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Population in Lebanon compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,805,962 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,906,622 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 58.2 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.22% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.91M (24.3% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Lebanon vs United States: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon United States
2100 7,229,611 415,429,771
2099 7,252,189 414,829,167
2098 7,273,846 414,231,720
2097 7,298,208 413,576,381
2096 7,322,265 412,927,393
2095 7,343,287 412,225,379
2094 7,365,719 411,498,749
2093 7,386,532 410,785,729
2092 7,403,314 410,051,921
2091 7,420,036 409,320,183
2090 7,433,603 408,613,732
2089 7,444,239 407,885,645
2088 7,454,263 407,129,733
2087 7,465,163 406,421,298
2086 7,468,994 405,715,343
2085 7,477,406 405,059,379
2084 7,476,483 404,343,130
2083 7,482,841 403,612,785
2082 7,482,980 402,871,293
2081 7,484,110 402,054,554
2080 7,484,392 401,319,194
2079 7,482,168 400,554,914
2078 7,480,962 399,737,968
2077 7,474,272 398,906,565
2076 7,470,260 398,035,750
2075 7,464,057 397,109,170
2074 7,446,862 396,226,412
2073 7,432,591 395,307,725
2072 7,420,911 394,393,561
2071 7,408,401 393,415,363
2070 7,394,163 392,469,727
2069 7,382,479 391,479,981
2068 7,373,962 390,517,695
2067 7,361,021 389,543,856
2066 7,348,605 388,597,719
2065 7,332,917 387,685,327
2064 7,316,835 386,805,026
2063 7,299,642 385,911,917
2062 7,279,937 385,032,627
2061 7,262,112 384,170,837
2060 7,239,759 383,361,269
2059 7,219,520 382,542,030
2058 7,199,035 381,704,804
2057 7,176,342 380,907,023
2056 7,152,803 380,159,777
2055 7,131,059 379,430,756
2054 7,107,641 378,682,851
2053 7,085,759 377,878,421
2052 7,063,172 377,073,303
2051 7,036,781 376,229,840
2050 7,010,541 375,373,155
2049 6,983,849 374,493,150
2048 6,952,958 373,590,762
2047 6,913,262 372,626,259
2046 6,878,209 371,644,809
2045 6,839,423 370,602,914
2044 6,795,984 369,518,897
2043 6,759,252 368,375,680
2042 6,716,445 367,158,772
2041 6,668,251 365,937,822
2040 6,618,567 364,671,837
2039 6,565,787 363,367,337
2038 6,512,143 361,997,023
2037 6,456,654 360,606,236
2036 6,403,370 359,193,245
2035 6,356,407 357,750,686
2034 6,305,239 356,266,726
2033 6,257,900 354,775,032
2032 6,206,916 353,259,037
2031 6,152,022 351,721,511
2030 6,098,153 350,155,042
2029 6,044,795 348,564,667
2028 5,992,721 346,906,294
2027 5,942,870 345,257,605
2026 5,893,183 343,565,426
2025 5,846,443 341,784,857
2024 5,805,962 340,110,988
2023 5,773,493 334,914,895
2022 5,744,489 333,271,411
2021 5,718,122 331,893,745
2020 5,702,398 331,526,933
2019 5,794,594 328,329,953
2018 5,984,119 326,838,199
2017 6,160,128 325,122,128
2016 6,323,060 323,071,755
2015 6,472,469 320,738,994
2014 6,346,990 318,386,329
2013 5,743,436 316,059,947
2012 5,235,742 313,877,662
2011 5,096,020 311,583,481
2010 5,041,288 309,327,143
2009 4,992,287 306,771,529
2008 4,925,354 304,093,966
2007 4,844,118 301,231,207
2006 4,751,136 298,379,912
2005 4,671,102 295,516,599
2004 4,599,279 292,805,298
2003 4,525,508 290,107,933
2002 4,463,504 287,625,193
2001 4,401,918 284,968,955
2000 4,329,340 282,162,411
1999 4,255,277 279,294,713
1998 4,181,281 276,115,288
1997 4,108,405 272,911,760
1996 4,034,781 269,667,391
1995 3,960,735 266,557,091
1994 3,889,799 263,435,673
1993 3,820,647 260,255,352
1992 3,747,371 256,894,189
1991 3,668,912 253,492,503
1990 3,595,175 250,131,894
1989 3,525,285 246,819,222
1988 3,454,649 244,499,004
1987 3,385,555 242,288,936
1986 3,300,365 240,132,831
1985 3,217,376 237,923,734
1984 3,152,744 235,824,908
1983 3,094,996 233,792,014
1982 3,054,931 231,664,432
1981 3,008,981 229,465,744
1980 2,944,763 226,542,250
1979 2,882,635 225,055,487
1978 2,822,682 222,584,545
1977 2,762,155 220,239,425
1976 2,726,469 218,035,164
1975 2,693,191 215,973,199
1974 2,635,185 213,853,928
1973 2,572,935 211,908,788
1972 2,509,729 209,896,021
1971 2,446,314 207,660,677
1970 2,386,114 205,052,174
1969 2,328,159 202,676,946
1968 2,266,368 200,706,052
1967 2,206,731 198,712,056
1966 2,148,260 196,560,338
1965 2,088,831 194,302,963
1964 2,030,543 191,888,791
1963 1,970,316 189,241,798
1962 1,909,578 186,537,737
1961 1,850,084 183,691,481
1960 1,794,406 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon United States
2100 -0.31% 0.14%
2099 -0.3% 0.14%
2098 -0.33% 0.16%
2097 -0.33% 0.16%
2096 -0.29% 0.17%
2095 -0.3% 0.18%
2094 -0.28% 0.17%
2093 -0.23% 0.18%
2092 -0.23% 0.18%
2091 -0.18% 0.17%
2090 -0.14% 0.18%
2089 -0.13% 0.19%
2088 -0.15% 0.17%
2087 -0.05% 0.17%
2086 -0.11% 0.16%
2085 0.01% 0.18%
2084 -0.08% 0.18%
2083 -0.002% 0.18%
2082 -0.02% 0.2%
2081 -0.004% 0.18%
2080 0.03% 0.19%
2079 0.02% 0.2%
2078 0.09% 0.21%
2077 0.05% 0.22%
2076 0.08% 0.23%
2075 0.23% 0.22%
2074 0.19% 0.23%
2073 0.16% 0.23%
2072 0.17% 0.25%
2071 0.19% 0.24%
2070 0.16% 0.25%
2069 0.12% 0.25%
2068 0.18% 0.25%
2067 0.17% 0.24%
2066 0.21% 0.24%
2065 0.22% 0.23%
2064 0.24% 0.23%
2063 0.27% 0.23%
2062 0.25% 0.22%
2061 0.31% 0.21%
2060 0.28% 0.21%
2059 0.28% 0.22%
2058 0.32% 0.21%
2057 0.33% 0.2%
2056 0.3% 0.19%
2055 0.33% 0.2%
2054 0.31% 0.21%
2053 0.32% 0.21%
2052 0.38% 0.22%
2051 0.37% 0.23%
2050 0.38% 0.23%
2049 0.44% 0.24%
2048 0.57% 0.26%
2047 0.51% 0.26%
2046 0.57% 0.28%
2045 0.64% 0.29%
2044 0.54% 0.31%
2043 0.64% 0.33%
2042 0.72% 0.33%
2041 0.75% 0.35%
2040 0.8% 0.36%
2039 0.82% 0.38%
2038 0.86% 0.39%
2037 0.83% 0.39%
2036 0.74% 0.4%
2035 0.81% 0.42%
2034 0.76% 0.42%
2033 0.82% 0.43%
2032 0.89% 0.44%
2031 0.88% 0.45%
2030 0.88% 0.46%
2029 0.87% 0.48%
2028 0.84% 0.48%
2027 0.84% 0.49%
2026 0.8% 0.52%
2025 0.7% 0.49%
2024 0.56% 1.55%
2023 0.5% 0.49%
2022 0.46% 0.42%
2021 0.28% 0.11%
2020 -1.59% 0.97%
2019 -3.17% 0.46%
2018 -2.86% 0.53%
2017 -2.58% 0.63%
2016 -2.31% 0.73%
2015 1.98% 0.74%
2014 10.5% 0.74%
2013 9.7% 0.7%
2012 2.74% 0.74%
2011 1.09% 0.73%
2010 0.98% 0.83%
2009 1.36% 0.88%
2008 1.68% 0.95%
2007 1.96% 0.96%
2006 1.71% 0.97%
2005 1.56% 0.93%
2004 1.63% 0.93%
2003 1.39% 0.86%
2002 1.4% 0.93%
2001 1.68% 0.99%
2000 1.74% 1.03%
1999 1.77% 1.15%
1998 1.77% 1.17%
1997 1.82% 1.2%
1996 1.87% 1.17%
1995 1.82% 1.18%
1994 1.81% 1.22%
1993 1.96% 1.31%
1992 2.14% 1.34%
1991 2.05% 1.34%
1990 1.98% 1.34%
1989 2.04% 0.95%
1988 2.04% 0.91%
1987 2.58% 0.9%
1986 2.58% 0.93%
1985 2.05% 0.89%
1984 1.87% 0.87%
1983 1.31% 0.92%
1982 1.53% 0.96%
1981 2.18% 1.29%
1980 2.16% 0.66%
1979 2.12% 1.11%
1978 2.19% 1.06%
1977 1.31% 1.01%
1976 1.24% 0.95%
1975 2.2% 0.99%
1974 2.42% 0.92%
1973 2.52% 0.96%
1972 2.59% 1.08%
1971 2.52% 1.27%
1970 2.49% 1.17%
1969 2.73% 0.98%
1968 2.7% 1%
1967 2.72% 1.09%
1966 2.85% 1.16%
1965 2.87% 1.26%
1964 3.06% 1.4%
1963 3.18% 1.45%
1962 3.22% 1.55%
1961 3.1% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.56%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Lebanon United States
Current population
5906622
344023146
Population rank 115/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 4.15%
One net population change
16.2 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
5.64 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
15.3 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +89 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +32,469 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.56% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 134/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -10,230 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 133/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - 1,230,663
2024 - -17,267 - 1,286,132
2023 58,786 -34,193 502,372 1,322,668
2022 60,909 -27,507 399,926 1,319,009
2021 46,614 -27,290 199,137 674,787
2020 59,903 -47,787 208,862 329,769
2019 70,486 -266,992 887,476 1,774,500
2018 77,165 -259,700 955,022 1,764,961
2017 84,172 -253,664 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 91,551 -247,921 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 97,385 -239,829 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 92,285 301,111 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 80,218 733,500 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 77,248 124,427 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 75,523 2,246 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 72,605 -40,915 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 69,004 -2,700 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 67,132 430 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 66,965 27,944 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 65,932 25,126 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 67,778 1,224 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 69,675 4,974 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 71,232 1,674 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 72,648 -21,543 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 73,160 -1,094 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 72,642 455 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 72,437 2,589 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 71,889 1,062 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 71,486 1,313 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 71,286 3,164 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 71,016 2,634 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 73,069 -4,850 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 75,278 -5,196 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 77,447 -970 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 79,274 1,159 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 73,629 -6,595 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 74,577 -1,827 1,875,826 400,998
1988 70,444 -1,916 1,735,943 460,778
1987 69,058 607 1,720,252 480,815
1986 67,162 33,549 1,656,917 493,082
1985 66,368 -1,108 1,689,258 598,777
1984 66,785 -2,785 1,627,192 622,793
1983 66,056 -14,558 1,636,544 662,840
1982 41,602 -12,981 1,714,317 600,149
1981 65,084 -1,799 1,652,153 583,070
1980 63,053 2,104 1,608,450 595,916
1979 61,184 -2,103 1,597,894 503,559
1978 60,829 0 1,402,283 556,521
1977 60,232 0 1,431,556 577,060
1976 11,138 0 1,264,604 635,590
1975 55,423 0 1,252,644 655,078
1974 64,425 -3,831 1,218,968 706,978
1973 63,420 482 1,165,499 783,163
1972 62,216 294 1,301,355 833,543
1971 61,278 3,042 1,640,519 833,549
1970 60,593 -4,508 1,824,965 744,902
1969 59,829 0 1,702,487 523,740
1968 59,247 4,506 1,565,507 594,514
1967 58,957 -3,434 1,669,181 585,410
1966 58,546 2,864 1,749,387 637,692
1965 58,195 -742 1,943,030 644,902
1964 57,808 1,311 2,245,099 618,635
1963 57,054 4,269 2,289,826 639,495
1962 55,585 4,569 2,406,337 625,617
1961 53,995 4,844 2,571,681 580,333
1960 52,515 0 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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)
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