Lebanon vs Norway: Has the population peaked?

Lebanon
5.77 million people
in 2023
Norway
5.52 million people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
116th
Norway rank
118th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Lebanon
  • Norway
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 5.77 million people against 5.52 million people in Norway, a difference of 254,320 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Lebanon ranks 116th and Norway ranks 118th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 1.54 million people 3.41 million people 1.87 million people Norway
1960s 2.06 million people 3.71 million people 1.65 million people Norway
1970s 2.64 million people 3.99 million people 1.34 million people Norway
1980s 3.21 million people 4.15 million people 937,151 people Norway
1990s 3.93 million people 4.35 million people 421,344 people Norway
2000s 4.65 million people 4.63 million people 21,529 people Lebanon
2010s 5.82 million people 5.14 million people 675,771 people Lebanon
2020s 5.73 million people 5.44 million people 293,795 people Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Lebanon or Norway?
Lebanon, at 5.77 million people against 5.52 million people in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Lebanon and Norway?
254,320 people, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Norway?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Norway rank globally for has the population peaked??
Lebanon ranks 116th and Norway ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.