Lebanon population
Lebanon: 5.85 million people in 2025 (5,849,421), 115th of 217 countries and areas — and 7 million projected for 2050.
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Where it stands
In 2025 Lebanon has 5,849,421 people, which is 0.071% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 115th by population, behind Denmark and ahead of Liberia.
Since 1960
In 1960 the figure was 1,794,406. Since then the population has grown 3.26×, an average of 1.83% a year upward. It doubled at some point along the way — the year it first reached 3,588,812 was 1990.
The projection keeps rising to the end of the data: 6,999,260 in 2050, 19.7% above 2025. The highest figure on this page is that last one, so no peak has been reached yet.
The ranking in 2050
In 2050 the projected rank is 114th, up 1 place from 115th. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Lebanon changes.
People and land
Lebanon covers 10,230 km² of land, so 2025 density is 572 people per km² — 19th most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 57,179 people.
The fertility rate was 2.23 births per woman in 2024, above replacement level but falling in most countries; life expectancy at birth was 77.9 years (2024); 25.6% of people were under 15 and 10.4% were 65 or older (2025); 91% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.
Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are Denmark just above, with 6.01 million (1.03× as many), and Liberia just below, with 5.73 million (1.02× as many as Liberia has).
How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.