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
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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

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.