Lebanon vs Puerto Rico: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Lebanon
591,690 people
in 2020
Puerto Rico
626,315 people
in 2020
Lebanon rank
143rd
Puerto Rico rank
142nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Lebanon
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 626,315 people against 591,690 people in Lebanon, a difference of 34,625 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Lebanon ranks 143rd and Puerto Rico ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 302,138 people | 676,464 people | 374,326 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 317,114 people | 685,280 people | 368,166 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 331,310 people | 701,984 people | 370,674 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 483,617 people | 680,146 people | 196,529 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 673,851 people | 620,971 people | 52,880 people | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 664,281 people | 607,071 people | 57,210 people | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 613,939 people | 612,412 people | 1,526 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 591,690 people | 626,315 people | 34,625 people | Puerto Rico |
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, Lebanon or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 626,315 people against 591,690 people in Lebanon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Lebanon and Puerto Rico?
- 34,625 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Puerto Rico?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Lebanon and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Lebanon ranks 143rd and Puerto Rico ranks 142nd 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.