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

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The latest officially reported population of Lebanon was 5,849,421 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lebanon's population is 5,921,719 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 17.3 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Lebanon is ranked the 115th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.3% of the world: 0.07% for Lebanon vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Lebanon has had an average growth rate of -0.72% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lebanon has increased from 4.75M people to 5.92M (24.6% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Lebanon vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lebanon Vietnam
2100 7,233,292 92,225,380
2099 7,255,882 92,721,469
2098 7,277,550 93,212,742
2097 7,301,925 93,688,693
2096 7,325,994 94,163,950
2095 7,347,027 94,626,063
2094 7,369,470 95,083,879
2093 7,390,293 95,543,293
2092 7,407,084 96,000,019
2091 7,423,815 96,459,165
2090 7,437,389 96,922,871
2089 7,448,030 97,384,434
2088 7,458,059 97,843,001
2087 7,468,965 98,308,755
2086 7,472,798 98,773,008
2085 7,481,214 99,233,927
2084 7,480,291 99,695,401
2083 7,486,652 100,162,677
2082 7,486,791 100,634,653
2081 7,487,921 101,104,469
2080 7,488,203 101,568,526
2079 7,485,978 102,030,723
2078 7,484,772 102,480,219
2077 7,478,078 102,928,253
2076 7,474,064 103,358,352
2075 7,467,858 103,783,177
2074 7,450,655 104,197,814
2073 7,436,376 104,606,950
2072 7,424,690 105,005,673
2071 7,412,173 105,384,777
2070 7,397,929 105,757,144
2069 7,386,238 106,110,195
2068 7,377,717 106,454,379
2067 7,364,770 106,794,625
2066 7,352,347 107,126,965
2065 7,336,652 107,442,675
2064 7,320,561 107,744,261
2063 7,303,359 108,038,461
2062 7,283,645 108,322,712
2061 7,265,811 108,590,617
2060 7,243,446 108,842,045
2059 7,223,197 109,087,333
2058 7,202,701 109,320,301
2057 7,179,997 109,529,799
2056 7,156,445 109,715,196
2055 7,134,691 109,886,647
2054 7,111,260 110,035,740
2053 7,089,367 110,156,643
2052 7,066,769 110,253,026
2051 7,040,364 110,321,289
2050 7,014,112 110,344,733
2049 6,987,405 110,339,565
2048 6,956,499 110,296,602
2047 6,916,783 110,211,618
2046 6,881,711 110,090,837
2045 6,842,906 109,926,260
2044 6,799,445 109,731,512
2043 6,762,695 109,497,595
2042 6,719,865 109,225,525
2041 6,671,647 108,919,674
2040 6,621,937 108,594,542
2039 6,569,131 108,237,715
2038 6,515,459 107,861,117
2037 6,459,942 107,463,482
2036 6,406,631 107,058,359
2035 6,359,644 106,630,705
2034 6,308,450 106,189,495
2033 6,261,087 105,745,684
2032 6,210,077 105,283,013
2031 6,155,155 104,809,957
2030 6,101,258 104,314,150
2029 6,047,874 103,819,556
2028 5,995,773 103,300,347
2027 5,945,897 102,759,746
2026 5,896,184 102,197,177
2025 5,849,421 101,598,527
2024 5,805,962 100,987,686
2023 5,773,493 100,352,192
2022 5,744,489 99,680,655
2021 5,718,122 98,935,098
2020 5,702,398 98,079,191
2019 5,794,594 97,173,776
2018 5,984,119 96,237,319
2017 6,160,128 95,176,977
2016 6,323,060 94,000,117
2015 6,472,469 92,823,254
2014 6,346,990 91,679,578
2013 5,743,436 90,573,104
2012 5,235,742 89,510,356
2011 5,096,020 88,468,314
2010 5,041,288 87,455,152
2009 4,992,287 86,460,018
2008 4,925,354 85,175,788
2007 4,844,118 83,633,375
2006 4,751,136 82,167,897
2005 4,671,102 81,088,313
2004 4,599,279 80,338,971
2003 4,525,508 79,563,777
2002 4,463,504 78,772,224
2001 4,401,918 77,969,361
2000 4,329,340 77,154,011
1999 4,255,277 76,287,452
1998 4,181,281 75,299,660
1997 4,108,405 74,226,889
1996 4,034,781 73,156,447
1995 3,960,735 72,049,940
1994 3,889,799 70,854,391
1993 3,820,647 69,586,384
1992 3,747,371 68,260,337
1991 3,668,912 66,891,775
1990 3,595,175 65,504,552
1989 3,525,285 64,147,348
1988 3,454,649 62,843,228
1987 3,385,555 61,584,651
1986 3,300,365 60,347,048
1985 3,217,376 59,060,622
1984 3,152,744 57,706,067
1983 3,094,996 56,337,921
1982 3,054,931 55,011,289
1981 3,008,981 53,738,141
1980 2,944,763 52,490,101
1979 2,882,635 51,378,211
1978 2,822,682 50,249,552
1977 2,762,155 48,954,872
1976 2,726,469 47,684,931
1975 2,693,191 46,482,903
1974 2,635,185 45,413,537
1973 2,572,935 44,409,861
1972 2,509,729 43,429,168
1971 2,446,314 42,449,276
1970 2,386,114 41,475,230
1969 2,328,159 40,582,096
1968 2,266,368 39,734,609
1967 2,206,731 38,895,080
1966 2,148,260 38,024,836
1965 2,088,831 37,129,656
1964 2,030,543 36,201,563
1963 1,970,316 35,249,101
1962 1,909,578 34,288,560
1961 1,850,084 33,409,059
1960 1,794,406 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lebanon increased by 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lebanon lost 401,341 people (a 6.35% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Lebanon was ranked 115th most populous country in 2006 and is still 115th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.49M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Lebanon
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lebanon Vietnam
2100 -0.31% -0.54%
2099 -0.3% -0.53%
2098 -0.33% -0.51%
2097 -0.33% -0.5%
2096 -0.29% -0.49%
2095 -0.3% -0.48%
2094 -0.28% -0.48%
2093 -0.23% -0.48%
2092 -0.23% -0.48%
2091 -0.18% -0.48%
2090 -0.14% -0.47%
2089 -0.13% -0.47%
2088 -0.15% -0.47%
2087 -0.05% -0.47%
2086 -0.11% -0.46%
2085 0.01% -0.46%
2084 -0.08% -0.47%
2083 -0.002% -0.47%
2082 -0.02% -0.46%
2081 -0.004% -0.46%
2080 0.03% -0.45%
2079 0.02% -0.44%
2078 0.09% -0.44%
2077 0.05% -0.42%
2076 0.08% -0.41%
2075 0.23% -0.4%
2074 0.19% -0.39%
2073 0.16% -0.38%
2072 0.17% -0.36%
2071 0.19% -0.35%
2070 0.16% -0.33%
2069 0.12% -0.32%
2068 0.18% -0.32%
2067 0.17% -0.31%
2066 0.21% -0.29%
2065 0.22% -0.28%
2064 0.24% -0.27%
2063 0.27% -0.26%
2062 0.25% -0.25%
2061 0.31% -0.23%
2060 0.28% -0.22%
2059 0.28% -0.21%
2058 0.32% -0.19%
2057 0.33% -0.17%
2056 0.3% -0.16%
2055 0.33% -0.14%
2054 0.31% -0.11%
2053 0.32% -0.09%
2052 0.38% -0.06%
2051 0.37% -0.02%
2050 0.38% 0.005%
2049 0.44% 0.04%
2048 0.57% 0.08%
2047 0.51% 0.11%
2046 0.57% 0.15%
2045 0.64% 0.18%
2044 0.54% 0.21%
2043 0.64% 0.25%
2042 0.72% 0.28%
2041 0.75% 0.3%
2040 0.8% 0.33%
2039 0.82% 0.35%
2038 0.86% 0.37%
2037 0.83% 0.38%
2036 0.74% 0.4%
2035 0.81% 0.42%
2034 0.76% 0.42%
2033 0.82% 0.44%
2032 0.89% 0.45%
2031 0.88% 0.48%
2030 0.88% 0.48%
2029 0.87% 0.5%
2028 0.84% 0.53%
2027 0.84% 0.55%
2026 0.8% 0.59%
2025 0.75% 0.6%
2024 0.56% 0.63%
2023 0.5% 0.67%
2022 0.46% 0.75%
2021 0.28% 0.87%
2020 -1.59% 0.93%
2019 -3.17% 0.97%
2018 -2.86% 1.11%
2017 -2.58% 1.25%
2016 -2.31% 1.27%
2015 1.98% 1.25%
2014 10.5% 1.22%
2013 9.7% 1.19%
2012 2.74% 1.18%
2011 1.09% 1.16%
2010 0.98% 1.15%
2009 1.36% 1.51%
2008 1.68% 1.84%
2007 1.96% 1.78%
2006 1.71% 1.33%
2005 1.56% 0.93%
2004 1.63% 0.97%
2003 1.39% 1%
2002 1.4% 1.03%
2001 1.68% 1.06%
2000 1.74% 1.14%
1999 1.77% 1.31%
1998 1.77% 1.45%
1997 1.82% 1.46%
1996 1.87% 1.54%
1995 1.82% 1.69%
1994 1.81% 1.82%
1993 1.96% 1.94%
1992 2.14% 2.05%
1991 2.05% 2.12%
1990 1.98% 2.12%
1989 2.04% 2.08%
1988 2.04% 2.04%
1987 2.58% 2.05%
1986 2.58% 2.18%
1985 2.05% 2.35%
1984 1.87% 2.43%
1983 1.31% 2.41%
1982 1.53% 2.37%
1981 2.18% 2.38%
1980 2.16% 2.16%
1979 2.12% 2.25%
1978 2.19% 2.64%
1977 1.31% 2.66%
1976 1.24% 2.59%
1975 2.2% 2.35%
1974 2.42% 2.26%
1973 2.52% 2.26%
1972 2.59% 2.31%
1971 2.52% 2.35%
1970 2.49% 2.2%
1969 2.73% 2.13%
1968 2.7% 2.16%
1967 2.72% 2.29%
1966 2.85% 2.41%
1965 2.87% 2.56%
1964 3.06% 2.7%
1963 3.18% 2.8%
1962 3.22% 2.63%
1961 3.1% 2.7%

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

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In 2025, the population of Lebanon grew by 0.75%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Lebanon Vietnam
Current population
5921719
102486146
Population rank 115/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.23%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
5.67 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +119 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +43,459 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +0.75% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 114/197 122/197
One migration net change every
51.5 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -10,230 -48,171
Net migration rank 133/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,422,583 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 47/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 24.5% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 24/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lebanon
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lebanon Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -10,230 - -48,171
2024 57,613 -17,267 684,393 -59,645
2023 58,786 -34,193 727,955 -81,789
2022 60,909 -27,507 775,914 -78,977
2021 46,614 -27,290 799,593 -5,418
2020 59,903 -47,787 924,004 -6,457
2019 70,486 -266,992 895,262 -2,051
2018 77,165 -259,700 882,977 96,650
2017 84,172 -253,664 1,001,833 139,245
2016 91,551 -247,921 1,045,094 167,652
2015 97,385 -239,829 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 92,285 301,111 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 80,218 733,500 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 77,248 124,427 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 75,523 2,246 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 72,605 -40,915 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 69,004 -2,700 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 67,132 430 1,008,141 571,113
2007 66,965 27,944 981,689 523,784
2006 65,932 25,126 943,041 482,399
2005 67,778 1,224 942,084 -208,337
2004 69,675 4,974 985,438 -220,458
2003 71,232 1,674 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 72,648 -21,543 991,427 -193,766
2001 73,160 -1,094 985,610 -177,586
2000 72,642 455 966,894 -144,298
1999 72,437 2,589 925,519 -15,010
1998 71,889 1,062 959,016 106,091
1997 71,486 1,313 1,028,116 52,382
1996 71,286 3,164 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 71,016 2,634 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 73,069 -4,850 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 75,278 -5,196 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 77,447 -970 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 79,274 1,159 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 73,629 -6,595 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 74,577 -1,827 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 70,444 -1,916 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 69,058 607 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 67,162 33,549 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 66,368 -1,108 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 66,785 -2,785 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 66,056 -14,558 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 41,602 -12,981 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 65,084 -1,799 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 63,053 2,104 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 61,184 -2,103 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 60,829 0 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 60,232 0 1,259,315 49,655
1976 11,138 0 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 55,423 0 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 64,425 -3,831 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 63,420 482 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 62,216 294 921,524 -1,920
1971 61,278 3,042 963,259 76,961
1970 60,593 -4,508 905,902 1,997
1969 59,829 0 878,359 0
1968 59,247 4,506 815,116 1,489
1967 58,957 -3,434 862,071 394
1966 58,546 2,864 876,283 1,769
1965 58,195 -742 913,761 -1,438
1964 57,808 1,311 950,219 -6,328
1963 57,054 4,269 961,067 0
1962 55,585 4,569 960,046 0
1961 53,995 4,844 798,978 0
1960 52,515 0 955,268 0

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

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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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 1,422,583 residents or 24.5% of the population were not native-born in Lebanon, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 229K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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