Population in Lebanon compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Lebanon and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Lebanon	Vatican	Lebanon	Vatican
1960	1,794,406	-	-	-
1961	1,850,084	-	3.1%	-
1962	1,909,578	-	3.22%	-
1963	1,970,316	-	3.18%	-
1964	2,030,543	-	3.06%	-
1965	2,088,831	-	2.87%	-
1966	2,148,260	-	2.85%	-
1967	2,206,731	-	2.72%	-
1968	2,266,368	-	2.7%	-
1969	2,328,159	-	2.73%	-
1970	2,386,114	-	2.49%	-
1971	2,446,314	-	2.52%	-
1972	2,509,729	-	2.59%	-
1973	2,572,935	-	2.52%	-
1974	2,635,185	-	2.42%	-
1975	2,693,191	-	2.2%	-
1976	2,726,469	-	1.24%	-
1977	2,762,155	-	1.31%	-
1978	2,822,682	-	2.19%	-
1979	2,882,635	-	2.12%	-
1980	2,944,763	-	2.16%	-
1981	3,008,981	-	2.18%	-
1982	3,054,931	-	1.53%	-
1983	3,094,996	-	1.31%	-
1984	3,152,744	-	1.87%	-
1985	3,217,376	-	2.05%	-
1986	3,300,365	-	2.58%	-
1987	3,385,555	-	2.58%	-
1988	3,454,649	-	2.04%	-
1989	3,525,285	-	2.04%	-
1990	3,595,175	-	1.98%	-
1991	3,668,912	-	2.05%	-
1992	3,747,371	-	2.14%	-
1993	3,820,647	-	1.96%	-
1994	3,889,799	-	1.81%	-
1995	3,960,735	-	1.82%	-
1996	4,034,781	-	1.87%	-
1997	4,108,405	-	1.82%	-
1998	4,181,281	-	1.77%	-
1999	4,255,277	-	1.77%	-
2000	4,329,340	880	1.74%	-
2001	4,401,918	890	1.68%	1.14%
2002	4,463,504	900	1.4%	1.12%
2003	4,525,508	911	1.39%	1.22%
2004	4,599,279	921	1.63%	1.1%
2005	4,671,102	921	1.56%	0%
2006	4,751,136	932	1.71%	1.19%
2007	4,844,118	821	1.96%	-11.9%
2008	4,925,354	824	1.68%	0.37%
2009	4,992,287	826	1.36%	0.24%
2010	5,041,288	829	0.98%	0.36%
2011	5,096,020	832	1.09%	0.36%
2012	5,235,742	836	2.74%	0.48%
2013	5,743,436	839	9.7%	0.36%
2014	6,346,990	842	10.5%	0.36%
2015	6,472,469	1,000	1.98%	18.8%
2016	6,323,060	-	-2.31%	0%
2017	6,160,128	1,000	-2.58%	0%
2018	5,984,119	-	-2.86%	0%
2019	5,794,594	1,000	-3.17%	0%
2020	5,702,398	987	-1.59%	-1.29%
2021	5,718,122	970	0.28%	-1.68%
2022	5,744,489	944	0.46%	-2.66%
2023	5,773,493	922	0.5%	-2.34%
2024	5,805,962	933	0.56%	1.2%
2025	5,849,420	939	0.75%	0.59%
2026	5,897,459	952	0.82%	1.37%
2027	5,947,070	974	0.84%	2.32%
2028	5,997,844	985	0.85%	1.13%
2029	6,050,384	983	0.88%	-0.19%
2030	6,103,809	976	0.88%	-0.75%
2031	6,158,003	968	0.89%	-0.75%
2032	6,210,753	968	0.86%	0%
2033	6,259,744	988	0.79%	2.09%
2034	6,308,826	992	0.78%	0.37%
2035	6,357,723	1,000	0.78%	0.74%
2036	6,407,678	998	0.79%	-0.18%
2037	6,461,872	1,003	0.85%	0.55%
2038	6,516,253	1,022	0.84%	1.83%
2039	6,569,272	1,060	0.81%	3.78%
2040	6,620,323	1,095	0.78%	3.3%
2041	6,669,091	1,127	0.74%	2.86%
2042	6,714,435	1,149	0.68%	1.96%
2043	6,754,071	1,169	0.59%	1.76%
2044	6,794,014	1,186	0.59%	1.42%
2045	6,834,985	1,209	0.6%	2.02%
2046	6,871,777	1,224	0.54%	1.22%
2047	6,909,022	1,248	0.54%	1.95%
2048	6,944,194	1,272	0.51%	1.92%
2049	6,972,877	1,296	0.41%	1.88%
2050	6,999,259	1,325	0.38%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost -425,059 (a 6.72% decline), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.