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🇱🇧 Population of Lebanon

5,219,044
Current Population of Lebanon
-126,546
Net population growth this year
510.17
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2024 the population of Lebanon reached 5,219,044, of which 2,528,327 people are male and 2,690,716 female. The country has a population density of 510.1705 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of -2.425% for the year. According to the latest data, Lebanon is set to decrease its population size by -126,546 people next year. Making the total population count of Lebanon 5,219,044 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Lebanon (1950 - 2024)

Between 1950 and 2024 the population of Lebanon grown from 1,349,588 people to 5,219,044. An increase of the population size by 286.71% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 1,349,588 678,383 671,205 38,071 131.9245 2.821%
1951 1,388,215 697,768 690,447 39,184 135.7004 2.823%
1952 1,428,095 717,827 710,268 40,577 139.5988 2.842%
1953 1,469,430 738,644 730,786 42,092 143.6393 2.865%
1954 1,512,263 760,309 751,954 43,573 147.8262 2.882%
1955 1,556,327 782,650 773,676 44,556 152.1336 2.863%
1956 1,601,855 805,766 796,088 46,500 156.5841 2.903%
1957 1,649,151 829,858 819,294 48,093 161.2074 2.916%
1958 1,697,139 854,034 843,104 47,881 165.8982 2.821%
1959 1,746,544 878,968 867,576 50,930 170.7277 2.916%
1960 1,798,092 905,350 892,742 52,166 175.7666 2.901%
1961 1,853,295 933,610 919,684 58,240 181.1628 3.143%
1962 1,911,959 963,656 948,304 59,089 186.8973 3.091%
1963 1,971,511 994,126 977,384 60,013 192.7185 3.044%
1964 2,030,440 1,024,263 1,006,176 57,846 198.479 2.849%
1965 2,087,444 1,053,402 1,034,041 56,163 204.0513 2.691%
1966 2,145,646 1,083,081 1,062,565 60,240 209.7406 2.808%
1967 2,203,202 1,112,417 1,090,785 54,871 215.3667 2.491%
1968 2,262,290 1,142,531 1,119,759 63,307 221.1428 2.799%
1969 2,323,823 1,173,888 1,149,936 59,758 227.1577 2.572%
1970 2,381,791 1,203,454 1,178,338 56,179 232.8242 2.359%
1971 2,442,136 1,234,228 1,207,908 64,510 238.723 2.642%
1972 2,505,965 1,266,792 1,239,174 63,147 244.9624 2.52%
1973 2,569,842 1,299,401 1,270,440 64,605 251.2064 2.514%
1974 2,632,880 1,331,580 1,301,301 61,472 257.3685 2.335%
1975 2,691,586 1,359,319 1,332,266 55,939 263.1071 2.078%
1976 3,070,419 1,543,092 1,527,326 701,727 300.1387 22.955%
1977 3,457,616 1,732,313 1,725,303 72,669 337.9879 2.102%
1978 3,183,405 1,593,547 1,589,858 -621,092 311.1833 -19.573%
1979 2,902,164 1,451,333 1,450,830 58,609 283.6914 2.02%
1980 2,963,702 1,480,934 1,482,768 64,468 289.7069 2.175%
1981 3,027,222 1,511,506 1,515,716 62,572 295.9161 2.067%
1982 3,070,133 1,529,226 1,540,906 23,249 300.1107 0.757%
1983 3,106,990 1,542,931 1,564,060 50,467 303.7136 1.624%
1984 3,163,558 1,567,936 1,595,622 62,668 309.2432 1.981%
1985 3,226,750 1,596,181 1,630,569 63,716 315.4203 1.975%
1986 3,308,010 1,633,350 1,674,660 98,805 323.3637 2.987%
1987 3,390,870 1,672,403 1,718,467 66,915 331.4634 1.973%
1988 3,457,148 1,704,391 1,752,756 65,639 337.9421 1.899%
1989 3,525,502 1,736,409 1,789,092 71,070 344.6239 2.016%
1990 3,593,700 1,767,344 1,826,355 65,325 351.2903 1.818%
1991 3,666,734 1,802,859 1,863,876 80,744 358.4295 2.202%
1992 3,745,406 1,843,294 1,902,112 76,601 366.1199 2.045%
1993 3,818,796 1,881,024 1,937,773 70,179 373.2939 1.838%
1994 3,888,144 1,916,664 1,971,480 68,516 380.0727 1.762%
1995 3,959,640 1,953,426 2,006,214 74,476 387.0616 1.881%
1996 4,034,243 1,991,727 2,042,515 74,730 394.3542 1.852%
1997 4,107,550 2,029,194 2,078,357 71,885 401.5201 1.75%
1998 4,178,783 2,065,498 2,113,287 70,583 408.4833 1.689%
1999 4,250,020 2,101,776 2,148,244 71,888 415.4467 1.692%
2000 4,320,642 2,137,718 2,182,924 69,356 422.3501 1.605%
2001 4,389,200 2,172,579 2,216,621 67,760 429.0518 1.544%
2002 4,446,666 2,201,780 2,244,886 47,172 434.6692 1.061%
2003 4,504,808 2,231,267 2,273,541 69,111 440.3526 1.534%
2004 4,574,798 2,266,637 2,308,160 70,869 447.1943 1.549%
2005 4,643,044 2,301,062 2,341,982 65,625 453.8655 1.413%
2006 4,719,864 2,339,292 2,380,573 88,015 461.3748 1.865%
2007 4,809,608 2,383,768 2,425,840 91,472 470.1474 1.902%
2008 4,887,613 2,422,820 2,464,792 64,538 477.7725 1.32%
2009 4,951,134 2,454,922 2,496,213 62,505 483.9819 1.262%
2010 4,995,800 2,477,872 2,517,928 26,825 488.3479 0.537%
2011 5,045,056 2,503,286 2,541,770 71,689 493.1629 1.421%
2012 5,178,337 2,570,541 2,607,796 194,873 506.1913 3.764%
2013 5,678,852 2,820,251 2,858,600 806,155 555.1174 14.22%
2014 6,274,342 3,117,336 3,157,007 384,827 613.3277 6.135%
2015 6,398,940 3,173,713 3,225,226 -135,633 625.5073 -2.12%
2016 6,258,620 3,091,255 3,167,365 -145,007 611.7908 -2.317%
2017 6,109,252 3,003,848 3,105,404 -153,729 597.1898 -2.516%
2018 5,950,839 2,911,667 3,039,172 -163,096 581.7047 -2.741%
2019 5,781,906 2,814,124 2,967,783 -174,769 565.1913 -3.023%
2020 5,662,924 2,748,285 2,914,638 -63,197 553.5605 -1.116%
2021 5,592,631 2,713,490 2,879,140 -77,388 546.6892 -1.384%
2022 5,489,740 2,662,356 2,827,383 -128,396 536.6314 -2.339%
2023 5,353,930 2,594,952 2,758,977 -143,225 523.3558 -2.675%
2024 5,219,044 2,528,327 2,690,716 -126,546 510.1705 -2.425%

Statements that can be derived from Lebanon's population data

  • Lebanon has a population of 5,219,044 people, as of July 1, 2024.
  • Lebanon's population is equivalent to 0.07% of the total world population.
  • In 2024, Lebanon's population will decrease with -126,546 people.
  • In 2024, 167,954 more people will emigrate from Lebanon than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Lebanon is 29.28 years.
  • In Lebanon there are 510.17 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 5.51 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Lebanon.
  • In Lebanon, 2,528,327 of the total population are male, and 2,690,716 are female.

Future Population of Lebanon (2024 - 2100)

Lebanon's population is set to decrease in the future from 5,219,044 people to 4,745,074 people. A decrease of the population size by 251.59% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2024 5,219,044 2,528,327 2,690,716 -126,546 510.1705 -2.425%
2025 5,097,604 2,468,568 2,629,037 -116,334 498.2995 -2.282%
2026 4,988,145 2,414,772 2,573,373 -102,584 487.5997 -2.057%
2027 4,897,736 2,370,477 2,527,259 -78,234 478.7621 -1.597%
2028 4,824,808 2,334,905 2,489,903 -67,623 471.6332 -1.402%
2029 4,763,208 2,304,986 2,458,222 -55,576 465.6117 -1.167%
2030 4,714,240 2,281,379 2,432,861 -42,360 460.825 -0.899%
2031 4,678,450 2,264,370 2,414,079 -29,220 457.3265 -0.625%
2032 4,654,951 2,253,524 2,401,427 -17,778 455.0294 -0.382%
2033 4,641,684 2,247,826 2,393,859 -8,755 453.7326 -0.189%
2034 4,637,432 2,246,676 2,390,756 250 453.3169 0.005%
2035 4,642,097 2,250,030 2,392,067 9,080 453.7729 0.196%
2036 4,654,791 2,257,465 2,397,326 16,308 455.0138 0.35%
2037 4,673,486 2,267,985 2,405,500 21,081 456.8412 0.451%
2038 4,695,407 2,280,205 2,415,202 22,762 458.9841 0.485%
2039 4,718,509 2,293,113 2,425,396 23,442 461.2423 0.497%
2040 4,742,163 2,306,396 2,435,766 23,865 463.5545 0.503%
2041 4,766,088 2,319,925 2,446,162 23,986 465.8933 0.503%
2042 4,790,049 2,333,590 2,456,459 23,936 468.2355 0.5%
2043 4,813,633 2,347,174 2,466,459 23,232 470.5409 0.483%
2044 4,836,471 2,360,509 2,475,962 22,443 472.7733 0.464%
2045 4,858,147 2,373,391 2,484,756 20,910 474.8922 0.43%
2046 4,878,160 2,385,552 2,492,608 19,116 476.8485 0.392%
2047 4,896,315 2,396,901 2,499,414 17,193 478.6231 0.351%
2048 4,912,362 2,407,309 2,505,052 14,901 480.1917 0.303%
2049 4,926,083 2,416,658 2,509,424 12,542 481.533 0.255%
2050 4,937,580 2,424,994 2,512,586 10,451 482.6568 0.212%
2051 4,946,848 2,432,305 2,514,544 8,086 483.5629 0.163%
2052 4,953,656 2,438,462 2,515,194 5,530 484.2283 0.112%
2053 4,958,129 2,443,530 2,514,598 3,416 484.6656 0.069%
2054 4,960,530 2,447,640 2,512,890 1,386 484.9003 0.028%
2055 4,961,059 2,450,874 2,510,185 -328 484.952 -0.007%
2056 4,960,079 2,453,410 2,506,669 -1,632 484.8562 -0.033%
2057 4,957,812 2,455,352 2,502,461 -2,901 484.6347 -0.059%
2058 4,954,615 2,456,885 2,497,730 -3,494 484.3221 -0.071%
2059 4,950,830 2,458,177 2,492,653 -4,077 483.9521 -0.082%
2060 4,946,598 2,459,274 2,487,324 -4,386 483.5384 -0.089%
2061 4,942,211 2,460,325 2,481,886 -4,388 483.1096 -0.089%
2062 4,937,973 2,461,470 2,476,502 -4,088 482.6953 -0.083%
2063 4,934,178 2,462,847 2,471,330 -3,503 482.3243 -0.071%
2064 4,930,926 2,464,504 2,466,422 -2,999 482.0065 -0.061%
2065 4,928,383 2,466,510 2,461,874 -2,088 481.7579 -0.042%
2066 4,926,691 2,468,920 2,457,771 -1,296 481.5925 -0.026%
2067 4,925,874 2,471,744 2,454,131 -338 481.5126 -0.007%
2068 4,925,787 2,474,898 2,450,888 164 481.5041 0.003%
2069 4,926,414 2,478,358 2,448,055 1,089 481.5653 0.022%
2070 4,927,743 2,482,110 2,445,633 1,570 481.6953 0.032%
2071 4,929,604 2,486,064 2,443,539 2,151 481.8772 0.044%
2072 4,931,993 2,490,209 2,441,785 2,629 482.1108 0.053%
2073 4,934,714 2,494,436 2,440,278 2,813 482.3768 0.057%
2074 4,937,681 2,498,705 2,438,976 3,119 482.6667 0.063%
2075 4,940,792 2,502,949 2,437,844 3,105 482.9709 0.063%
2076 4,943,806 2,507,026 2,436,780 2,923 483.2655 0.059%
2077 4,946,578 2,510,856 2,435,722 2,620 483.5365 0.053%
2078 4,948,982 2,514,355 2,434,628 2,189 483.7715 0.044%
2079 4,950,939 2,517,463 2,433,476 1,724 483.9628 0.035%
2080 4,952,294 2,520,096 2,432,198 986 484.0952 0.02%
2081 4,952,960 2,522,204 2,430,755 345 484.1603 0.007%
2082 4,952,852 2,523,727 2,429,126 -559 484.1498 -0.011%
2083 4,951,786 2,524,552 2,427,234 -1,574 484.0456 -0.032%
2084 4,949,722 2,524,642 2,425,079 -2,555 483.8437 -0.052%
2085 4,946,530 2,523,924 2,422,606 -3,827 483.5318 -0.077%
2086 4,942,150 2,522,365 2,419,785 -4,935 483.1036 -0.1%
2087 4,936,645 2,519,980 2,416,666 -6,074 482.5655 -0.123%
2088 4,929,982 2,516,747 2,413,235 -7,251 481.9142 -0.147%
2089 4,922,100 2,512,630 2,409,471 -8,513 481.1437 -0.173%
2090 4,912,906 2,507,586 2,405,320 -9,875 480.245 -0.201%
2091 4,902,374 2,501,624 2,400,750 -11,191 479.2154 -0.228%
2092 4,890,453 2,494,730 2,395,724 -12,650 478.0501 -0.259%
2093 4,877,096 2,486,895 2,390,201 -14,064 476.7445 -0.288%
2094 4,862,336 2,478,178 2,384,157 -15,456 475.3017 -0.318%
2095 4,846,194 2,468,615 2,377,579 -16,828 473.7238 -0.347%
2096 4,828,659 2,458,229 2,370,430 -18,242 472.0097 -0.378%
2097 4,809,702 2,447,048 2,362,654 -19,671 470.1566 -0.409%
2098 4,789,376 2,435,118 2,354,258 -20,981 468.1697 -0.438%
2099 4,767,814 2,422,536 2,345,278 -22,145 466.0619 -0.464%
2100 4,745,074 2,409,373 2,335,701 -23,334 463.8391 -0.492%

Population Density of Lebanon

Today, Lebanon has a population density of 510.1705 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 131.9245 people/km² since the 1950 to 510.1705 people/km² in 2024. In the future, Lebanon is projected to reach a population density of 463.8391 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Lebanon Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Lebanon's Population

The population growth rate of Lebanon currently stands at -2.425% as of July 1, 2024. This is an increase by 0.086 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2024, the population growth rate of Lebanon will increase to -2.425%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Lebanon's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.492% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Lebanon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.821%
1960 2.901%
1970 2.359%
1980 2.175%
1990 1.818%
2000 1.605%
2010 0.537%
2020 -1.116%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.899%
2040 0.503%
2050 0.212%
2060 -0.089%
2070 0.032%
2080 0.02%
2090 -0.201%
2100 -0.492%
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Life Expectancy of Lebanon

Today, Lebanon has an average life expectancy of 79.9222 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 61.0348 years since the 1950 to 79.9222 years in 2024. In the future, Lebanon is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 89.2002 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Lebanon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 61,034
1960 64,840
1970 66,759
1980 59,664
1990 64,474
2000 73,930
2010 78,155
2020 77,803
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 80,722
2040 82,104
2050 83,495
2060 84,747
2070 85,905
2080 87,002
2090 88,079
2100 89,200
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Migration to and from Lebanon

In 2024 Lebanon will see net migrations of -167,954 people. This means that 167,954 more people will emigrate from Lebanon than immigrate to the country this year. An increase of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Lebanon was -160,237.

Net Migration for Lebanon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 0
1960 0
1970 -4,508
1980 2,104
1990 -6,595
2000 455
2010 -40,915
2020 -115,146
Year Net Migration
2030 -63,737
2040 -4,000
2050 -4,000
2060 -4,000
2070 -4,000
2080 -4,000
2090 -4,000
2100 -4,000
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Births in Lebanon

In 2024, Lebanon will see 70,456 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Lebanon in 2022, when the country saw 81,179 new borns.

Births Lebanon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 55,160
1960 69,846
1970 79,444
1980 93,108
1990 100,147
2000 88,562
2010 88,131
2020 87,727
Year Births
2030 54,038
2040 68,590
2050 61,805
2060 48,960
2070 52,227
2080 48,447
2090 41,319
2100 40,322
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Deaths in Lebanon

In 2024, 29,045 people will die in Lebanon. That is a decrease of Lebanon's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 49,324 deaths.

Deaths Lebanon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 17,092
1960 17,692
1970 18,757
1980 30,740
1990 28,226
2000 19,674
2010 20,403
2020 35,782
Year Births
2030 32,659
2040 40,717
2050 47,352
2060 49,344
2070 46,653
2080 43,461
2090 47,182
2100 59,661
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Median Age in Lebanon

The median age of Lebanon has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Lebanon will reach 50.2299 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Lebanon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 21.9675
1960 19.0819
1970 17.3412
1980 18.9451
1990 20.5319
2000 23.2458
2010 27.0626
2020 28.0129
Year Median Age
2030 31.9867
2040 32.8771
2050 36.2907
2060 40.8507
2070 43.4516
2080 44.1412
2090 47.2364
2100 50.2299
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Fertility Rate in Lebanon

The fertility rate of Lebanon has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Lebanon will reach 1.7123 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Lebanon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.8092
1960 5.8179
1970 5.1679
1980 4.0317
1990 3.2946
2000 2.4994
2010 2.1257
2020 2.1027
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.9668
2040 1.8726
2050 1.824
2060 1.7715
2070 1.7437
2080 1.7258
2090 1.7241
2100 1.7123
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Infant Mortality Rate in Lebanon

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Lebanon while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Lebanon has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 75.0224. Today, Lebanon has a much better infant mortality rate of 5.5143 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Lebanon is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 1.7104 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Lebanon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 75.0224
1960 56.697
1970 47.4946
1980 49.4367
1990 26.702
2000 16.9832
2010 8.7491
2020 5.9938
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 4.8236
2040 3.8716
2050 3.1806
2060 2.7106
2070 2.3658
2080 2.1148
2090 1.9003
2100 1.7104
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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