Lebanon — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Lebanon, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Lebanon was 0.75% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.99% in 2014. The lowest was -3.22% in 2019 (about -4.3× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.18% per year.
Lebanon ranks 117 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 54%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Lebanon sits below it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 62%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 19 of 23 economies; Bahrain (0.73%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 242% in 2013. That is 200% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 2013.
World ranking. Slipped: 43rd of 216 in 1961 → 87th of 216 in 1970 → 106th of 216 in 1980 → 109th of 216 in 1990 → 83rd of 217 in 2000 → 122nd of 217 in 2010 → 213th of 217 in 2020 → 117th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.75% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 0.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.46% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.28% | +1.9 pp |
| 2020 | -1.6% | +1.6 pp |
| 2019 | -3.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | -2.9% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | -2.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | -2.34% | -4.3 pp |
| 2015 | 1.96% | -8.0 pp |
| 2014 | 9.99% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 9.25% | +6.6 pp |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +1.6 pp |
| 2011 | 1.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.98% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 1.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 1.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 1.94% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.62% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 1.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.39% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 1.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 1.94% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 2.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 2.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 1987 | 2.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 2.55% | +0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 2.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 1.85% | +0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 1.52% | -0.6 pp |
| 1981 | 2.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 2.17% | +0.9 pp |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 1.23% | -0.9 pp |
| 1975 | 2.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 2.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 2.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 2.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 3.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 3.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 3.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.06% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lebanon’s Population growth in 1962?
3.17% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lebanon’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -75.6% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.75%; 2024: 0.56%; 2023: 0.5%; 2022: 0.46%; 2021: 0.28%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.