🇱🇧 Lebanon Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Lebanon is 5,897,467, ranking #116 in the world (0.07% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.84% per year. The biggest city is Beirut with 1,916,100 inhabitants.
Live estimate
5,898,329
Growth rate
0.84%
Density
576
people / km² (1493 / mi²)
Median age
29.0
Fertility rate
2.19
births per woman
Life expectancy
78.2
years
Lebanon population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Lebanon is projected to reach 6,999,260, and 7,192,592 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2080 at 7,458,250, then decline.
Lebanon population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,897,467 | 0.84% | 576.5 | 29.0 |
| 2025 | 5,849,420 | 0.80% | 571.8 | 28.8 |
| 2024 | 5,805,962 | 0.69% | 567.5 | 28.6 |
| 2023 | 5,773,492 | 0.43% | 564.4 | 28.3 |
| 2022 | 5,744,489 | 0.58% | 561.5 | 28.1 |
| 2021 | 5,718,122 | 0.34% | 559.0 | 28.0 |
| 2020 | 5,702,398 | 0.21% | 557.4 | 27.8 |
| 2019 | 5,794,594 | -3.39% | 566.4 | 27.9 |
| 2018 | 5,984,120 | -3.05% | 585.0 | 28.3 |
| 2017 | 6,160,128 | -2.75% | 602.2 | 28.4 |
| 2016 | 6,323,060 | -2.47% | 618.1 | 28.4 |
| 2015 | 6,472,469 | -2.20% | 632.7 | 28.4 |
| 2014 | 6,346,990 | 6.20% | 620.4 | 28.2 |
| 2013 | 5,743,436 | 14.19% | 561.4 | 27.9 |
| 2012 | 5,235,742 | 3.85% | 511.8 | 27.5 |
| 2011 | 5,096,020 | 1.53% | 498.1 | 27.2 |
| 2010 | 5,041,288 | 0.63% | 492.8 | 26.8 |
| 2009 | 4,992,286 | 1.33% | 488.0 | 26.5 |
| 2008 | 4,925,354 | 1.37% | 481.5 | 26.1 |
| 2007 | 4,844,118 | 1.96% | 473.5 | 25.7 |
| 2006 | 4,751,136 | 1.92% | 464.4 | 25.3 |
| 2005 | 4,671,102 | 1.48% | 456.6 | 24.9 |
| 2004 | 4,599,279 | 1.62% | 449.6 | 24.5 |
| 2003 | 4,525,508 | 1.61% | 442.4 | 24.2 |
| 2002 | 4,463,504 | 1.15% | 436.3 | 23.9 |
| 2001 | 4,401,918 | 1.64% | 430.3 | 23.5 |
| 2000 | 4,329,340 | 1.69% | 423.2 | 23.2 |
| 1999 | 4,255,277 | 1.76% | 416.0 | 23.0 |
| 1998 | 4,181,281 | 1.75% | 408.7 | 22.7 |
| 1997 | 4,108,405 | 1.77% | 401.6 | 22.4 |
| 1996 | 4,034,781 | 1.84% | 394.4 | 22.1 |
| 1995 | 3,960,735 | 1.86% | 387.2 | 21.8 |
| 1994 | 3,889,799 | 1.75% | 380.2 | 21.5 |
| 1993 | 3,820,647 | 1.83% | 373.5 | 21.2 |
| 1992 | 3,747,371 | 2.04% | 366.3 | 21.0 |
| 1991 | 3,668,912 | 2.19% | 358.6 | 20.7 |
| 1990 | 3,595,174 | 1.86% | 351.4 | 20.5 |
| 1989 | 3,525,285 | 2.06% | 344.6 | 20.4 |
| 1988 | 3,454,650 | 1.98% | 337.7 | 20.2 |
| 1987 | 3,385,555 | 2.06% | 330.9 | 20.0 |
| 1986 | 3,300,366 | 3.05% | 322.6 | 19.8 |
| 1985 | 3,217,376 | 2.03% | 314.5 | 19.6 |
| 1984 | 3,152,744 | 2.03% | 308.2 | 19.5 |
| 1983 | 3,094,996 | 1.66% | 302.5 | 19.3 |
| 1982 | 3,054,931 | 0.94% | 298.6 | 19.1 |
| 1981 | 3,008,980 | 2.10% | 294.1 | 18.9 |
| 1980 | 2,944,763 | 2.21% | 287.9 | 18.7 |
| 1979 | 2,882,635 | 2.05% | 281.8 | 18.6 |
| 1978 | 2,822,682 | 2.15% | 275.9 | 18.4 |
| 1977 | 2,762,155 | 2.18% | 270.0 | 18.2 |
| 1976 | 2,726,469 | 0.41% | 266.5 | 18.1 |
| 1975 | 2,693,191 | 2.06% | 263.3 | 18.0 |
| 1974 | 2,635,185 | 2.30% | 257.6 | 17.8 |
| 1973 | 2,572,935 | 2.48% | 251.5 | 17.6 |
| 1972 | 2,509,729 | 2.49% | 245.3 | 17.4 |
| 1971 | 2,446,314 | 2.63% | 239.1 | 17.3 |
| 1970 | 2,386,114 | 2.35% | 233.2 | 17.1 |
| 1969 | 2,328,159 | 2.57% | 227.6 | 16.9 |
| 1968 | 2,266,368 | 2.81% | 221.5 | 16.8 |
| 1967 | 2,206,730 | 2.52% | 215.7 | 16.7 |
| 1966 | 2,148,260 | 2.86% | 210.0 | 16.8 |
| 1965 | 2,088,830 | 2.75% | 204.2 | 16.9 |
| 1964 | 2,030,543 | 2.91% | 198.5 | 17.2 |
| 1963 | 1,970,316 | 3.11% | 192.6 | 17.6 |
| 1962 | 1,909,578 | 3.15% | 186.7 | 18.0 |
| 1961 | 1,850,084 | 3.18% | 180.8 | 18.5 |
| 1960 | 1,794,406 | 2.93% | 175.4 | 18.9 |
| 1959 | 1,742,770 | 2.91% | 170.4 | 19.3 |
| 1958 | 1,693,552 | 2.82% | 165.5 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 1,645,925 | 2.89% | 160.9 | 20.1 |
| 1956 | 1,599,148 | 2.88% | 156.3 | 20.4 |
| 1955 | 1,554,068 | 2.84% | 151.9 | 20.7 |
| 1954 | 1,510,416 | 2.86% | 147.6 | 21.0 |
| 1953 | 1,468,014 | 2.84% | 143.5 | 21.2 |
| 1952 | 1,427,085 | 2.82% | 139.5 | 21.5 |
| 1951 | 1,387,572 | 2.80% | 135.6 | 21.7 |
| 1950 | 1,349,350 | 2.79% | 131.9 | 22.0 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 5,947,063 | 0.83% | 581.3 | 29.3 |
| 2028 | 5,997,848 | 0.86% | 586.3 | 29.6 |
| 2029 | 6,050,381 | 0.88% | 591.4 | 29.9 |
| 2030 | 6,103,808 | 0.88% | 596.7 | 30.1 |
| 2031 | 6,158,001 | 0.89% | 602.0 | 30.4 |
| 2032 | 6,210,756 | 0.82% | 607.1 | 30.7 |
| 2033 | 6,259,746 | 0.75% | 611.9 | 31.0 |
| 2034 | 6,308,829 | 0.81% | 616.7 | 31.3 |
| 2035 | 6,357,724 | 0.74% | 621.5 | 31.6 |
| 2036 | 6,407,674 | 0.83% | 626.4 | 31.8 |
| 2037 | 6,461,871 | 0.86% | 631.7 | 32.1 |
| 2038 | 6,516,248 | 0.82% | 637.0 | 32.4 |
| 2039 | 6,569,275 | 0.80% | 642.2 | 32.7 |
| 2040 | 6,620,329 | 0.75% | 647.1 | 33.0 |
| 2041 | 6,669,098 | 0.72% | 651.9 | 33.3 |
| 2042 | 6,714,440 | 0.64% | 656.3 | 33.6 |
| 2043 | 6,754,072 | 0.54% | 660.2 | 33.9 |
| 2044 | 6,794,018 | 0.64% | 664.1 | 34.3 |
| 2045 | 6,834,988 | 0.56% | 668.1 | 34.6 |
| 2046 | 6,871,779 | 0.51% | 671.7 | 35.0 |
| 2047 | 6,909,024 | 0.57% | 675.4 | 35.3 |
| 2048 | 6,944,194 | 0.44% | 678.8 | 35.7 |
| 2049 | 6,972,886 | 0.38% | 681.6 | 36.1 |
| 2050 | 6,999,260 | 0.37% | 684.2 | 36.5 |
| 2051 | 7,025,484 | 0.37% | 686.8 | 36.9 |
| 2052 | 7,049,888 | 0.32% | 689.1 | 37.3 |
| 2053 | 7,072,045 | 0.31% | 691.3 | 37.6 |
| 2054 | 7,094,616 | 0.33% | 693.5 | 38.0 |
| 2055 | 7,117,119 | 0.30% | 695.7 | 38.3 |
| 2056 | 7,139,682 | 0.33% | 697.9 | 38.6 |
| 2057 | 7,162,718 | 0.32% | 700.2 | 38.9 |
| 2058 | 7,184,232 | 0.28% | 702.3 | 39.2 |
| 2059 | 7,204,523 | 0.28% | 704.3 | 39.3 |
| 2060 | 7,225,745 | 0.31% | 706.3 | 39.5 |
| 2061 | 7,245,764 | 0.24% | 708.3 | 39.7 |
| 2062 | 7,264,464 | 0.27% | 710.1 | 39.9 |
| 2063 | 7,282,848 | 0.23% | 711.9 | 40.1 |
| 2064 | 7,299,428 | 0.22% | 713.5 | 40.3 |
| 2065 | 7,315,258 | 0.21% | 715.1 | 40.5 |
| 2066 | 7,329,261 | 0.17% | 716.4 | 40.7 |
| 2067 | 7,341,896 | 0.18% | 717.7 | 40.9 |
| 2068 | 7,352,587 | 0.12% | 718.7 | 41.1 |
| 2069 | 7,362,653 | 0.16% | 719.7 | 41.3 |
| 2070 | 7,375,569 | 0.19% | 721.0 | 41.5 |
| 2071 | 7,388,896 | 0.17% | 722.3 | 41.7 |
| 2072 | 7,400,950 | 0.16% | 723.5 | 41.9 |
| 2073 | 7,413,880 | 0.19% | 724.7 | 42.1 |
| 2074 | 7,429,558 | 0.23% | 726.3 | 42.3 |
| 2075 | 7,441,217 | 0.08% | 727.4 | 42.5 |
| 2076 | 7,446,306 | 0.05% | 727.9 | 42.7 |
| 2077 | 7,451,638 | 0.09% | 728.4 | 43.0 |
| 2078 | 7,455,573 | 0.02% | 728.8 | 43.2 |
| 2079 | 7,457,282 | 0.03% | 729.0 | 43.5 |
| 2080 | 7,458,250 | -0.00% | 729.1 | 43.7 |
| 2081 | 7,457,546 | -0.01% | 729.0 | 44.0 |
| 2082 | 7,456,914 | -0.00% | 728.9 | 44.2 |
| 2083 | 7,453,677 | -0.09% | 728.6 | 44.5 |
| 2084 | 7,450,969 | 0.01% | 728.3 | 44.7 |
| 2085 | 7,447,238 | -0.11% | 728.0 | 44.9 |
| 2086 | 7,441,137 | -0.05% | 727.4 | 45.1 |
| 2087 | 7,433,797 | -0.15% | 726.7 | 45.4 |
| 2088 | 7,423,372 | -0.14% | 725.6 | 45.6 |
| 2089 | 7,413,078 | -0.14% | 724.6 | 45.8 |
| 2090 | 7,401,018 | -0.18% | 723.5 | 46.0 |
| 2091 | 7,385,926 | -0.23% | 722.0 | 46.2 |
| 2092 | 7,369,232 | -0.23% | 720.4 | 46.4 |
| 2093 | 7,350,500 | -0.28% | 718.5 | 46.5 |
| 2094 | 7,328,953 | -0.30% | 716.4 | 46.7 |
| 2095 | 7,307,301 | -0.29% | 714.3 | 46.8 |
| 2096 | 7,284,840 | -0.33% | 712.1 | 47.0 |
| 2097 | 7,260,714 | -0.33% | 709.7 | 47.1 |
| 2098 | 7,237,785 | -0.30% | 707.5 | 47.2 |
| 2099 | 7,215,744 | -0.31% | 705.4 | 47.3 |
| 2100 | 7,192,592 | -0.33% | 703.1 | 47.4 |
States & provinces of Lebanon by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beirut | 2,500,000 | 42.4% |
| 2 | Mount Lebanon | 1,679,229 | 28.5% |
| 3 | North Lebanon | 899,339 | 15.2% |
| 4 | Beqaa | 750,000 | 12.7% |
| 5 | South Lebanon | 500,000 | 8.5% |
| 6 | An Nabatiyah | 92,000 | 1.6% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Lebanon
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beirut capital | Beirut | 1,916,100 |
| 2 | Tripoli | North Lebanon | 229,398 |
| 3 | Sidon | South Governorate | 163,554 |
| 4 | Tyre | South Governorate | 135,204 |
| 5 | Aley | Mount Lebanon | 130,000 |
| 6 | Nabatîyé et Tahta | Nabatieh | 120,000 |
| 7 | Habboûch | Nabatieh | 98,433 |
| 8 | Jounieh | Mount Lebanon | 96,315 |
| 9 | Zahlé | Bekaa | 78,145 |
| 10 | Aarsâl | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 50,000 |
| 11 | Ghazieh | South Governorate | 50,000 |
| 12 | Baalbek | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 30,916 |
| 13 | Chmistâr | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 30,000 |
| 14 | En Nâqoûra | South Governorate | 24,910 |
| 15 | El Hermel | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 22,250 |
FAQ
What is the population of Lebanon in 2026?
The population of Lebanon is 5,897,467 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Lebanon?
Beirut is the biggest city in Lebanon with 1,916,100 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Lebanon growing or shrinking?
The population of Lebanon is growing at 0.84% per year, and is projected to peak in 2080 at 7,458,250.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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