Lebanon Population 2023 (Live)

5,295,893

Lebanon has had very uneven population growth over the past 50 years, and it's currently growing at 1% per year. Its urbanization rate is rapidly growing and expected to reach 86% in 2020, at which point its urban population will reach 4.1 million, with a total population pushing 6 million in the next decade.

Lebanon Population Growth

There have been many migration waves in the country, as more than 1.5 million people emigrated from Lebanon between 1975 and 2011. Lebanon also hosts close to 1 million refugees and asylum seekers, most notably those from Palestine, Iraq and Syria. It's estimated that there are over 600,000 Syrian refugees (with recent sources now estimating 1 million refugees) in Lebanon escaping violence in their own country.

Lebanon Population Projections

The political climate in Lebanon has caused the growth rate in Lebanon to fluctuate significantly, and that is not expected to change any time soon. Current projections are a bit all over the board, expecting the population to begin declining around 2025, before beginning to grow again around 2040. Over this time period, these predictions say that the population of Lebanon will be close to 6,018,795 by 2020, 5,368,598 by 2030, 5,392,419 by 2040 and 5,411,830 by 2050.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2023 World Percentage
Land Area
10,230
The current population of Lebanon is 5,295,893 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2023 population at 5,353,930.

Lebanon Growth Rate

Lebanon Population 2023 (Live)

Lebanon Population Clock

Lebanon Population (as of 11/25/2023)5,295,893
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2023)5,353,930
Births per Day208
Deaths per Day115
Migrations per Day-486
Net Change per Day-392
Population Change Since Jan. 1-128,968

Components of Population Change

One birth every 6.92 minutes
One death every 12.52 minutes
One emigrant every 2.97 minutes
Net loss of one person every 3.67 minutes

Lebanon Population Clock

City
Population
Beirut1,916,100
Ra's Bayrut1,251,739
Tripoli229,398
Sidon163,554
Tyre135,204
Nabatiye et Tahta120,000
Habbouch98,433
Jounieh96,315
Zahle78,145
Baalbek30,916
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Lebanon Area and Population Density

The tiny country of Lebanon occupies approximately 4,036 square miles (10,452 square kilometers) of area in western Asia along the Meditteranean Sea and wedged between Syria and Israel. Lebanon ranks 165th in the world in terms of area. With an estimated population at over 6 million as of the year 2018, the population density is 1507 people per square mile (582 people per square kilometer) overall. This earns the country a ranking of 10th most densely populated country in the world.

Largest Cities in Lebanon

The capital of Lebanon is also the country's largest city, Beirut, which has a population close to 2 million and has an urban population density breaching more than 3,500 individuals per square kilometer. The religious capital of Tripoli is Lebanon's second-largest city, located in the northern portion of the country, with roughly 230,000 people living there. The agricultural hub of Sidon in Lebanon's third-largest city with 163,554 people living there. The cities of Tyre and Nabatîyé et Tahta are the only other urban centers in Lebanon with populations over 100,000.

Lebanon Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
19551,556,3272.89%152.1312233
19601,798,0922.93%175.7712232
19652,087,4453.03%204.0512228
19702,381,7912.67%232.8212326
19752,691,5862.48%263.1112226
19802,963,7021.94%289.7112125
19853,226,7501.71%315.4212425
19903,593,7002.18%351.2912024
19953,959,6401.96%387.0611923
20004,320,6421.76%422.3511724
20054,643,0441.45%453.8711523
20104,995,8001.47%488.3511723
20156,398,9405.08%625.5110718
20176,109,252-2.39%597.1911218
20185,950,839-2.59%581.7011320
20195,781,907-2.84%565.1911521
20205,662,923-2.06%553.5611621
20225,489,739-2.12%536.6311922
20235,353,930-2.09%523.3612224
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Lebanon Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
20235,353,930-2.09%523.3612224
20245,219,044-2.03%510.1712426
20255,097,604-2.08%498.3012626
20304,714,240-1.55%460.8312829
20354,642,097-0.31%453.7713031
20404,742,1630.43%463.5513031
20454,858,1470.48%474.8913031
20504,937,5790.33%482.6613030
20554,961,0590.1%484.9513031
20604,946,598-0.06%483.5412931
20654,928,383-0.07%481.7612933
20704,927,7430%481.7012832
20754,940,7920.05%482.9712833
20804,952,2940.05%484.1012833
20854,946,530-0.02%483.5312931
20904,912,907-0.14%480.2512932
20954,846,194-0.27%473.7212933
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Lebanon Population by Year (Projections)

Lebanon Population Pyramid 2023

Lebanon Median Age

33.7

Total

33.1

Male

34.4

Female

Lebanon Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Lebanon.

Census Years

Year
Date
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Lebanon Population Pyramid

Lebanon, or the Lebanese Republic, is a Democratic Republic in the East Mediterranean. No official census has taken place in Lebanon since 1932 due to the sensitive balance between the country's religious groups.

Lebanon Demographics

While nearly all Lebanese are identified as ethnically Arab, this is an example of panethnicity, or grouping self-identified ethnicities into a single group, as the Lebanese people are descended from many groups and it's today a blend of a dozen closely related groups. The World Factbook notes that a portion of the population may identify as Phoenician in origin rather than as Arab.

The official language used in Lebanon is Arabic, with additional use of French, English, and Armenian.

The median age of the Lebanese population is at 30.5 years in 2018, with a total life expectancy of approximately 77.8 years of age.

Lebanon Religion, Economy and Politics

In terms of religion among the population, we can see a breakdown of 54% Muslim following, 40.5% Christian following, and small percentages of a variety of other religions - including Buddhists, Mormons, and more.

In the 2018 World Happiness Report, Lebanon maintained a ranking of 88 with an overall happiness rating of 5.199 out of a possible 10. The report takes a variety of factors into consideration including GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and perception of corruption.

Lebanon Population History

Evidence of civilization in the area predates recorded history, and Lebanon was once home to the maritime Phoenicians, a culture that existed for over 1,000 years. The region came under Roman Empire rule and eventually turned into the Empire's largest center of Christianity before it was conquered by the Arab Muslims and then the Ottoman Empire.

Lebanon Population Rank 2023
Area (km²)
10,452
2023 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF)
$27.32
GDP (UN)
$50.46 Bn

Lebanon - General Info

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