Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9096 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lebanon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lebanon stood at 0.9096 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.9096 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4167 people per person, in 1960.
That places Lebanon 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4167 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4326 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4498 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4679 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4868 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5059 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5251 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5439 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5621 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5794 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5953 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6103 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6253 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6406 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.656 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6714 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6867 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7018 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7166 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.731 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7449 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7581 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7706 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7823 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.793 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8026 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.811 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8182 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.824 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8289 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8335 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8377 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8417 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8452 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8485 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8513 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8538 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.856 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8577 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.859 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.86 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8615 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8629 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8645 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.866 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8677 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8693 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.871 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8728 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8746 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8764 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8783 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8802 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8822 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8842 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8862 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8884 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8905 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8927 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.895 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8973 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8997 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9021 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9045 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.907 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9096 people per person | +0.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.9096 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.9096 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.497 people per person | 0.4167 people per person | 0.5794 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6635 people per person | 0.5953 people per person | 0.731 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7934 people per person | 0.7449 people per person | 0.8289 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8484 people per person | 0.8335 people per person | 0.859 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.867 people per person | 0.86 people per person | 0.8746 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8854 people per person | 0.8764 people per person | 0.895 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9034 people per person | 0.8973 people per person | 0.9096 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More population data for Lebanon
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4769 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 4,938 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -1.03 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5028 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 703.09 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 333,428 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lebanon?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lebanon was 0.9096 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9096 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4167 people per person in 1960.
- How does Lebanon rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.