Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Lebanon

Labor force in Lebanon in 2023 — 1,837,294 people. Ranked 126 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 80.1%.

2023 1.84M people +1.21% vs 2022
World rank 126of 184
Period maximum 2.26M people2015
Period minimum 1.02M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Labor force — Lebanon, 1990–20231M1.5M2M2.5M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1,020,303 people1991: 1,044,534 people1992: 1,066,878 people1993: 1,091,000 people1994: 1,116,017 people1995: 1,143,512 people1996: 1,170,050 people1997: 1,202,800 people1998: 1,234,245 people1999: 1,269,194 people2000: 1,302,966 people2001: 1,334,625 people2002: 1,363,504 people2003: 1,393,524 people2004: 1,425,884 people2005: 1,454,597 people2006: 1,485,356 people2007: 1,519,312 people2008: 1,572,230 people2009: 1,620,024 people2010: 1,660,698 people2011: 1,702,075 people2012: 1,771,730 people2013: 1,967,961 people2014: 2,201,139 people2015: 2,259,873 people2016: 2,211,422 people2017: 2,158,877 people2018: 2,102,355 people2019: 2,042,509 people2020: 1,949,531 people2021: 1,884,419 people2022: 1,815,347 people2023: 1,837,294 people
Change over the period: +816,991 (+80.07%) Average annual rate: 1.8 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 1.84M people
World 3.66B people
Western Asia computed 112M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.29B people
Labor force — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 1.84M +21,947 +1.21%
2022 1.82M −69,072 −3.67%
2021 1.88M −65,112 −3.34%
2020 1.95M −92,978 −4.55%
2019 2.04M −59,846 −2.85%
2018 2.1M −56,522 −2.62%
2017 2.16M −52,545 −2.38%
2016 2.21M −48,451 −2.14%
2015 2.26M +58,734 +2.67%
2014 2.2M +233,178 +11.85%
2013 1.97M +196,231 +11.08%
2012 1.77M +69,655 +4.09%
2011 1.7M +41,377 +2.49%
2010 1.66M +40,674 +2.51%
2009 1.62M +47,794 +3.04%
2008 1.57M +52,918 +3.48%
2007 1.52M +33,956 +2.29%
2006 1.49M +30,759 +2.11%
2005 1.45M +28,713 +2.01%
2004 1.43M +32,360 +2.32%
2003 1.39M +30,020 +2.2%
2002 1.36M +28,879 +2.16%
2001 1.33M +31,659 +2.43%
2000 1.3M +33,772 +2.66%
1999 1.27M +34,949 +2.83%
1998 1.23M +31,445 +2.61%
1997 1.2M +32,750 +2.8%
1996 1.17M +26,538 +2.32%
1995 1.14M +27,495 +2.46%
1994 1.12M +25,017 +2.29%
1993 1.09M +24,122 +2.26%
1992 1.07M +22,344 +2.14%
1991 1.04M +24,231 +2.37%
1990 1.02M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.