| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 12 Oct 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Lebanon is projected at 5.81 million, compared to 5.77 million in 2023. It ranks 116th in the world by population and 37th in Asia. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.69 percent, the 126th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 2.82 million males and 2.98 million females in Lebanon. The percentage of the male population is 48.63%, compared to 51.37% of the female population. Lebanon has 159k more females than males. The sex ratio in Lebanon in 2024 will be 94.679 males per 100 females. Lebanon is in the 53rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 678,226 | 671,124 | 1,349,350 | 2.79 | 101.058 |
| 1955 | 781,095 | 772,973 | 1,554,068 | 2.84 | 101.051 |
| 1960 | 902,865 | 891,541 | 1,794,406 | 2.93 | 101.270 |
| 1965 | 1,053,339 | 1,035,492 | 2,088,831 | 2.75 | 101.724 |
| 1970 | 1,204,691 | 1,181,423 | 2,386,114 | 2.35 | 101.969 |
| 1975 | 1,359,050 | 1,334,140 | 2,693,191 | 2.06 | 101.867 |
| 1980 | 1,471,356 | 1,473,407 | 2,944,763 | 2.21 | 99.861 |
| 1985 | 1,594,961 | 1,622,414 | 3,217,376 | 2.03 | 98.308 |
| 1990 | 1,775,669 | 1,819,505 | 3,595,175 | 1.86 | 97.591 |
| 1995 | 1,961,823 | 1,998,912 | 3,960,735 | 1.86 | 98.145 |
| 2000 | 2,149,038 | 2,180,302 | 4,329,340 | 1.69 | 98.566 |
| 2005 | 2,321,856 | 2,349,247 | 4,671,102 | 1.48 | 98.834 |
| 2010 | 2,507,564 | 2,533,724 | 5,041,288 | 0.63 | 98.968 |
| 2015 | 3,218,011 | 3,254,458 | 6,472,469 | -2.20 | 98.880 |
| 2020 | 2,770,020 | 2,932,378 | 5,702,398 | 0.21 | 94.463 |
| 2021 | 2,777,715 | 2,940,407 | 5,718,122 | 0.34 | 94.467 |
| 2022 | 2,791,093 | 2,953,396 | 5,744,489 | 0.58 | 94.505 |
| 2023 | 2,806,602 | 2,966,891 | 5,773,493 | 0.43 | 94.597 |
| 2024 | 2,823,634 | 2,982,327 | 5,805,962 | 0.69 | 94.679 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.900 | 21.959 | 5.805 |
| 1955 | 61.452 | 20.696 | 5.811 |
| 1960 | 63.927 | 18.912 | 5.877 |
| 1965 | 65.317 | 16.926 | 5.768 |
| 1970 | 66.018 | 17.085 | 5.188 |
| 1975 | 57.744 | 17.955 | 4.521 |
| 1980 | 59.909 | 18.748 | 4.011 |
| 1985 | 61.574 | 19.638 | 3.533 |
| 1990 | 65.479 | 20.545 | 3.268 |
| 1995 | 72.383 | 21.780 | 2.725 |
| 2000 | 73.895 | 23.246 | 2.600 |
| 2005 | 76.074 | 24.911 | 2.291 |
| 2010 | 77.529 | 26.836 | 2.256 |
| 2015 | 78.275 | 28.371 | 2.382 |
| 2020 | 76.299 | 27.813 | 2.308 |
| 2021 | 73.650 | 27.954 | 2.283 |
| 2022 | 78.003 | 28.106 | 2.263 |
| 2023 | 77.817 | 28.323 | 2.239 |
| 2024 | 77.945 | 28.555 | 2.227 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 17,946 | 55,544 | 13.300 | 41.164 |
| 1955 | 18,879 | 63,050 | 12.148 | 40.571 |
| 1960 | 18,280 | 70,795 | 10.187 | 39.453 |
| 1965 | 18,527 | 76,724 | 8.870 | 36.730 |
| 1970 | 19,173 | 79,766 | 8.035 | 33.429 |
| 1975 | 30,149 | 85,572 | 11.194 | 31.773 |
| 1980 | 29,766 | 92,819 | 10.108 | 31.520 |
| 1985 | 29,167 | 95,537 | 9.066 | 29.694 |
| 1990 | 26,429 | 100,057 | 7.351 | 27.831 |
| 1995 | 18,846 | 89,862 | 4.758 | 22.688 |
| 2000 | 19,601 | 92,241 | 4.527 | 21.306 |
| 2005 | 19,422 | 87,200 | 4.158 | 18.668 |
| 2010 | 21,190 | 93,795 | 4.203 | 18.605 |
| 2015 | 29,186 | 126,567 | 4.509 | 19.555 |
| 2020 | 36,534 | 96,441 | 6.407 | 16.912 |
| 2021 | 48,154 | 94,769 | 8.421 | 16.573 |
| 2022 | 33,138 | 94,050 | 5.769 | 16.372 |
| 2023 | 34,419 | 93,205 | 5.962 | 16.144 |
| 2024 | 35,038 | 92,653 | 6.035 | 15.958 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 427,079 | 907,542 | 32.000 |
| 1955 | 556,202 | 975,907 | 36.303 |
| 1960 | 764,253 | 1,040,673 | 42.343 |
| 1965 | 1,065,741 | 1,026,607 | 50.935 |
| 1970 | 1,366,375 | 931,014 | 59.475 |
| 1975 | 1,725,141 | 850,549 | 66.978 |
| 1980 | 1,919,361 | 685,932 | 73.672 |
| 1985 | 2,125,807 | 550,776 | 79.422 |
| 1990 | 2,246,758 | 456,258 | 83.120 |
| 1995 | 2,572,911 | 460,483 | 84.820 |
| 2000 | 2,782,415 | 452,951 | 86.000 |
| 2005 | 3,453,680 | 533,172 | 86.627 |
| 2010 | 3,787,791 | 549,350 | 87.334 |
| 2015 | 5,155,483 | 695,996 | 88.106 |
| 2020 | 5,353,116 | 666,679 | 88.925 |
| 2021 | 5,307,547 | 649,747 | 89.093 |
| 2022 | 5,244,353 | 630,865 | 89.262 |
| 2023 | 5,171,646 | 611,114 | 89.432 |
| 2024 | 5,098,701 | 591,646 | 89.603 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 233,065 | 221,105 | 454,170 | 7.82 | 105.409 |
| 05-09 | 256,477 | 242,083 | 498,560 | 8.59 | 105.946 |
| 10-14 | 290,241 | 277,403 | 567,644 | 9.78 | 104.628 |
| 15-19 | 271,473 | 251,772 | 523,245 | 9.01 | 107.825 |
| 20-24 | 250,209 | 225,071 | 475,281 | 8.19 | 111.169 |
| 25-29 | 207,951 | 210,064 | 418,014 | 7.20 | 98.994 |
| 30-34 | 158,760 | 197,135 | 355,894 | 6.13 | 80.534 |
| 35-39 | 163,922 | 187,650 | 351,572 | 6.06 | 87.355 |
| 40-44 | 165,577 | 186,146 | 351,723 | 6.06 | 88.950 |
| 45-49 | 147,529 | 174,237 | 321,765 | 5.54 | 84.671 |
| 50-54 | 148,155 | 169,946 | 318,101 | 5.48 | 87.178 |
| 55-59 | 148,216 | 168,107 | 316,324 | 5.45 | 88.168 |
| 60-64 | 123,722 | 141,304 | 265,026 | 4.56 | 87.557 |
| 65-69 | 97,049 | 116,064 | 213,114 | 3.67 | 83.617 |
| 70-74 | 75,770 | 81,420 | 157,190 | 2.71 | 93.061 |
| 75-79 | 48,551 | 61,275 | 109,826 | 1.89 | 79.235 |
| 80-84 | 22,559 | 39,023 | 61,583 | 1.06 | 57.809 |
| 85-89 | 10,693 | 21,950 | 32,643 | 0.56 | 48.715 |
| 90-94 | 3,296 | 8,626 | 11,922 | 0.21 | 38.210 |
| 95-99 | 410 | 1,804 | 2,215 | 0.04 | 22.727 |
| 100+ | 7 | 142 | 149 | 0.00 | 4.930 |
| Total | 2,823,632 | 2,982,327 | 5,805,961 | 94.679 | |