Population density — all countries

Population density — Lebanon

Population density in Lebanon in 2023 — 564.4 per km². Ranked 18 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 212.1%.

2023 564.4 per km² +0.5% vs 2022
World rank 18of 215
Period maximum 632.7 per km²2015
Period minimum 180.8 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Lebanon, 1961–2023020040060080019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 180.8 per km²1963: 192.6 per km²1965: 204.2 per km²1967: 215.7 per km²1969: 227.6 per km²1971: 239.1 per km²1973: 251.5 per km²1975: 263.3 per km²1977: 270 per km²1979: 281.8 per km²1981: 294.1 per km²1983: 302.5 per km²1985: 314.5 per km²1987: 330.9 per km²1989: 344.6 per km²1991: 358.6 per km²1993: 373.5 per km²1995: 387.2 per km²1997: 401.6 per km²1999: 416 per km²2001: 430.3 per km²2003: 442.4 per km²2005: 456.6 per km²2007: 473.5 per km²2009: 488 per km²2011: 498.1 per km²2013: 561.4 per km²2015: 632.7 per km²2017: 602.2 per km²2019: 566.4 per km²2021: 559 per km²2023: 564.4 per km²
Change over the period: +383.5 (+212.07%) Average annual rate: 1.85 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 564.4 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Western Asia computed 63.2 per km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 148.1 per km²
Population density — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 564.4 +2.8 +0.5%
2022 561.5 +2.6 +0.46%
2021 559 +1.5 +0.28%
2020 557.4 −9 −1.59%
2019 566.4 −18.5 −3.17%
2018 585 −17.2 −2.86%
2017 602.2 −15.9 −2.58%
2016 618.1 −14.6 −2.31%
2015 632.7 +12.3 +1.98%
2014 620.4 +59 +10.51%
2013 561.4 +49.6 +9.7%
2012 511.8 +13.7 +2.74%
2011 498.1 +5.4 +1.09%
2010 492.8 +4.8 +0.98%
2009 488 +6.5 +1.36%
2008 481.5 +7.9 +1.68%
2007 473.5 +9.1 +1.96%
2006 464.4 +7.8 +1.71%
2005 456.6 +7 +1.56%
2004 449.6 +7.2 +1.63%
2003 442.4 +6.1 +1.39%
2002 436.3 +6 +1.4%
2001 430.3 +7.1 +1.68%
2000 423.2 +7.2 +1.74%
1999 416 +7.2 +1.77%
1998 408.7 +7.1 +1.77%
1997 401.6 +7.2 +1.82%
1996 394.4 +7.2 +1.87%
1995 387.2 +6.9 +1.82%
1994 380.2 +6.8 +1.81%
1993 373.5 +7.2 +1.96%
1992 366.3 +7.7 +2.14%
1991 358.6 +7.2 +2.05%
1990 351.4 +6.8 +1.98%
1989 344.6 +6.9 +2.04%
1988 337.7 +6.8 +2.04%
1987 330.9 +8.3 +2.58%
1986 322.6 +8.1 +2.58%
1985 314.5 +6.3 +2.05%
1984 308.2 +5.6 +1.87%
1983 302.5 +3.9 +1.31%
1982 298.6 +4.5 +1.53%
1981 294.1 +6.3 +2.18%
1980 287.9 +6.1 +2.16%
1979 281.8 +5.9 +2.12%
1978 275.9 +5.9 +2.19%
1977 270 +3.5 +1.31%
1976 266.5 +3.3 +1.24%
1975 263.3 +5.7 +2.2%
1974 257.6 +6.1 +2.42%
1973 251.5 +6.2 +2.52%
1972 245.3 +6.2 +2.59%
1971 239.1 +5.9 +2.52%
1970 233.2 +5.7 +2.49%
1969 227.6 +6 +2.73%
1968 221.5 +5.8 +2.7%
1967 215.7 +5.7 +2.72%
1966 210 +5.8 +2.85%
1965 204.2 +5.7 +2.87%
1964 198.5 +5.9 +3.06%
1963 192.6 +5.9 +3.18%
1962 186.7 +5.8 +3.22%
1961 180.8

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.