The total population of Lebanon was estimated at approximately 5.35 million people in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the total population rose by around 2.39 million people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Lebanon population over the last 20 plus years. It lists the population for each year, along with the year on year change in population, as well as the change in percentage terms for each year. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population change of Lebanon across the last two decades. For example, using this dataset, we can identify if the population is declining or increasing. If there is a change, when the population peaked, or if it is still growing and has not reached its peak. We can also compare the trend with the overall trend of United States population over the same period of time.

Key observations

In 2023, the population of Lebanon was 4,571, a 0.74% decrease year-by-year from 2022. Previously, in 2022, Lebanon population was 4,605, a decline of 0.84% compared to a population of 4,644 in 2021. Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Lebanon increased by 1,018. In this period, the peak population was 4,930 in the year 2015. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Data Coverage:

• From 2000 to 2023

Variables / Data Columns

• Year: This column displays the data year (Measured annually and for years 2000 to 2023)
• Population: The population for the specific year for the Lebanon is shown in this column.
• Year on Year Change: This column displays the change in Lebanon population for each year compared to the previous year.
• Change in Percent: This column displays the year on year change as a percentage. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

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This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Lebanon Population by Year. You can refer the same here

The total population in Lebanon was estimated at 5.8 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Lebanon Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Lebanon population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Lebanon. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Lebanon by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Lebanon.

Key observations

The largest age group in Lebanon, IN was for the group of age 30 to 34 years years with a population of 1,560 (8.88%), according to the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in Lebanon, IN was the 80 to 84 years years with a population of 361 (2.05%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Lebanon is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Lebanon total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Lebanon Population by Age. You can refer the same here

Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) in Lebanon was reported at 7.5468 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Lebanon - Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

This statistic shows the age structure in Lebanon from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, about 27.27 percent of Lebanon's total population were aged 0 to 14 years.

Lebanon LB: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data was reported at 6.037 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.219 % for 2016. Lebanon LB: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.351 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.471 % in 2010 and a record low of 3.201 % in 1965. Lebanon LB: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Lebanon LB: Population: Growth data was reported at 1.252 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.618 % for 2016. Lebanon LB: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.884 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.061 % in 2013 and a record low of -0.191 % in 1987. Lebanon LB: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) in Lebanon was reported at 5.247 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Lebanon - Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2023, the annual population growth in Lebanon amounted to 0.5 percent. Between 1961 and 2023, the figure dropped by 2.56 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Graph and download economic data for Population, Total for Lebanon (POPTOTLBA647NWDB) from 1960 to 2024 about Lebanon and population.

Key information about Lebanon population

• The Lebanon population reached 6.8 million people in Dec 2020, compared with the previously reported figure of 6.9 million people in Dec 2019
• The data reached an all-time high of 6.9 million people in Dec 2018 and a record low of 1.3 million people in Dec 1950

Graph and download economic data for Population Growth for Lebanon (SPPOPGROWLBN) from 1961 to 2024 about Lebanon, population, and rate.

Population growth (annual %) in Lebanon was reported at 0.56081 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Lebanon - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Lebanon LB: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population data was reported at 3.484 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.343 % for 2016. Lebanon LB: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 3.058 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.635 % in 2010 and a record low of 1.907 % in 1980. Lebanon LB: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 60 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Lebanon LB: Population: as % of Total: Male data was reported at 50.162 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50.179 % for 2016. Lebanon LB: Population: as % of Total: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 50.258 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.096 % in 2008 and a record low of 49.311 % in 1989. Lebanon LB: Population: as % of Total: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Lebanon LB: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 68.397 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 68.113 % for 2016. Lebanon LB: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 59.445 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68.397 % in 2017 and a record low of 51.015 % in 1964. Lebanon LB: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Lebanon LB: International Migrant Stock: Total data was reported at 1,997,776.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 820,655.000 Person for 2010. Lebanon LB: International Migrant Stock: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 435,733.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2015, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,997,776.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 151,443.000 Person in 1960. Lebanon LB: International Migrant Stock: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.; ; United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2012 Revision.; Sum;

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the population of Lebanon by race. It includes the population of Lebanon across racial categories (excluding ethnicity) as identified by the Census Bureau. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Lebanon across relevant racial categories.

Key observations

The percent distribution of Lebanon population by race (across all racial categories recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau): 88.70% are white, 0.65% are Black or African American, 0.51% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.02% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.73% are some other race and 7.31% are multiracial.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Racial categories include:

• White
• Black or African American
• American Indian and Alaska Native
• Asian
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
• Some other race
• Two or more races (multiracial)

Variables / Data Columns

• Race: This column displays the racial categories (excluding ethnicity) for the Lebanon
• Population: The population of the racial category (excluding ethnicity) in the Lebanon is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the percentage distribution of each race as a proportion of Lebanon total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Lebanon Population by Race & Ethnicity. You can refer the same here

Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population) in Lebanon was reported at 5.2491 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Lebanon - Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.