Lebanon Urban Population 1960-2023
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Lebanon urban population for 2021 was 4,982,643, a 1.05% decline from 2020.
- Lebanon urban population for 2020 was 5,035,754, a 1.87% decline from 2019.
- Lebanon urban population for 2019 was 5,131,905, a 2.66% decline from 2018.
- Lebanon urban population for 2018 was 5,272,027, a 2.41% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| China |
882,894,483 |
| Brazil |
187,143,228 |
| Russia |
107,492,288 |
| Mexico |
102,651,435 |
| Iran |
67,125,144 |
| Turkey |
64,911,679 |
| Colombia |
42,109,638 |
| South Africa |
40,295,863 |
| Thailand |
37,349,283 |
| Algeria |
32,807,002 |
| Iraq |
30,960,655 |
| Peru |
26,466,645 |
| Malaysia |
26,085,557 |
| Venezuela |
24,907,533 |
| Ecuador |
11,454,802 |
| Kazakhstan |
10,986,561 |
| Romania |
10,387,640 |
| Jordan |
10,214,721 |
| Dominican Republic |
9,251,516 |
| Guatemala |
8,938,987 |
| Cuba |
8,700,275 |
| Belarus |
7,463,845 |
| Azerbaijan |
5,755,809 |
| Libya |
5,455,170 |
| Bulgaria |
5,228,804 |
| Lebanon |
4,982,643 |
| Costa Rica |
4,196,609 |
| Paraguay |
4,189,606 |
| Serbia |
3,871,714 |
| Turkmenistan |
3,361,056 |
| Gabon |
2,116,964 |
| Botswana |
1,852,275 |
| Albania |
1,770,478 |
| Armenia |
1,770,343 |
| Bosnia |
1,616,664 |
| Jamaica |
1,601,946 |
| Namibia |
1,341,107 |
| North Macedonia |
1,213,985 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,202,330 |
| Fiji |
533,870 |
| Mauritius |
516,236 |
| Montenegro |
419,986 |
| Suriname |
405,913 |
| Guyana |
216,404 |
| Maldives |
214,329 |
| Belize |
184,818 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
55,768 |
| Dominica |
51,699 |
| Grenada |
45,724 |
| American Samoa |
39,257 |
| Samoa |
38,813 |
| St. Lucia |
34,026 |
| Marshall Islands |
32,867 |
| Tonga |
24,494 |
| Nauru |
12,511 |
| Tuvalu |
7,259 |
| Lebanon Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
4,982,643 |
89.09 |
-1.06% |
| 2020 |
5,035,754 |
88.93 |
-1.89% |
| 2019 |
5,131,905 |
88.76 |
-2.69% |
| 2018 |
5,272,027 |
88.59 |
-2.44% |
| 2017 |
5,402,350 |
88.43 |
-2.23% |
| 2016 |
5,524,233 |
88.27 |
-2.04% |
| 2015 |
5,637,850 |
88.11 |
2.15% |
| 2014 |
5,518,096 |
87.95 |
10.15% |
| 2013 |
4,985,463 |
87.79 |
9.40% |
| 2012 |
4,538,087 |
87.64 |
2.78% |
| 2011 |
4,413,617 |
87.48 |
1.15% |
| 2010 |
4,363,032 |
87.33 |
1.07% |
| 2009 |
4,316,746 |
87.19 |
1.46% |
| 2008 |
4,254,276 |
87.04 |
1.77% |
| 2007 |
4,179,597 |
86.90 |
2.04% |
| 2006 |
4,095,048 |
86.76 |
1.80% |
| 2005 |
4,022,130 |
86.63 |
1.63% |
| 2004 |
3,956,925 |
86.49 |
1.69% |
| 2003 |
3,890,622 |
86.37 |
1.45% |
| 2002 |
3,834,805 |
86.24 |
1.44% |
| 2001 |
3,779,891 |
86.12 |
1.71% |
| 2000 |
3,715,752 |
86.00 |
1.78% |
| 1999 |
3,650,130 |
85.89 |
1.82% |
| 1998 |
3,584,143 |
85.77 |
2.08% |
| 1997 |
3,510,272 |
85.46 |
2.17% |
| 1996 |
3,434,835 |
85.14 |
2.25% |
| 1995 |
3,358,567 |
84.82 |
2.21% |
| 1994 |
3,285,132 |
84.49 |
2.20% |
| 1993 |
3,213,784 |
84.16 |
2.34% |
| 1992 |
3,139,325 |
83.82 |
2.54% |
| 1991 |
3,060,696 |
83.47 |
2.43% |
| 1990 |
2,987,083 |
83.12 |
2.35% |
| 1989 |
2,917,811 |
82.76 |
2.40% |
| 1988 |
2,848,690 |
82.40 |
3.10% |
| 1987 |
2,761,728 |
81.45 |
3.70% |
| 1986 |
2,661,426 |
80.45 |
3.78% |
| 1985 |
2,562,749 |
79.42 |
3.33% |
| 1984 |
2,478,743 |
78.35 |
3.24% |
| 1983 |
2,399,839 |
77.24 |
2.69% |
| 1982 |
2,336,033 |
76.09 |
2.98% |
| 1981 |
2,267,359 |
74.90 |
3.77% |
| 1980 |
2,183,419 |
73.67 |
3.84% |
| 1979 |
2,101,254 |
72.40 |
-7.43% |
| 1978 |
2,263,369 |
71.10 |
-6.36% |
| 1977 |
2,411,999 |
69.76 |
13.86% |
| 1976 |
2,099,767 |
68.39 |
15.25% |
| 1975 |
1,802,770 |
66.98 |
4.38% |
| 1974 |
1,725,590 |
65.54 |
4.69% |
| 1973 |
1,646,549 |
64.07 |
4.87% |
| 1972 |
1,568,233 |
62.58 |
5.04% |
| 1971 |
1,491,169 |
61.06 |
5.13% |
| 1970 |
1,416,570 |
59.48 |
5.33% |
| 1969 |
1,343,077 |
57.80 |
5.66% |
| 1968 |
1,269,168 |
56.10 |
5.75% |
| 1967 |
1,198,233 |
54.39 |
5.86% |
| 1966 |
1,129,983 |
52.66 |
6.09% |
| 1965 |
1,063,240 |
50.94 |
6.22% |
| 1964 |
999,119 |
49.21 |
6.53% |
| 1963 |
935,975 |
47.48 |
6.76% |
| 1962 |
874,759 |
45.75 |
6.93% |
| 1961 |
816,173 |
44.04 |
6.95% |
| 1960 |
761,366 |
42.34 |
% |
