Lebanon vs Singapore: Has the population peaked?
Lebanon
5.77 million people
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
116th
Singapore rank
115th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Lebanon
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5.79 million people against 5.77 million people in Lebanon, a difference of 15,600 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 116th and Singapore ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.54 million people | 1.29 million people | 247,768 people | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 2.06 million people | 1.84 million people | 217,149 people | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 2.64 million people | 2.25 million people | 396,826 people | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 3.21 million people | 2.71 million people | 508,702 people | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 3.93 million people | 3.50 million people | 426,158 people | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 4.65 million people | 4.37 million people | 284,700 people | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 5.82 million people | 5.44 million people | 379,047 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 5.73 million people | 5.65 million people | 83,272 people | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Lebanon or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 5.79 million people against 5.77 million people in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Lebanon and Singapore?
- 15,600 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Singapore rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Lebanon ranks 116th and Singapore ranks 115th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.