Lebanon - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Lebanon was 3,686,465 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,686,465 in 2010 and a minimum value of 806,903 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 806,903
1961 866,064
1962 927,627
1963 991,151
1964 1,056,029
1965 1,121,786
1966 1,187,590
1967 1,253,367
1968 1,320,426
1969 1,390,892
1970 1,466,250
1971 1,542,338
1972 1,623,493
1973 1,705,893
1974 1,783,781
1975 1,852,744
1976 1,905,757
1977 1,948,348
1978 1,984,300
1979 2,019,791
1980 2,059,648
1981 2,101,015
1982 2,148,537
1983 2,199,161
1984 2,247,787
1985 2,291,072
1986 2,314,808
1987 2,333,209
1988 2,354,607
1989 2,390,823
1990 2,450,097
1991 2,524,945
1992 2,622,972
1993 2,733,731
1994 2,841,987
1995 2,936,602
1996 3,009,682
1997 3,067,820
1998 3,116,495
1999 3,164,572
2000 3,218,403
2001 3,275,060
2002 3,336,198
2003 3,398,630
2004 3,457,507
2005 3,509,396
2006 3,553,315
2007 3,590,723
2008 3,623,549
2009 3,654,739
2010 3,686,465

Urban population (% of total)

Urban population (% of total) in Lebanon was 87.20 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 87.20 in 2010, while its lowest value was 42.30 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 42.30
1961 44.02
1962 45.74
1963 47.46
1964 49.18
1965 50.90
1966 52.62
1967 54.34
1968 56.06
1969 57.78
1970 59.50
1971 61.00
1972 62.50
1973 64.00
1974 65.50
1975 67.00
1976 68.34
1977 69.68
1978 71.02
1979 72.36
1980 73.70
1981 74.84
1982 75.98
1983 77.12
1984 78.26
1985 79.40
1986 80.14
1987 80.88
1988 81.62
1989 82.36
1990 83.10
1991 83.44
1992 83.78
1993 84.12
1994 84.46
1995 84.80
1996 85.04
1997 85.28
1998 85.52
1999 85.76
2000 86.00
2001 86.12
2002 86.24
2003 86.36
2004 86.48
2005 86.60
2006 86.72
2007 86.84
2008 86.96
2009 87.08
2010 87.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization