Lebanon — Population
Population, Total for Lebanon, 1960–2025.
Population for Lebanon was 5.85 million in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 6.47 million in 2015. The lowest was 1.79 million in 1960 (about 3.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.83% per year.
Lebanon ranks 115 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 53%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 11.52 million, so Lebanon sits below it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 10% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 10%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 16 of 23 economies; Oman (5.49 million) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 2014.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1990. Doubling roughly every 38 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 121st of 216 in 1960 → 121st of 216 in 1970 → 121st of 216 in 1980 → 119th of 217 in 1990 → 116th of 217 in 2000 → 116th of 217 in 2010 → 114th of 217 in 2020 → 115th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,849,421 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5,805,962 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5,773,493 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5,744,489 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5,718,122 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5,702,398 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5,794,594 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5,984,119 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6,160,128 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 6,323,060 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6,472,469 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 6,346,990 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 5,743,436 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 5,235,742 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5,096,020 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5,041,288 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 4,992,287 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4,925,354 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4,844,118 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4,751,136 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4,671,102 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 4,599,279 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4,525,508 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4,463,504 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 4,401,918 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 4,329,340 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 4,255,277 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 4,181,281 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 4,108,405 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 4,034,781 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3,960,735 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3,889,799 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3,820,647 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3,747,371 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 3,668,912 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3,595,175 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 3,525,285 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 3,454,649 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3,385,555 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 3,300,365 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 3,217,376 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 3,152,744 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 3,094,996 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 3,054,931 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 3,008,981 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 2,944,763 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2,882,635 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2,822,682 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2,762,155 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 2,726,469 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 2,693,191 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 2,635,185 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2,572,935 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2,509,729 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 2,446,314 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 2,386,114 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 2,328,159 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 2,266,368 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 2,206,731 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 2,148,260 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 2,088,831 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 2,030,543 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 1,970,316 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 1,909,578 | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 1,850,084 | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 1,794,406 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lebanon’s Population in 1961?
1,850,084 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Lebanon’s Population figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — people — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Lebanon’s Population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +226.0% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.TOTL. 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: 5,849,421; 2024: 5,805,962; 2023: 5,773,493; 2022: 5,744,489; 2021: 5,718,122. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.TOTL — Population, Total. 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.