| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Lebanon is 6,607,109 as of May 31, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Lebanon is projected at 6,769,146 or 6.769 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Lebanon is projected at 6,825,445 or 6.825 million people for the year 2020. Lebanon ranks number 109th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Lebanon is ranked 34th among 51 countries in Asia.
Lebanon's population peaked in 2018 with 6.86 mn people after Lebanon's population decreased year by year. The Lebanon population is projected to reach 6.19 million in 2030 and decrease further to 6.53 million in 2050 and 5.70 million by 2100. Lebanon accounts for 0.086 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.089% of 2019 and is projected to decline at 0.052% by 2100.
Lebanon was at 124th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 125th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 6,825,445 | -30,268 | -0.44 | 0.088 |
| 2021 | 6,769,146 | -56,299 | -0.82 | 0.086 |
| 2022 | 6,684,849 | -84,297 | -1.25 | 0.084 |
| 2023 | 6,585,111 | -99,738 | -1.49 | 0.082 |
| 2024 | 6,485,342 | -99,769 | -1.52 | 0.080 |
| 2025 | 6,397,248 | -88,094 | -1.36 | 0.078 |
| 2026 | 6,326,659 | -70,589 | -1.10 | 0.077 |
| 2027 | 6,273,632 | -53,027 | -0.84 | 0.075 |
| 2028 | 6,236,665 | -36,967 | -0.59 | 0.074 |
| 2029 | 6,211,496 | -25,169 | -0.40 | 0.073 |
| 2030 | 6,194,844 | -16,652 | -0.27 | 0.072 |
| 2031 | 6,187,328 | -7,516 | -0.12 | 0.072 |
| 2032 | 6,190,362 | 3,034 | 0.05 | 0.071 |
| 2033 | 6,202,045 | 11,683 | 0.19 | 0.071 |
| 2034 | 6,219,811 | 17,766 | 0.29 | 0.071 |
| 2035 | 6,241,511 | 21,700 | 0.35 | 0.070 |
| 2036 | 6,266,369 | 24,858 | 0.40 | 0.070 |
| 2037 | 6,293,902 | 27,533 | 0.44 | 0.070 |
| 2038 | 6,322,506 | 28,604 | 0.45 | 0.070 |
| 2039 | 6,350,444 | 27,938 | 0.44 | 0.069 |
| 2040 | 6,376,401 | 25,957 | 0.41 | 0.069 |
| 2041 | 6,399,447 | 23,046 | 0.36 | 0.069 |
| 2042 | 6,419,420 | 19,973 | 0.31 | 0.069 |
| 2043 | 6,436,855 | 17,435 | 0.27 | 0.069 |
| 2044 | 6,452,756 | 15,901 | 0.25 | 0.068 |
| 2045 | 6,467,872 | 15,116 | 0.23 | 0.068 |
| 2046 | 6,482,177 | 14,305 | 0.22 | 0.068 |
| 2047 | 6,495,320 | 13,143 | 0.20 | 0.068 |
| 2048 | 6,507,350 | 12,030 | 0.19 | 0.068 |
| 2049 | 6,518,288 | 10,938 | 0.17 | 0.067 |
| 2050 | 6,528,164 | 9,876 | 0.15 | 0.067 |
| 2051 | 6,536,992 | 8,828 | 0.14 | 0.067 |
| 2052 | 6,544,771 | 7,779 | 0.12 | 0.067 |
| 2053 | 6,551,460 | 6,689 | 0.10 | 0.066 |
| 2054 | 6,556,979 | 5,519 | 0.08 | 0.066 |
| 2055 | 6,561,279 | 4,300 | 0.07 | 0.066 |
| 2056 | 6,564,331 | 3,052 | 0.05 | 0.066 |
| 2057 | 6,566,125 | 1,794 | 0.03 | 0.065 |
| 2058 | 6,566,583 | 458 | 0.01 | 0.065 |
| 2059 | 6,565,612 | -971 | -0.01 | 0.065 |
| 2060 | 6,563,134 | -2,478 | -0.04 | 0.065 |
| 2061 | 6,559,142 | -3,992 | -0.06 | 0.064 |
| 2062 | 6,553,635 | -5,507 | -0.08 | 0.064 |
| 2063 | 6,546,609 | -7,026 | -0.11 | 0.064 |
| 2064 | 6,538,094 | -8,515 | -0.13 | 0.064 |
| 2065 | 6,528,096 | -9,998 | -0.15 | 0.063 |
| 2066 | 6,516,639 | -11,457 | -0.18 | 0.063 |
| 2067 | 6,503,760 | -12,879 | -0.20 | 0.063 |
| 2068 | 6,489,527 | -14,233 | -0.22 | 0.062 |
| 2069 | 6,474,025 | -15,502 | -0.24 | 0.062 |
| 2070 | 6,457,332 | -16,693 | -0.26 | 0.062 |
| 2071 | 6,439,491 | -17,841 | -0.28 | 0.061 |
| 2072 | 6,420,580 | -18,911 | -0.29 | 0.061 |
| 2073 | 6,400,689 | -19,891 | -0.31 | 0.061 |
| 2074 | 6,379,917 | -20,772 | -0.32 | 0.060 |
| 2075 | 6,358,358 | -21,559 | -0.34 | 0.060 |
| 2076 | 6,336,078 | -22,280 | -0.35 | 0.060 |
| 2077 | 6,313,138 | -22,940 | -0.36 | 0.059 |
| 2078 | 6,289,616 | -23,522 | -0.37 | 0.059 |
| 2079 | 6,265,591 | -24,025 | -0.38 | 0.059 |
| 2080 | 6,241,137 | -24,454 | -0.39 | 0.058 |
| 2081 | 6,216,314 | -24,823 | -0.40 | 0.058 |
| 2082 | 6,191,165 | -25,149 | -0.40 | 0.058 |
| 2083 | 6,165,706 | -25,459 | -0.41 | 0.058 |
| 2084 | 6,139,975 | -25,731 | -0.42 | 0.057 |
| 2085 | 6,113,973 | -26,002 | -0.42 | 0.057 |
| 2086 | 6,087,750 | -26,223 | -0.43 | 0.057 |
| 2087 | 6,061,326 | -26,424 | -0.43 | 0.056 |
| 2088 | 6,034,728 | -26,598 | -0.44 | 0.056 |
| 2089 | 6,007,970 | -26,758 | -0.44 | 0.056 |
| 2090 | 5,981,063 | -26,907 | -0.45 | 0.055 |
| 2091 | 5,954,036 | -27,027 | -0.45 | 0.055 |
| 2092 | 5,926,902 | -27,134 | -0.46 | 0.055 |
| 2093 | 5,899,668 | -27,234 | -0.46 | 0.054 |
| 2094 | 5,872,356 | -27,312 | -0.46 | 0.054 |
| 2095 | 5,844,976 | -27,380 | -0.47 | 0.054 |
| 2096 | 5,817,539 | -27,437 | -0.47 | 0.054 |
| 2097 | 5,790,035 | -27,504 | -0.47 | 0.053 |
| 2098 | 5,762,482 | -27,553 | -0.48 | 0.053 |
| 2099 | 5,734,880 | -27,602 | -0.48 | 0.053 |
| 2100 | 5,707,214 | -27,666 | -0.48 | 0.052 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 1,334,621 | - | - | 0.053 |
| 1951 | 1,358,218 | 23,597 | 1.77 | 0.053 |
| 1952 | 1,392,726 | 34,508 | 2.54 | 0.053 |
| 1953 | 1,434,853 | 42,127 | 3.02 | 0.054 |
| 1954 | 1,481,963 | 47,110 | 3.28 | 0.054 |
| 1955 | 1,532,115 | 50,152 | 3.38 | 0.055 |
| 1956 | 1,584,040 | 51,925 | 3.39 | 0.056 |
| 1957 | 1,637,134 | 53,094 | 3.35 | 0.057 |
| 1958 | 1,691,372 | 54,238 | 3.31 | 0.058 |
| 1959 | 1,747,177 | 55,805 | 3.30 | 0.059 |
| 1960 | 1,804,941 | 57,764 | 3.31 | 0.059 |
| 1961 | 1,864,619 | 59,678 | 3.31 | 0.060 |
| 1962 | 1,925,297 | 60,678 | 3.25 | 0.061 |
| 1963 | 1,985,001 | 59,704 | 3.10 | 0.062 |
| 1964 | 2,041,229 | 56,228 | 2.83 | 0.062 |
| 1965 | 2,092,375 | 51,146 | 2.51 | 0.063 |
| 1966 | 2,136,617 | 44,242 | 2.11 | 0.063 |
| 1967 | 2,174,738 | 38,121 | 1.78 | 0.063 |
| 1968 | 2,210,772 | 36,034 | 1.66 | 0.062 |
| 1969 | 2,250,447 | 39,675 | 1.79 | 0.062 |
| 1970 | 2,297,434 | 46,987 | 2.09 | 0.062 |
| 1971 | 2,354,047 | 56,613 | 2.46 | 0.062 |
| 1972 | 2,417,836 | 63,789 | 2.71 | 0.063 |
| 1973 | 2,481,943 | 64,107 | 2.65 | 0.063 |
| 1974 | 2,536,778 | 54,835 | 2.21 | 0.063 |
| 1975 | 2,575,749 | 38,971 | 1.54 | 0.063 |
| 1976 | 2,596,406 | 20,657 | 0.80 | 0.062 |
| 1977 | 2,601,740 | 5,334 | 0.21 | 0.062 |
| 1978 | 2,597,205 | -4,535 | -0.17 | 0.060 |
| 1979 | 2,590,902 | -6,303 | -0.24 | 0.059 |
| 1980 | 2,588,929 | -1,973 | -0.08 | 0.058 |
| 1981 | 2,594,302 | 5,373 | 0.21 | 0.057 |
| 1982 | 2,606,139 | 11,837 | 0.46 | 0.056 |
| 1983 | 2,622,072 | 15,933 | 0.61 | 0.056 |
| 1984 | 2,638,054 | 15,982 | 0.61 | 0.055 |
| 1985 | 2,651,995 | 13,941 | 0.53 | 0.054 |
| 1986 | 2,660,872 | 8,877 | 0.33 | 0.054 |
| 1987 | 2,667,960 | 7,088 | 0.27 | 0.053 |
| 1988 | 2,684,675 | 16,715 | 0.63 | 0.052 |
| 1989 | 2,726,440 | 41,765 | 1.56 | 0.052 |
| 1990 | 2,803,044 | 76,604 | 2.81 | 0.053 |
| 1991 | 2,921,706 | 118,662 | 4.23 | 0.054 |
| 1992 | 3,076,132 | 154,426 | 5.29 | 0.056 |
| 1993 | 3,246,126 | 169,994 | 5.53 | 0.058 |
| 1994 | 3,403,357 | 157,231 | 4.84 | 0.060 |
| 1995 | 3,528,380 | 125,023 | 3.67 | 0.061 |
| 1996 | 3,610,665 | 82,285 | 2.33 | 0.062 |
| 1997 | 3,658,424 | 47,759 | 1.32 | 0.062 |
| 1998 | 3,693,520 | 35,096 | 0.96 | 0.062 |
| 1999 | 3,747,766 | 54,246 | 1.47 | 0.062 |
| 2000 | 3,842,778 | 95,012 | 2.54 | 0.063 |
| 2001 | 3,991,001 | 148,223 | 3.86 | 0.064 |
| 2002 | 4,182,205 | 191,204 | 4.79 | 0.066 |
| 2003 | 4,388,375 | 206,170 | 4.93 | 0.069 |
| 2004 | 4,569,378 | 181,003 | 4.12 | 0.071 |
| 2005 | 4,698,763 | 129,385 | 2.83 | 0.072 |
| 2006 | 4,759,753 | 60,990 | 1.30 | 0.072 |
| 2007 | 4,767,344 | 7,591 | 0.16 | 0.071 |
| 2008 | 4,764,741 | -2,603 | -0.05 | 0.070 |
| 2009 | 4,813,026 | 48,285 | 1.01 | 0.070 |
| 2010 | 4,953,061 | 140,035 | 2.91 | 0.071 |
| 2011 | 5,202,026 | 248,965 | 5.03 | 0.074 |
| 2012 | 5,537,612 | 335,586 | 6.45 | 0.078 |
| 2013 | 5,913,022 | 375,410 | 6.78 | 0.082 |
| 2014 | 6,261,044 | 348,022 | 5.89 | 0.086 |
| 2015 | 6,532,678 | 271,634 | 4.34 | 0.089 |
| 2016 | 6,714,281 | 181,603 | 2.78 | 0.090 |
| 2017 | 6,819,373 | 105,092 | 1.57 | 0.090 |
| 2018 | 6,859,408 | 40,035 | 0.59 | 0.090 |
| 2019 | 6,855,713 | -3,695 | -0.05 | 0.089 |