Lebanon vs Syria

Lebanon vs Syria: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.43% a year in Lebanon and 4.92% a year in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 4.49 percentage points, or 12 times that in Lebanon.

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% a year · UN

Lebanon vs Syria: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.43% a year in Lebanon and 4.92% a year in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 4.49 percentage points, or 12 times that in Lebanon.
LebanonSyriaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Lebanon.
  • In 2023, Lebanon ranked 148 and Syria ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Lebanon at -0.33% a year and Syria at -0.15% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearLebanonSyriaWorld
20230.434.920.87
20220.584.920.88
20210.342.60.8
20200.212.840.9
2019-3.393.911.03
2018-3.053.871.07
2017-2.75-0.261.13
2016-2.470.581.17
2015-2.2-2.951.18
20146.2-5.551.22
201314.19-7.671.23
20123.85-2.31.27
20111.531.261.26
20100.632.241.27
20091.332.311.28
20081.370.811.28
20071.966.371.28
20061.925.931.28
20051.482.561.27
20041.622.581.28
20031.612.371.29
20021.152.41.3
20011.642.441.33
20001.692.481.35
19991.762.511.35
19981.752.581.37
19971.772.581.39
19961.852.671.42
19951.862.751.45
19941.752.921.47
19931.832.981.52
19922.043.051.57
19912.193.091.63
19901.873.21.76
19892.063.271.78
19881.983.361.79
19872.063.431.84
19863.053.471.83
19852.033.511.8
19842.033.531.8
19831.663.491.78
19820.943.331.86
19812.13.31.82
19802.213.341.8
19792.053.371.79
19782.163.421.74
19772.183.441.75
19760.413.431.78
19752.063.411.8
19742.33.381.88
19732.483.361.94
19722.493.391.97
19712.633.41.97
19702.353.32.06
19692.573.252.06
19682.813.222.09
19672.523.192
19662.863.172.04
19652.753.132.09
19642.913.082.16
19633.113.032.28
19623.152.982.11
19613.182.911.67
19602.933.081.58
19592.9131.73
19582.822.92
19572.892.822.07
19562.882.731.98
19552.842.632.01
19542.862.51.99
19532.842.371.9
19522.822.231.94
19512.82.091.75
19502.791.91.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearLebanonSyriaWorld
20240.7-2.82–3.864.041.59–6.490.86
20250.8-3.22–4.273.510.35–6.460.84
20260.84-3.54–4.63.04-0.51–6.470.83
20270.84-3.53–4.712.84-0.92–6.690.81
20280.87-3.63–4.892.56-1.56–6.280.8
20290.88-3.44–4.822.47-1.51–6.240.78
20300.88-3.42–4.922.19-1.78–6.010.76
20310.89-3.54–4.882.08-1.97–6.150.75
20320.82-3.66–5.041.9-2.06–60.73
20330.75-3.73–4.91.84-2.08–5.850.72
20340.81-3.49–4.781.69-2.32–5.640.7
20350.74-3.57–4.791.6-2.57–5.80.69
20360.83-3.63–4.731.43-2.63–5.660.67
20370.86-3.65–4.741.41-2.77–5.450.65
20380.82-3.7–4.931.29-2.87–5.350.64
20390.8-3.53–4.981.19-3.12–5.240.62
20400.75-3.49–5.011.15-3.22–5.180.61
20410.72-3.88–4.911.06-3.26–5.120.59
20420.64-4.06–4.821.01-3.18–5.340.57
20430.54-3.83–4.880.93-3.48–5.190.56
20440.64-3.63–4.870.86-3.52–5.040.54
20450.57-3.92–4.640.91-3.5–4.870.52
20460.51-4.05–4.770.83-3.23–4.840.5
20470.57-3.93–4.510.78-3.61–4.830.48
20480.44-4.03–4.770.8-3.55–4.80.46
20490.38-4.19–4.420.84-3.68–5.040.44
20500.37-3.82–4.490.84-3.43–4.980.42
20510.37-4.14–4.50.8-3.48–4.880.4
20520.32-4.33–4.450.77-3.77–4.960.38
20530.31-4.63–4.20.87-3.65–5.030.36
20540.33-3.9–4.340.84-3.65–5.050.34
20550.3-4.36–4.440.76-3.69–4.950.33
20560.33-4.45–4.570.77-3.87–4.70.31
20570.32-4.32–4.680.69-4.05–4.680.3
20580.28-4.12–4.570.69-3.91–4.840.28
20590.28-4.38–4.450.76-3.55–5.070.27
20600.31-4.31–4.270.69-3.72–4.710.25
20610.25-4.56–4.390.61-3.93–4.60.24
20620.27-4.31–4.240.59-3.9–4.710.23
20630.24-4.37–4.590.58-4.01–4.730.22
20640.22-4.63–4.20.59-3.9–4.730.21
20650.21-4.75–4.440.58-4–4.430.2
20660.17-4.65–4.370.49-4.1–4.670.19
20670.18-4.74–4.550.45-4.27–4.410.18
20680.12-4.75–4.350.42-4.11–4.610.17
20690.16-4.96–4.270.34-4.54–4.570.16
20700.19-4.37–4.540.33-4.92–4.570.15
20710.17-4.67–4.630.33-4.4–4.340.14
20720.16-4.81–4.350.31-4.56–4.660.13
20730.19-4.76–4.290.24-4.48–4.650.12
20740.23-4.49–4.380.22-4.78–4.250.1
20750.08-4.87–4.280.21-4.46–4.440.09
20760.05-5.12–4.10.19-4.42–4.670.08
20770.09-4.86–4.170.1-4.59–4.360.07
20780.02-5.04–4.160.08-4.75–4.240.06
20790.03-4.75–4.260.13-4.5–4.520.05
2080-0-4.89–4.190.22-4.84–4.450.04
2081-0.02-4.91–4.290.15-5.07–4.430.03
2082-0-5.21–4.60.14-4.85–4.460.02
2083-0.09-5.27–4.420.06-4.97–4.320.01
20840.01-5.52–4.330.08-4.92–4.35-0
2085-0.11-5.37–4.290.08-4.79–4.3-0.01
2086-0.05-5.28–4.2-0.04-5.13–4.19-0.02
2087-0.15-5.32–4.34-0.02-5.08–4.18-0.03
2088-0.14-5.23–4.250.01-5.17–4.23-0.04
2089-0.14-5.31–4.250-5.1–4.26-0.05
2090-0.18-5.46–3.99-0.07-5.28–4.32-0.05
2091-0.23-5.74–4.19-0.03-5.37–4.23-0.06
2092-0.23-5.27–4.03-0.07-5.32–4.3-0.07
2093-0.28-5.28–4.18-0.07-5.43–4.1-0.07
2094-0.31-5.44–3.86-0.11-5.56–4.13-0.08
2095-0.29-5.46–4.24-0.06-5.67–4.19-0.09
2096-0.33-6.25–4.27-0.12-5.64–4.54-0.1
2097-0.33-6.12–3.99-0.14-5.74–4.45-0.11
2098-0.3-6–4.04-0.13-5.37–4.3-0.11
2099-0.31-6.04–4.1-0.16-5.71–4.21-0.12
2100-0.33-6.45–4.24-0.15-5.73–4.36-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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