Lebanon - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Lebanon was 6,825,442 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,859,408 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,804,935 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 1,804,935
1961 1,864,613
1962 1,925,295
1963 1,984,999
1964 2,041,231
1965 2,092,374
1966 2,136,617
1967 2,174,732
1968 2,210,769
1969 2,250,454
1970 2,297,436
1971 2,354,046
1972 2,417,837
1973 2,481,943
1974 2,536,772
1975 2,575,746
1976 2,596,409
1977 2,601,734
1978 2,597,202
1979 2,590,911
1980 2,588,928
1981 2,594,299
1982 2,606,148
1983 2,622,072
1984 2,638,056
1985 2,651,992
1986 2,660,873
1987 2,667,957
1988 2,684,682
1989 2,726,438
1990 2,803,032
1991 2,921,700
1992 3,076,133
1993 3,246,129
1994 3,403,359
1995 3,528,379
1996 3,610,663
1997 3,658,425
1998 3,693,514
1999 3,747,762
2000 3,842,774
2001 3,990,999
2002 4,182,205
2003 4,388,378
2004 4,569,377
2005 4,698,761
2006 4,759,760
2007 4,767,347
2008 4,764,745
2009 4,813,026
2010 4,953,064
2011 5,202,022
2012 5,537,620
2013 5,913,016
2014 6,261,046
2015 6,532,681
2016 6,714,281
2017 6,819,373
2018 6,859,408
2019 6,855,709
2020 6,825,442

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Lebanon was 3,389,696 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,409,524 in 2018 and a minimum value of 897,324 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 897,324
1961 926,734
1962 956,529
1963 985,746
1964 1,013,165
1965 1,038,025
1966 1,059,482
1967 1,077,947
1968 1,095,376
1969 1,114,533
1970 1,137,205
1971 1,164,411
1972 1,195,049
1973 1,226,233
1974 1,253,929
1975 1,275,310
1976 1,289,427
1977 1,297,462
1978 1,301,279
1979 1,303,723
1980 1,306,945
1981 1,312,142
1982 1,319,130
1983 1,327,168
1984 1,334,991
1985 1,342,076
1986 1,347,060
1987 1,351,385
1988 1,360,493
1989 1,381,698
1990 1,419,640
1991 1,477,727
1992 1,552,950
1993 1,635,679
1994 1,712,423
1995 1,773,884
1996 1,815,207
1997 1,840,215
1998 1,858,612
1999 1,884,655
2000 1,928,063
2001 1,994,505
2002 2,079,580
2003 2,170,966
2004 2,251,005
2005 2,308,205
2006 2,334,707
2007 2,337,468
2008 2,337,491
2009 2,364,264
2010 2,437,390
2011 2,565,380
2012 2,737,182
2013 2,928,916
2014 3,106,446
2015 3,244,861
2016 3,337,135
2017 3,390,062
2018 3,409,524
2019 3,406,463
2020 3,389,696

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Lebanon was 49.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.68 in 1989, while its lowest value was 49.03 in 2007.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.72
1961 49.70
1962 49.68
1963 49.66
1964 49.64
1965 49.61
1966 49.59
1967 49.57
1968 49.55
1969 49.52
1970 49.50
1971 49.46
1972 49.43
1973 49.41
1974 49.43
1975 49.51
1976 49.66
1977 49.87
1978 50.10
1979 50.32
1980 50.48
1981 50.58
1982 50.62
1983 50.62
1984 50.61
1985 50.61
1986 50.62
1987 50.65
1988 50.68
1989 50.68
1990 50.65
1991 50.58
1992 50.48
1993 50.39
1994 50.32
1995 50.27
1996 50.27
1997 50.30
1998 50.32
1999 50.29
2000 50.17
2001 49.98
2002 49.72
2003 49.47
2004 49.26
2005 49.12
2006 49.05
2007 49.03
2008 49.06
2009 49.12
2010 49.21
2011 49.32
2012 49.43
2013 49.53
2014 49.62
2015 49.67
2016 49.70
2017 49.71
2018 49.71
2019 49.69
2020 49.66

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Lebanon was 3,435,746 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,449,884 in 2018 and a minimum value of 907,611 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 907,611
1961 937,879
1962 968,766
1963 999,253
1964 1,028,066
1965 1,054,349
1966 1,077,135
1967 1,096,785
1968 1,115,393
1969 1,135,921
1970 1,160,231
1971 1,189,635
1972 1,222,788
1973 1,255,710
1974 1,282,843
1975 1,300,436
1976 1,306,982
1977 1,304,272
1978 1,295,923
1979 1,287,188
1980 1,281,983
1981 1,282,157
1982 1,287,018
1983 1,294,904
1984 1,303,065
1985 1,309,916
1986 1,313,813
1987 1,316,572
1988 1,324,189
1989 1,344,740
1990 1,383,392
1991 1,443,973
1992 1,523,183
1993 1,610,450
1994 1,690,936
1995 1,754,495
1996 1,795,456
1997 1,818,210
1998 1,834,902
1999 1,863,107
2000 1,914,711
2001 1,996,494
2002 2,102,625
2003 2,217,412
2004 2,318,372
2005 2,390,556
2006 2,425,053
2007 2,429,879
2008 2,427,254
2009 2,448,762
2010 2,515,674
2011 2,636,642
2012 2,800,438
2013 2,984,100
2014 3,154,600
2015 3,287,820
2016 3,377,146
2017 3,429,311
2018 3,449,884
2019 3,449,246
2020 3,435,746

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Lebanon was 50.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.97 in 2007, while its lowest value was 49.32 in 1989.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.28
1961 50.30
1962 50.32
1963 50.34
1964 50.37
1965 50.39
1966 50.41
1967 50.43
1968 50.45
1969 50.48
1970 50.50
1971 50.54
1972 50.57
1973 50.59
1974 50.57
1975 50.49
1976 50.34
1977 50.13
1978 49.90
1979 49.68
1980 49.52
1981 49.42
1982 49.38
1983 49.38
1984 49.39
1985 49.39
1986 49.38
1987 49.35
1988 49.32
1989 49.32
1990 49.35
1991 49.42
1992 49.52
1993 49.61
1994 49.68
1995 49.73
1996 49.73
1997 49.70
1998 49.68
1999 49.71
2000 49.83
2001 50.02
2002 50.28
2003 50.53
2004 50.74
2005 50.88
2006 50.95
2007 50.97
2008 50.94
2009 50.88
2010 50.79
2011 50.68
2012 50.57
2013 50.47
2014 50.38
2015 50.33
2016 50.30
2017 50.29
2018 50.29
2019 50.31
2020 50.34

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population