The population of Lebanon is expected to decrease by 46,000 in 2020 and reach 5,957,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 140,000 people yearly. On average there are 92,672 births and 29,570 deaths in Lebanon per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.05 percent per year. The population density of Lebanon has changed from 254.7 in 1980 to 595.7 in 2018.
| Current population | 5,963,214 people at present (Tuesday 24th of November 2020) | |
| Median Age | 33.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 80.3 years | |
| Population density | 588.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,020,000 | -46,000 (-0.8%) | -140,000 | 33.6 | 1.70 | 588 | 5,322,000 (88.4%) |
| 2019 | 6,066,000 | -28,000 (-0.5%) | -30,000 | 33.2 | 1.70 | 593 | 5,355,000 (88.3%) |
| 2018 | 6,094,000 | 12,000 (0.2%) | -30,000 | 32.8 | 1.71 | 596 | 5,372,000 (88.2%) |
| 2017 | 6,082,000 | 75,332 (1.2%) | -30,000 | 32.4 | 1.71 | 595 | 5,355,000 (88.0%) |
| 2016 | 6,006,668 | 155,189 (2.6%) | -30,000 | 32.1 | 1.72 | 587 | 5,280,702 (87.9%) |
| 2015 | 5,851,479 | 248,200 (4.2%) | -30,000 | 31.8 | 1.72 | 572 | 5,137,130 (87.8%) |
| 2010 | 4,337,141 | 153,985 (3.6%) | 250,000 | 32.1 | 1.61 | 424 | 3,781,250 (87.2%) |
| 2005 | 3,986,852 | 123,585 (3.1%) | 36,674 | 30.3 | 1.75 | 390 | 3,451,976 (86.6%) |
| 2000 | 3,235,366 | 78,720 (2.4%) | 110,022 | 29.6 | 2.23 | 316 | 2,782,415 (86.0%) |
| 1995 | 3,033,394 | 58,754 (1.9%) | -5,886 | 28.3 | 2.62 | 297 | 2,572,925 (84.8%) |
| 1990 | 2,703,016 | 26,411 (1.0%) | 18,000 | 27.5 | 3.00 | 264 | 2,246,747 (83.1%) |
| 1985 | 2,676,583 | 9,363 (0.4%) | -45,608 | 26.2 | 3.48 | 262 | 2,125,796 (79.4%) |
| 1980 | 2,605,293 | 2,727 (0.1%) | -42,876 | 25.1 | 4.00 | 255 | 1,919,371 (73.7%) |
| 1975 | 2,575,690 | 40,193 (1.6%) | -54,000 | 24.8 | 4.44 | 252 | 1,725,146 (67.0%) |
| 1970 | 2,297,389 | 46,787 (2.0%) | -2,000 | 24.6 | 4.95 | 225 | 1,366,372 (59.5%) |
| 1965 | 2,092,348 | 51,141 (2.4%) | -14,000 | 24.7 | 5.50 | 205 | 1,065,737 (50.9%) |
| 1960 | 1,804,926 | 59,679 (3.2%) | 4,000 | 25.4 | 5.74 | 176 | 764,260 (42.3%) |
In 2019 the population of Lebanon was 6,066,000 and the average age increased from 25.4 in 1960 to 33.2. Urban population has increased from 2,782,415 (86.0%) in 2000 to 5,322,000 (88.4%) in the current year. The population density of Lebanon has changed from 254.7 in 1980 to 595.7 in 2018.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,020,000 | -46,000 (-0.8%) | -140,000 | 33.6 | 1.70 | 588 | 5,322,000 (88.4%) |
| 2025 | 5,606,000 | -84,000 (-1.5%) | -90,000 | 36.1 | 1.69 | 548 | 4,990,000 (89.0%) |
| 2030 | 5,369,000 | -28,000 (-0.5%) | -34,000 | 38.2 | 1.69 | 525 | 4,810,000 (89.6%) |
| 2035 | 5,336,000 | 5,000 (0.1%) | -4,000 | 40.1 | 1.69 | 522 | 4,811,000 (90.2%) |
| 2040 | 5,392,000 | 10,000 (0.2%) | -4,000 | 41.8 | 1.69 | 527 | 4,891,000 (90.7%) |
| 2045 | 5,412,000 | 1,000 (0.0%) | -4,000 | 43.5 | 1.70 | 529 | 4,936,000 (91.2%) |
| 2050 | 5,412,000 | -1,000 (0.0%) | -4,000 | 44.9 | 1.71 | 529 | 4,962,000 (91.7%) |
Total Lebanon population should reach 6,020,000 by 2020 and should decrease to 5,412,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 85.3 (84.4 years for male and 86.2 years for females). Population density will go down to 529.0 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is minus 0.76% (28,000 residents, including 29,151 deaths). The demographics of Lebanon constitutes of 2,997,000 women and 3,023,000 men, which means there are 1,009 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 29.7% of population (1,788,542) is 19 or younger, 61.0% of population (3,674,608) is between age 20 and 64 and 9.2% of population (553,840) is over 65.