Rural population in Lebanon in 2025 — 528,774 people. Ranked 152 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 49.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 528,774 | −10,966 | −2.03% |
| 2024 | 539,740 | −11,490 | −2.08% |
| 2023 | 551,230 | −11,367 | −2.02% |
| 2022 | 562,597 | −11,196 | −1.95% |
| 2021 | 573,793 | −11,872 | −2.03% |
| 2020 | 585,665 | −22,844 | −3.75% |
| 2019 | 608,509 | −33,417 | −5.21% |
| 2018 | 641,926 | −32,490 | −4.82% |
| 2017 | 674,416 | −31,497 | −4.46% |
| 2016 | 705,913 | −30,351 | −4.12% |
| 2015 | 736,264 | +1,172 | +0.16% |
| 2014 | 735,092 | +58,317 | +8.62% |
| 2013 | 676,775 | +49,507 | +7.89% |
| 2012 | 627,268 | +6,934 | +1.12% |
| 2011 | 620,334 | −2,809 | −0.45% |
| 2010 | 623,143 | −3,096 | −0.49% |
| 2009 | 626,239 | −415 | −0.07% |
| 2008 | 626,654 | +1,883 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 624,771 | +3,909 | +0.63% |
| 2006 | 620,862 | +2,712 | +0.44% |
| 2005 | 618,150 | +2,073 | +0.34% |
| 2004 | 616,077 | +2,759 | +0.45% |
| 2003 | 613,318 | +1,563 | +0.26% |
| 2002 | 611,755 | +1,875 | +0.31% |
| 2001 | 609,880 | +3,772 | +0.62% |
| 2000 | 606,108 | +6,291 | +1.05% |
| 1999 | 599,817 | +4,821 | +0.81% |
| 1998 | 594,996 | +3,216 | +0.54% |
| 1997 | 591,780 | +2,029 | +0.34% |
| 1996 | 589,751 | +914 | +0.16% |
| 1995 | 588,837 | −615 | −0.1% |
| 1994 | 589,452 | −1,856 | −0.31% |
| 1993 | 591,308 | −2,072 | −0.35% |
| 1992 | 593,380 | −1,964 | −0.33% |
| 1991 | 595,344 | −3,333 | −0.56% |
| 1990 | 598,677 | −4,509 | −0.75% |
| 1989 | 603,186 | −4,832 | −0.79% |
| 1988 | 608,018 | −7,420 | −1.21% |
| 1987 | 615,438 | −8,186 | −1.31% |
| 1986 | 623,624 | −11,517 | −1.81% |
| 1985 | 635,141 | −17,591 | −2.69% |
| 1984 | 652,732 | −21,134 | −3.14% |
| 1983 | 673,866 | −26,860 | −3.83% |
| 1982 | 700,726 | −27,063 | −3.72% |
| 1981 | 727,789 | −23,448 | −3.12% |
| 1980 | 751,237 | −24,131 | −3.11% |
| 1979 | 775,368 | −24,504 | −3.06% |
| 1978 | 799,872 | −23,756 | −2.88% |
| 1977 | 823,628 | −30,579 | −3.58% |
| 1976 | 854,207 | −30,830 | −3.48% |
| 1975 | 885,037 | −21,547 | −2.38% |
| 1974 | 906,584 | −18,192 | −1.97% |
| 1973 | 924,776 | −15,606 | −1.66% |
| 1972 | 940,382 | −13,026 | −1.37% |
| 1971 | 953,408 | −12,241 | −1.27% |
| 1970 | 965,649 | −13,545 | −1.38% |
| 1969 | 979,194 | −13,164 | −1.33% |
| 1968 | 992,358 | −14,098 | −1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.01M | −13,825 | −1.36% |
| 1966 | 1.02M | −11,792 | −1.14% |
| 1965 | 1.03M | −10,077 | −0.97% |
| 1964 | 1.04M | −6,161 | −0.59% |
| 1963 | 1.05M | −2,373 | −0.23% |
| 1962 | 1.05M | +919 | +0.09% |
| 1961 | 1.05M | +3,045 | +0.29% |
| 1960 | 1.05M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
