47,979,507
2003 4,525,508 48,315,136
2002 4,463,504 48,677,281
2001 4,401,918 49,106,855
2000 4,329,340 49,556,660
1999 4,255,277 49,976,446
1998 4,181,281 50,379,731
1997 4,108,405 50,786,885
1996 4,034,781 51,226,109
1995 3,960,735 51,665,539
1994 3,889,799 52,075,998
1993 3,820,647 52,350,126
1992 3,747,371 52,323,671
1991 3,668,912 52,170,961
1990 3,595,175 52,054,092
1989 3,525,285 51,917,817
1988 3,454,649 51,724,853
1987 3,385,555 51,515,732
1986 3,300,365 51,318,745
1985 3,217,376 51,108,770
1984 3,152,744 50,887,599
1983 3,094,996 50,637,029
1982 3,054,931 50,402,724
1981 3,008,981 50,189,281
1980 2,944,763 49,955,152
1979 2,882,635 49,721,381
1978 2,822,682 49,521,243
1977 2,762,155 49,336,481
1976 2,726,469 49,120,842
1975 2,693,191 48,865,229
1974 2,635,185 48,576,570
1973 2,572,935 48,277,121
1972 2,509,729 47,946,893
1971 2,446,314 47,573,287
1970 2,386,114 47,261,306
1969 2,328,159 46,976,256
1968 2,266,368 46,614,325
1967 2,206,731 46,215,988
1966 2,148,260 45,802,519
1965 2,088,831 45,386,892
1964 2,030,543 44,951,156
1963 1,970,316 44,462,372
1962 1,909,578 43,943,674
1961 1,850,084 43,399,766
1960 1,794,406 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Ukraine
2100 -0.31% -1.64%
2099 -0.3% -1.63%
2098 -0.33% -1.63%
2097 -0.33% -1.63%
2096 -0.29% -1.62%
2095 -0.3% -1.63%
2094 -0.28% -1.63%
2093 -0.23% -1.63%
2092 -0.23% -1.62%
2091 -0.18% -1.63%
2090 -0.14% -1.62%
2089 -0.13% -1.62%
2088 -0.15% -1.62%
2087 -0.05% -1.62%
2086 -0.11% -1.62%
2085 0.01% -1.62%
2084 -0.08% -1.61%
2083 -0.002% -1.61%
2082 -0.02% -1.6%
2081 -0.004% -1.59%
2080 0.03% -1.58%
2079 0.02% -1.57%
2078 0.09% -1.56%
2077 0.05% -1.55%
2076 0.08% -1.53%
2075 0.23% -1.52%
2074 0.19% -1.51%
2073 0.16% -1.49%
2072 0.17% -1.48%
2071 0.19% -1.47%
2070 0.16% -1.46%
2069 0.12% -1.44%
2068 0.18% -1.43%
2067 0.17% -1.41%
2066 0.21% -1.4%
2065 0.22% -1.39%
2064 0.24% -1.37%
2063 0.27% -1.35%
2062 0.25% -1.34%
2061 0.31% -1.32%
2060 0.28% -1.3%
2059 0.28% -1.29%
2058 0.32% -1.26%
2057 0.33% -1.24%
2056 0.3% -1.22%
2055 0.33% -1.19%
2054 0.31% -1.17%
2053 0.32% -1.14%
2052 0.38% -1.12%
2051 0.37% -1.09%
2050 0.38% -1.07%
2049 0.44% -1.03%
2048 0.57% -1.01%
2047 0.51% -0.99%
2046 0.57% -0.96%
2045 0.64% -0.94%
2044 0.54% -0.92%
2043 0.64% -0.91%
2042 0.72% -0.9%
2041 0.75% -0.88%
2040 0.8% -0.88%
2039 0.82% -0.87%
2038 0.86% -0.86%
2037 0.83% -0.84%
2036 0.74% -0.83%
2035 0.81% -0.82%
2034 0.76% -0.81%
2033 0.82% -0.8%
2032 0.89% -0.8%
2031 0.88% -0.78%
2030 0.88% -0.77%
2029 0.87% -0.76%
2028 0.84% -0.74%
2027 0.84% -0.73%
2026 0.8% 3.66%
2025 0.7% 2.24%
2024 0.56% 0.34%
2023 0.5% -8.08%
2022 0.46% -7.34%
2021 0.28% -0.85%
2020 -1.59% -0.62%
2019 -3.17% -0.56%
2018 -2.86% -0.5%
2017 -2.58% -0.4%
2016 -2.31% -0.37%
2015 1.98% -0.41%
2014 10.5% -0.33%
2013 9.7% -0.18%
2012 2.74% -0.21%
2011 1.09% -0.32%
2010 0.98% -0.36%
2009 1.36% -0.42%
2008 1.68% -0.52%
2007 1.96% -0.46%
2006 1.71% -0.64%
2005 1.56% -0.82%
2004 1.63% -0.69%
2003 1.39% -0.74%
2002 1.4% -0.87%
2001 1.68% -0.91%
2000 1.74% -0.84%
1999 1.77% -0.8%
1998 1.77% -0.8%
1997 1.82% -0.86%
1996 1.87% -0.85%
1995 1.82% -0.79%
1994 1.81% -0.52%
1993 1.96% 0.05%
1992 2.14% 0.29%
1991 2.05% 0.22%
1990 1.98% 0.26%
1989 2.04% 0.37%
1988 2.04% 0.41%
1987 2.58% 0.38%
1986 2.58% 0.41%
1985 2.05% 0.43%
1984 1.87% 0.49%
1983 1.31% 0.46%
1982 1.53% 0.43%
1981 2.18% 0.47%
1980 2.16% 0.47%
1979 2.12% 0.4%
1978 2.19% 0.37%
1977 1.31% 0.44%
1976 1.24% 0.52%
1975 2.2% 0.59%
1974 2.42% 0.62%
1973 2.52% 0.69%
1972 2.59% 0.79%
1971 2.52% 0.66%
1970 2.49% 0.61%
1969 2.73% 0.78%
1968 2.7% 0.86%
1967 2.72% 0.9%
1966 2.85% 0.92%
1965 2.87% 0.97%
1964 3.06% 1.1%
1963 3.18% 1.18%
1962 3.22% 1.25%
1961 3.1% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Ukraine
Current population
5906622
40125599
Population rank 115/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.48%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
5.64 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
15.3 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +89 +349
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 147/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -10,230 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 133/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - 1,702,358
2024 - -17,267 - 1,146,012
2023 58,786 -34,193 -283,185 -299,961
2022 60,909 -27,507 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 46,614 -27,290 -449,941 -1,129
2020 59,903 -47,787 -307,533 -4,167
2019 70,486 -266,992 -236,296 -6,908
2018 77,165 -259,700 -227,491 -32,220
2017 84,172 -253,664 -158,390 -36,155
2016 91,551 -247,921 -135,710 -31,340
2015 97,385 -239,829 -147,107 -21,992
2014 92,285 301,111 -140,216 -65,678
2013 80,218 733,500 -129,662 26,781
2012 77,248 124,427 -130,451 66,768
2011 75,523 2,246 -158,372 26,457
2010 72,605 -40,915 -180,388 16,030
2009 69,004 -2,700 -197,918 26,796
2008 67,132 430 -229,086 9,312
2007 66,965 27,944 -282,659 15,237
2006 65,932 25,126 -300,787 136,442
2005 67,778 1,224 -337,857 -111,493
2004 69,675 4,974 -344,157 5,644
2003 71,232 1,674 -351,299 18,540
2002 72,648 -21,543 -364,544 -26,991
2001 73,160 -1,094 -374,734 -92,847
2000 72,642 455 -364,143 -67,865
1999 72,437 2,589 -348,286 -59,247
1998 71,889 1,062 -318,299 -80,684
1997 71,486 1,313 -306,549 -108,735
1996 71,286 3,164 -305,154 -158,008
1995 71,016 2,634 -281,629 -134,053
1994 73,069 -4,850 -238,820 -166,380
1993 75,278 -5,196 -169,405 26,357
1992 77,447 -970 -95,857 291,788
1991 79,274 1,159 -16,486 125,962
1990 73,629 -6,595 48,463 75,760
1989 74,577 -1,827 106,431 36,978
1988 70,444 -1,916 162,002 75,637
1987 69,058 607 198,850 -18,275
1986 67,162 33,549 225,751 -12,369
1985 66,368 -1,108 201,011 5,546
1984 66,785 -2,785 222,430 13,340
1983 66,056 -14,558 241,741 23,608
1982 41,602 -12,981 194,101 9,096
1981 65,084 -1,799 182,839 40,807
1980 63,053 2,104 197,223 47,406
1979 61,184 -2,103 197,294 25,635
1978 60,829 0 206,554 -29,180
1977 60,232 0 216,932 -24,745
1976 11,138 0 247,323 -8,219
1975 55,423 0 256,787 15,336
1974 64,425 -3,831 273,486 31,725
1973 63,420 482 274,938 18,777
1972 62,216 294 309,785 56,928
1971 61,278 3,042 305,849 74,604
1970 60,593 -4,508 291,839 -48,335
1969 59,829 0 274,858 51,763
1968 59,247 4,506 295,162 102,096
1967 58,957 -3,434 313,899 85,527
1966 58,546 2,864 337,794 89,737
1965 58,195 -742 334,365 69,354
1964 57,808 1,311 391,120 76,650
1963 57,054 4,269 449,648 60,178
1962 55,585 4,569 481,887 45,712
1961 53,995 4,844 508,602 51,625
1960 52,515 0 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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