Israel vs Lebanon: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Israel
566,527 people
in 2020
Lebanon
591,690 people
in 2020
Israel rank
145th
Lebanon rank
143rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Israel
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 591,690 people against 566,527 people in Israel, a difference of 25,163 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 145th and Lebanon ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 409,790 people | 302,138 people | 107,652 people | Israel |
| 1960s | 462,000 people | 317,114 people | 144,886 people | Israel |
| 1970s | 507,829 people | 331,310 people | 176,518 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 545,766 people | 483,617 people | 62,149 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 557,776 people | 673,851 people | 116,075 people | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 518,782 people | 664,281 people | 145,500 people | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 552,235 people | 613,939 people | 61,704 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 566,527 people | 591,690 people | 25,163 people | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Israel or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 591,690 people against 566,527 people in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Israel and Lebanon?
- 25,163 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lebanon?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Israel and Lebanon rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Israel ranks 145th and Lebanon ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.