Lebanon

Population in Lebanon

Population in Lebanon: 1.35 million people in 1950 and 5.77 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
5.77 million people
Since 1950
+4.42 million people
Rank, 2023
116 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
7.19 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in LebanonPopulation in Lebanon: 1.35 million people in 1950 and 5.77 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 7.19 million people in 2100, between 2.38 million people and 20 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 7.19 million people in 2100, between 2.38 million people and 20 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 6.47 million people in 2015, the lowest 1.35 million people in 1950.
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 300,000 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearLebanonWorld
20235.77 million8.09 billion
20225.74 million8.02 billion
20215.72 million7.95 billion
20205.7 million7.89 billion
20195.8 million7.81 billion
20185.98 million7.73 billion
20176.16 million7.65 billion
20166.32 million7.56 billion
20156.47 million7.47 billion
20146.35 million7.38 billion
20135.74 million7.29 billion
20125.24 million7.2 billion
20115.1 million7.11 billion
20105.04 million7.02 billion
20094.99 million6.93 billion
20084.93 million6.84 billion
20074.84 million6.76 billion
20064.75 million6.67 billion
20054.67 million6.59 billion
20044.6 million6.5 billion
20034.53 million6.42 billion
20024.46 million6.34 billion
20014.4 million6.26 billion
20004.33 million6.17 billion
19994.26 million6.09 billion
19984.18 million6.01 billion
19974.11 million5.93 billion
19964.04 million5.84 billion
19953.96 million5.76 billion
19943.89 million5.68 billion
19933.82 million5.59 billion
19923.75 million5.51 billion
19913.67 million5.42 billion
19903.6 million5.33 billion
19893.53 million5.23 billion
19883.46 million5.14 billion
19873.39 million5.05 billion
19863.3 million4.96 billion
19853.22 million4.87 billion
19843.15 million4.78 billion
19833.1 million4.7 billion
19823.06 million4.61 billion
19813.01 million4.53 billion
19802.95 million4.45 billion
19792.88 million4.37 billion
19782.82 million4.29 billion
19772.76 million4.22 billion
19762.73 million4.14 billion
19752.69 million4.07 billion
19742.64 million4 billion
19732.57 million3.92 billion
19722.51 million3.85 billion
19712.45 million3.77 billion
19702.39 million3.7 billion
19692.33 million3.62 billion
19682.27 million3.55 billion
19672.21 million3.47 billion
19662.15 million3.4 billion
19652.09 million3.34 billion
19642.03 million3.26 billion
19631.97 million3.19 billion
19621.91 million3.12 billion
19611.85 million3.07 billion
19601.79 million3.02 billion
19591.74 million2.97 billion
19581.69 million2.91 billion
19571.65 million2.85 billion
19561.6 million2.8 billion
19551.55 million2.74 billion
19541.51 million2.69 billion
19531.47 million2.63 billion
19521.43 million2.58 billion
19511.39 million2.54 billion
19501.35 million2.49 billion
19491.32 million–
19481.29 million–
19471.27 million–
19461.25 million–
19451.22 million–
19441.2 million–
19431.18 million–
19421.16 million–
19411.14 million–
19401.12 million–
19391.1 million–
19381.07 million–
19371.06 million–
19361.04 million–
19351.02 million–
1934997,500–
1933979,100–
1932961,100–
1931943,400–
1930926,100–
1929909,000–
1928892,300–
1927875,900–
1926859,800–
1925844,000–
1924828,400–
1923813,200–
1922798,200–
1921783,500–
1920769,100–
1919755,000–
1918741,100–
1917727,500–
1916714,200–
1915701,300–
1914688,500–
1913676,000–
1912663,800–
1911650,800–
1910637,100–
1909622,800–
1908607,900–
1907592,300–
1906577,200–
1905562,500–
1904548,200–
1903534,200–
1902520,600–
1901509,700–
1900501,400–
1899495,800–
1898492,600–
1897491,900–
1896491,300–
1895490,600–
1894489,900–
1893489,200–
1892488,500–
1891487,800–
1890487,100–
1889486,500–
1888485,800–
1887485,100–
1886484,400–
1885483,800–
1884483,100–
1883482,400–
1882481,700–
1881481,100–
1880480,400–
1879479,700–
1878479,000–
1877478,400–
1876477,700–
1875477,000–
1874476,400–
1873475,700–
1872475,000–
1871473,900–
1870472,100–
1869469,900–
1868467,200–
1867463,900–
1866460,700–
1865457,500–
1864454,400–
1863451,200–
1862448,100–
1861445,000–
1860441,900–
1859438,800–
1858435,800–
1857432,700–
1856429,700–
1855426,700–
1854423,800–
1853420,800–
1852417,900–
1851415,000–
1850412,100–
1849409,200–
1848406,200–
1847403,300–
1846400,400–
1845397,600–
1844394,700–
1843391,900–
1842389,100–
1841386,300–
1840383,500–
1839380,700–
1838378,000–
1837375,300–
1836372,600–
1835369,900–
1834367,300–
1833364,600–
1832362,000–
1831359,400–
1830356,800–
1829354,300–
1828351,700–
1827349,200–
1826346,700–
1825344,200–
1824341,700–
1823339,300–
1822336,800–
1821334,600–
1820332,400–
1819330,500–
1818328,700–
1817327,000–
1816325,300–
1815323,700–
1814322,100–
1813320,400–
1812318,800–
1811317,200–
1810315,600–
1809314,000–
1808312,400–
1807310,800–
1806309,300–
1805307,700–
1804306,100–
1803304,600–
1802303,100–
1801301,500–
1800300,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearLebanonWorld
20245.81 million5.71 million–5.9 million8.16 billion
20255.85 million5.56 million–6.12 million8.23 billion
20265.9 million5.45 million–6.31 million8.3 billion
20275.95 million5.34 million–6.51 million8.37 billion
20286 million5.24 million–6.72 million8.44 billion
20296.05 million5.18 million–6.95 million8.5 billion
20306.1 million5.1 million–7.18 million8.57 billion
20316.16 million5.01 million–7.41 million8.63 billion
20326.21 million4.96 million–7.61 million8.7 billion
20336.26 million4.92 million–7.78 million8.76 billion
20346.31 million4.86 million–7.96 million8.82 billion
20356.36 million4.82 million–8.15 million8.89 billion
20366.41 million4.79 million–8.32 million8.95 billion
20376.46 million4.76 million–8.48 million9.01 billion
20386.52 million4.71 million–8.68 million9.06 billion
20396.57 million4.66 million–8.89 million9.12 billion
20406.62 million4.65 million–9.06 million9.18 billion
20416.67 million4.64 million–9.26 million9.23 billion
20426.71 million4.58 million–9.46 million9.29 billion
20436.75 million4.56 million–9.68 million9.34 billion
20446.79 million4.54 million–9.89 million9.39 billion
20456.84 million4.48 million–10.1 million9.44 billion
20466.87 million4.48 million–10.2 million9.49 billion
20476.91 million4.48 million–10.4 million9.54 billion
20486.94 million4.44 million–10.6 million9.58 billion
20496.97 million4.43 million–10.7 million9.62 billion
20507 million4.42 million–10.8 million9.66 billion
20517.03 million4.38 million–11 million9.7 billion
20527.05 million4.34 million–11.2 million9.74 billion
20537.07 million4.31 million–11.3 million9.78 billion
20547.1 million4.24 million–11.5 million9.81 billion
20557.12 million4.19 million–11.7 million9.85 billion
20567.14 million4.15 million–11.9 million9.88 billion
20577.16 million4.12 million–12 million9.91 billion
20587.18 million4.06 million–12.1 million9.94 billion
20597.21 million4.01 million–12.2 million9.96 billion
20607.23 million4.01 million–12.4 million9.99 billion
20617.25 million4.01 million–12.5 million10 billion
20627.26 million3.98 million–12.6 million10 billion
20637.28 million3.93 million–12.9 million10.1 billion
20647.3 million3.9 million–13 million10.1 billion
20657.32 million3.82 million–13.2 million10.1 billion
20667.33 million3.74 million–13.3 million10.1 billion
20677.34 million3.71 million–13.7 million10.1 billion
20687.35 million3.67 million–14 million10.2 billion
20697.36 million3.63 million–14.3 million10.2 billion
20707.38 million3.6 million–14.6 million10.2 billion
20717.39 million3.56 million–14.7 million10.2 billion
20727.4 million3.48 million–14.9 million10.2 billion
20737.41 million3.44 million–15.1 million10.2 billion
20747.43 million3.38 million–15 million10.2 billion
20757.44 million3.31 million–15.1 million10.3 billion
20767.45 million3.27 million–15.5 million10.3 billion
20777.45 million3.24 million–15.8 million10.3 billion
20787.46 million3.21 million–16 million10.3 billion
20797.46 million3.22 million–16.2 million10.3 billion
20807.46 million3.24 million–16.4 million10.3 billion
20817.46 million3.21 million–16.5 million10.3 billion
20827.46 million3.19 million–16.7 million10.3 billion
20837.45 million3.15 million–16.8 million10.3 billion
20847.45 million3.12 million–16.9 million10.3 billion
20857.45 million3.08 million–17.2 million10.3 billion
20867.44 million3.03 million–17.6 million10.3 billion
20877.43 million3 million–17.9 million10.3 billion
20887.42 million2.95 million–18.1 million10.3 billion
20897.41 million2.91 million–18.1 million10.3 billion
20907.4 million2.87 million–18.2 million10.3 billion
20917.39 million2.83 million–18.5 million10.3 billion
20927.37 million2.81 million–18.7 million10.3 billion
20937.35 million2.77 million–18.8 million10.3 billion
20947.33 million2.73 million–18.8 million10.2 billion
20957.31 million2.7 million–19.2 million10.2 billion
20967.29 million2.67 million–19.7 million10.2 billion
20977.26 million2.6 million–19.8 million10.2 billion
20987.24 million2.52 million–19.7 million10.2 billion
20997.22 million2.44 million–19.8 million10.2 billion
21007.19 million2.38 million–20 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • 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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