Urban population in Lebanon
Lebanon: Urban population was 5.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Lebanon, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 5.32 million for urban population in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Lebanon peaked at 5.74 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 747,686, in 1960.
That places Lebanon 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million | 747,686 | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.76 million | 1.42 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.55 million | 2.19 million | 2.92 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.33 million | 3.00 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.03 million | 3.72 million | 4.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 million | 4.42 million | 5.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.21 million | 5.12 million | 5.32 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Lebanon
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 5.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 91.0% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 40.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.81 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 37.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 13.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 4.7% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Lebanon?
- Urban population in Lebanon was 5.32 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 747,686 in 1960.
- How does Lebanon rank for urban population?
- Lebanon ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.