Internally displaced persons in Lebanon
Lebanon: Internally displaced persons was 64,417 in 2025. β Volatile
Latest (2025)
64,417
Change on year
down 93.5%
World rank
48th
of 104 countries
All-time high
984,514
in 2024
All-time low
50
in 2021
Years of data
16
2009β2025
Internally displaced persons in Lebanon, 2009β2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced persons in Lebanon is 64,417, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 93.5% on the previous year and up 418.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons in Lebanon peaked at 984,514 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2021.
Lebanon ranks 48th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 25,929 | 7,178 | 75,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,089 | 50 | 984,514 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 45 Burundi 75,186 compare
- 46 Papua New Guinea 70,136 compare
- 47 Madagascar 70,105 compare
- 49 El Salvador 60,546 compare
- 50 Japan 44,474 compare
- 51 United States of America 44,311 compare
More population data for Lebanon
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.331 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 333,428 (2100)
- Population density 703.09 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.331 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -1.03 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 4,938 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.23 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 758,642 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons in Lebanon?
- Internally displaced persons in Lebanon was 64,417 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 984,514 in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for internally displaced persons?
- Lebanon ranks 48th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced persons rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 418.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Internally displaced persons (IDPs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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