Lebanon
Population 2026
5,897,462
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.82%
- Density
- 576 per km²
- Land area
- 10,230 km²
- Capital
- Beirut
- Currency
- Pound (LBP)
- Official languages
- AR-LB, FR-LB, EN, HY
- Urban population
- 91.0%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 92,6712026
- Deaths
- 36,4602026
- Birth rate
- 16.0per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.0per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.23
- Life expectancy
- 77.9At birth, years
- Median age
- 29.0
- Net migration
- -10,230
Age distribution
- 0–1425.6%
- 15–6464.0%
- 65+10.4%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $26.0B
- GDP per capita
- $4.5K
- GDP growth
- -7.1%
- Inflation
- 14.6%
- Unemployment
- 11.0%
- Exports
- $6.1B
- Imports
- $15.3B
- Tourism receipts
- 27.0%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture1.0%
- Industry2.6%
- Manufacturing1.4%
- Services35.7%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture3.5%
- Industry20.1%
- Services76.4%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BeirutBeirut | 1,916,1002026 |
| 2 | TripoliNorth Lebanon | 229,3982026 |
| 3 | SidonSouth Governorate | 163,5542026 |
| 4 | TyreSouth Governorate | 135,2042024 |
| 5 | AleyMount Lebanon | 130,0002024 |
| 6 | Nabatîyé et TahtaNabatieh | 120,0002026 |
| 7 | HabboûchNabatieh | 98,4332026 |
| 8 | JouniehMount Lebanon | 96,3152026 |
| 9 | ZahléBekaa | 78,1452026 |
| 10 | AarsâlBaalbek-Hermel Governorate | 50,0002026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,897,462 | 92.7K | 36.5K |
| 2020 | 5,702,400 | 96.4K | 36.5K |
| 2010 | 5,041,290 | 93.8K | 21.2K |
| 2000 | 4,329,345 | 92.2K | 19.6K |
| 1990 | 3,595,175 | 100K | 26.4K |
| 1980 | 2,944,765 | 92.8K | 29.8K |
| 1970 | 2,386,119 | 79.8K | 19.2K |
| 1960 | 1,794,411 | 70.8K | 18.3K |
| 1950 | 1,349,351 | 55.5K | 17.9K |