Demographic profile
Lebanon is the 118th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.07% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 10 of 18.
Each day brings roughly 207 births and 118 deaths, adding about 32,506 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.55% annually, the population would double in roughly 127 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Baalbek-Hermel, holding an estimated 32.4% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 8 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 95.1% and adult smoking prevalence around 38.3%, with life expectancy at about 71.3 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Lebanon in 2026? Approximately 5,866,625 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Lebanon growing? About 0.55% per year — roughly 207 births and 118 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Lebanon? Around 0.07% — ranked 118 worldwide by population.