Has the population peaked? in Lebanon

Lebanon: Has the population peaked? was 5.77 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.77 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
116th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.47 million people
in 2015
All-time low
1.35 million people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Has the population peaked? in Lebanon, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 5.77 million people for has the population peaked? in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Lebanon peaked at 6.47 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million people, in 1950.

That places Lebanon 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.54 million people 1.35 million people 1.74 million people 10
1960s 2.06 million people 1.79 million people 2.33 million people 10
1970s 2.64 million people 2.39 million people 2.88 million people 10
1980s 3.21 million people 2.94 million people 3.53 million people 10
1990s 3.93 million people 3.60 million people 4.26 million people 10
2000s 4.65 million people 4.33 million people 4.99 million people 10
2010s 5.82 million people 5.04 million people 6.47 million people 10
2020s 5.73 million people 5.70 million people 5.77 million people 4

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  4. 117 Finland 5.60 million people compare
  5. 118 Norway 5.52 million people compare
  6. 119 Slovakia 5.52 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is has the population peaked? in Lebanon?
Has the population peaked? in Lebanon was 5.77 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 6.47 million people in 2015.
What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million people in 1950.
How does Lebanon rank for has the population peaked??
Lebanon ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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